Fife Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service

Fire services in Scotland

Fire services in Scotland are provided by Fire and Rescue Services each under the control of a Fire and Rescue Authority or a joint fire board ....

 for the area of Fife

Fife

Fife is a council area and former county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire...

, Scotland

Scotland

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History

Fife Fire and Rescue Service was formed in 1985 from Fife Fire Brigade, however its creation was a result of the Fire Services Act 1947

Fire Services Act 1947

-General Arrangement of the Act:-Scotland:The FRSA 2004 extended only to England and Wales, thus leaving the FSA 1947 in force in Scotland. Most of the 1947 Act was later repealed by the FSA 2005, which left ss...

. The service operates as a whole and is not divided in to separate divisions as is the case with some fire services in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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. FFRS provides fire cover to a large rural area; many stations are retained as there is no need to operate a fully staffed fire station in rural areas.

Stations

The service operates 14 fire stations, Both whole-time and retained (part time). Divided as follows:

• Eight retained fire stations:

Anstruther,
Auchtermuchty,
Burntisland,
Cupar,
Newburgh,
St Andrews (plans to change St Andrews fire station to a day manned station are being considered),
St Monans,
Tayport.

• Five whole-time stations

Pitreavie,
Glenrothes,
Kirkcaldy,
Lochgelly,
Methil.

• Fife FRS HQ is located in Thornton
  Thornton, Fife
  Thornton is a village in Fife, Scotland. It is between Kirkcaldy and Glenrothes, and stands between the River Ore and Lochty Burn, which are at opposite ends of the main street.- Transport :...
  
  

See also

• Fire Services in Scotland
  Fire services in Scotland
  Fire services in Scotland are provided by Fire and Rescue Services each under the control of a Fire and Rescue Authority or a joint fire board ....
  
  
• FiReControl
  FiReControl
  FiReControl was a project, initiated in the UK in March 2004, to reduce the number of control rooms used to handle emergency calls for fire services and authorities. Presently there are 46 control rooms in England that handle calls from the local public for emergency assistance via the 999 system...
  
  
• Fire apparatus
  Fire apparatus
  A fire apparatus, fire engine, fire truck, or fire appliance is a vehicle designed to assist in fighting fires by transporting firefighters to the scene and providing them with access to the fire, along with water or other equipment...
  
  
• Fire engine
• Fire
  Fire
  Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material in the chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products. Slower oxidative processes like rusting or digestion are not included by this definition....
  
  
• Fire and Rescue Authority (Scotland)
  Fire and Rescue Authority (Scotland)
  A Fire and Rescue Authority is a body constituted under the Fire Act 2005 for the purposes of providing and managing fire-fighting and rescue services within a Council Area or group of such areas in Scotland.-Constitution:...