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The Scottish Fire and Rescue Board has confirmed a raft of changes to its fire stations that will see two new fire stations built in East Lothian and Glasgow but a further seven stations will close as part of changes that affect more than 30 locations across Scotland.
With the closure of two single pump stations and the investment of £20m in the new locations, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) will gain what it is calling ‘state of the art’ modern facilities for its staff.
Five of the stations set to close have been long dormant and others are likely to close too as the service starts the consultation process on changes that affect staff in different locations.
The extensive list of changes announced by the service this week includes alterations to shift patterns that affect both wholetime and on-call staff as well as redeployment into different roles for staff from areas of ‘lower operational demand.’ Appliance moves also form part of the plans that will be implemented over the next five years.
The service also said that some of its fire stations have RAAC, the building material that is known to be dangerous and prone to collapse, so it is starting remediation work to remove this from those locations and as a result staff shift patterns are changing to allow this work to take place.
Chief Fire Officer Stuart Stevens said that process of redesigning the service had been “challenging and, at times, emotive for our staff and communities where changes are proposed.” He described the consultation process which ran for 12 weeks as extensive as the service engaged with staff and communities to gauge their views. “We have taken great care to analyse the feedback received and ensured it has been given thorough and considered attention.”
The consultation process included more than 40 public events across Scotland with 3,600 responses from the public and staff.
Visit the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service website to read the full list of affected stations.
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