Highlands & Islands Fire and Rescue Service

Retained Station
This station is normally staffed by up to 20 personnel working on a retained duty system. It is provided with 2 fire appliances which are 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.
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.
04/06/2009 02:55	Blue Light Discos	Four Blue Light discos have taken place so far and are proving to be a huge success with young people in the Ross & Cromarty area.
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.

There are currently no vacancies at this station.

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03/09/2010 18:10

A quantity of rubbish destroyed by fire. The fire was extinguished using two sets of breathing apparatus, one main jet and one hosereel jet.

Invergordon
Tain

29/08/2010 20:07

Quantity of rubbish destroyed by fire. Crews used one hosereel jet to extinguish.

Invergordon

28/08/2010 20:11

Scrap copper on fire. Crews used one hosereel jet to extinguish.

Invergordon

26/08/2010 09:48

Pre-arranged incident for crews to standby while helicopter landed.

Invergordon

24/08/2010 02:32

Report of flooding. Crews pumped out for 1hr 10 minutes.

Invergordon

22/08/2010 18:07

Fire involving old furniture inside a disused builders yard. Fire extinguished using one hosereel jet.

Invergordon

18/08/2010 08:03

Crews attended a grain dryer on fire. There was slight scorching to burner of grain dryer and it was extinguished using 1 hosereel jet and 2 breathing apparatus.

Invergordon

12/08/2010 22:03

One vehicle road traffic accident involving a motorcycle down an embankment. Crews used lighting, spinal board and a line to remove casualty from embankment.

Invergordon
Inverness Station

04/08/2010 21:25

Small pile of garden rubbish destroyed by fire. Extinguished using canvas buckets.

Invergordon

31/07/2010 14:02

Called to flooding at local hospital. Crews used hand tools to repair tap and left with engineer.

Invergordon