Cllr Tim Brett, Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group and Cllr Donald
Lothian, Councillor for the Howe of Fife and Tay Coast, have welcomed the news
that Newburgh Fire Station has the second best record for availability of any
of the retained fire stations in Scotland.
Cllr Brett said, ‘These figures emerged from discussions that I had
recently with Iain Vincent, Lead Officer for the National Fire Service in Fife.
As people will be aware we rely on the retained duty system for the manning of
our fire stations in North East Fife and, at times, there can be difficulties
in having enough crew available for the station to be manned, particularly
during office hours Monday to Friday. However, Newburgh Fire Station has the
second best record for availability of any retained station in Scotland.’
Cllr Lothian agreed, adding, ‘This is very good news and must reassure
the population of Newburgh and surrounding areas that staff are available to
man the fire appliance whenever it may be needed.’
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| Cllrs Donald Lothian and Tim Brett at Newburgh Fire Station |
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