Highlands & Islands Fire and Rescue Service

Retained Station
This station is normally staffed by up to 12 personnel working on a retained duty system. It is provided with a fire appliance which is equipped to deal with all types of emergency including structural fires and road traffic collisions. All of the staff are trained in responding to these incidents.

As part of their work, staff are also heavily involved in community fire safety activities, which includes carrying out Home Fire Safety checks.

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Date ▼	Title	Summary
10/08/2010 05:07	Hoax Calls Puppet DVD	Fire Awareness DVD used to raise awarness of consequences of making hoax calls
03/08/2010 01:38	New Community Safety Partnership	Highlands & Islands Fire & Rescue Service enter into a partnership with Cairn Housing.
12/07/2010 02:24	Commitment to Excellence Awards 2010 - Winners	The winners of the 2010 Commitment to Excellence Awards were announced on Friday 9th July at the Town House, Inverness.
07/07/2010 04:33	Highland Trading Standards Warn of 'Free Alarm' Offers	Highland Council Trading Standards are warning all residents to be on their guard when answering ‘cold-call’ telephone sales calls offering a "free home fire and security survey"
01/07/2010 11:22	Wildfire at Fearn, Ross-shire	A call was received by Fire Control at 1120 on 30th June 2010 to a wildfire at Fearn, Ross-shire.
01/07/2010 11:17	Fire Safety Outdoors	HIFRS give fire safety tips in relation to Barbecues, Camp fires, Tents and Caravans.
23/06/2010 05:10	Efficiency Savings	Highlands & Islands Fire & Rescue Service invite efficiency saving ideas.
10/06/2010 05:33	Be Safe at RockNess	Highlands & Islands Fire & Rescue Service would like everyone to be aware of the dangers of fire and alcohol.
20/05/2010 02:43	Fire in Spean Bridge	Flat Fire in Achnacarry, Spean Bridge
14/05/2010 11:30	Carbon Reduction Programme	Every Fire Service in Scotland commits to Carbon Reduction Programme
12/05/2010 12:50	Wildfires - Your Safety Leaflet	Information leaflet providing health and safety advice in the event of a wildfire.
06/05/2010 04:34	Deputy and Assistant Chief Fire Officers Appointed	Highland and Islands Fire Board confirm the appointment of Deputy and Assistant Chief Fire Officers
20/04/2010 10:17	Muir & Heath Burning	The recent dry spell has seen a large number of land owners initiate controlled burning on muirs and heaths.
29/01/2010 04:56	Chief Fire Officer	Message from David Wynne, Chief Fire Officer
16/12/2009 10:02	Celebrate Christmas and New Year Safely	We would like to wish everyone a safe and happy Christmas and New Year.
16/12/2009 09:53	Preventing Chimney Fires	Clean chimneys are Safer Chimneys
27/11/2009 04:59	Interim Chief Fire Officer for Highlands and Islands Appointed	The Highland and Islands Fire Board has announced the appointment of an interim chief fire officer to serve for one year while the Board continues its quest for a permanent chief fire officer.
27/11/2009 11:47	Fire & Rescue Service Chaplains' Conference 2009	Our new Chaplain, John de la Haye, reports on his attendance at the Chaplains' Conference.
26/10/2009 04:31	Public Performance Report	Our Public Performance Report for 2008-09 is now available for you to view or download.
07/10/2009 03:27	New Chaplain for Highlands & Islands Fire & Rescue Service	The Rev. John de la Haye is the new Chaplain for the Highlands & Islands Fire & Rescue Service.
06/10/2009 01:22	Partnership agreement aims to save Highland lives	A partnership agreement signed on 29th September 2009 by representatives of the Service and The Highland Council’s Housing and Property Service aims to save the lives of homeless people in the Highlands.
02/10/2009 04:54	IRMP Risk Review of the Service Area	As part of the Integrated Risk Management Planning (IRMP) process for the Service, the Fire Board continually considers the most appropriate allocation of resources to match identified risk.
10/09/2009 05:14	Fire Service Youth Course - Graduation Ceremony	Young people from Inverness Royal Academy have been finding out just what it’s like to be a member of the Fire Service.
07/08/2009 04:41	Possible Calendar Scam	We have been advised of a possible scam relating to advertising for calendars.
30/07/2009 06:10	Deaf Services Partnership	On Wednesday 10 June, Highlands & Islands Fire & Rescue Services entered a community safety partnership with Deaf Searvices within the Highland Area.
29/06/2009 11:04	Convener to Visit Caithness and Sutherland Stations	Fire Board Convener Richard Durham will be visiting a significant number of stations in Caithness and Sutherland, week commencing 13th July.
05/06/2009 03:58	New Look Website	Our website has been developed to provide you with information in a clear, concise and consistent format.
11/05/2009 03:11	Service Plan 2009/10 - 2011/12	Our three year Service Plan is now available for you to view.
31/03/2009 02:55	Home Fire Safety Checks	Over the last three years, our personnel have carried out over 10,000 FREE Home Fire Safety Checks.

Recruitment Type	Closing Date	Location	Job Title	Documents
Retained/CRU	30/10/2010	Caithness/Bettyhill	Retained Firefighter

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07/07/2010 17:20

Called to child with leg stuck in a drain. Child removed by ambulance prior to fire service arrival.

Bettyhill

07/07/2010 07:02

Called to a cow stuck in an open drain in a field. Fire crews used a sling to remove the cow from the drain.

Bettyhill

26/06/2010 22:07

Chimney fire, chimney breast and can cracked. Fire crews used one hosereel jet to extinguish.

Thurso
Bettyhill

09/06/2010 18:54

Chimney fire. Chimney can and bricks at rear of fire removed. Extinguished using chimney rods.

Bettyhill

29/05/2010 23:48

Fire crews attended a Chimney fire. The can was cracked and removed. The fire was extinguished using one hosereel jet.

Bettyhill
Tongue

27/05/2010 22:56

Fire outside detached bungalow. Approximately 4 metres of gable end, fascia and guttering damaged by fire. Extinguished using 2 hosereel jets and 2 sets of breathing apparatus.

Bettyhill
Thurso

14/04/2010 18:03

100 metres of grass destroyed by fire. Extinguished by fire crews using beaters.

Bettyhill

14/04/2010 17:25

100 metres of grass destroyed by fire. Extinguished by fire crews using one hosereel jet and beaters.

Bettyhill

10/04/2010 21:15

Approximately one square mile of heath destroyed. No action taken, fire allowed to burn into hill.

Bettyhill

10/04/2010 14:02

Three hay bales destroyed by fire. Extinguished using hosereel jet.

Bettyhill