Strathclyde Fire and Rescue Service
UK fire department
Strathclyde Fire & Rescue was the statutory fire and rescue service for the area of Strathclyde, Scotland between 1975 and 2013. It was the largest fire and rescue service in Scotland, and one of the largest in Europe. Its territory ranged from the densely populated Glasgow to remote rural and island communities. It was amalgamated into the single Scottish Fire and Rescue Service in April 2013.
History
Strathclyde Fire Brigade was formed in 1975 when control of fire services was passed from local authorities to the new Strathclyde Regional Council. When Strathclyde Regional Council was abolished in 1996 the twelve new unitary authorities that replaced it agreed to keep the fire service as it was, under the supervision of the Strathclyde Fire Board.
A tender seeking bids to provide maintenance and repair services for the brigade's breathing apparatus, issued in 2004, led to a Scottish Court of Session case resolved in 2007 in favour of an unsuccessful bidder. The Board's evaluation team had made several mistakes through which they did not comply with the relevant public procurement legislation.
In 2005, the name was changed to Strathclyde Fire & Rescue to reflect the change in the operations that the modern fire and rescue service undertook. That year a book called Everyday Heroes was launched detailing the work of Strathclyde Fire & Rescue over the past 30 years.
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