Isle of Iona Community Fire Station, Stèisean Smàlaidh I Chaluim Chille.
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greysman
N 56° 19.784 W 006° 23.613
29V E 661150 N 6245830
This new, purpose built community fire station opened at Martyrs bay in December 2006.
Waymark Code: WMJ0B7
Location: Northern Scotland, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/04/2013
Views: 1
Strathclyde Fire and Rescue was formed in 1975 and included this small station on Iona, at that time a unit of 7 men with a two-man manual pump stored in a small shed at the village hall. It had been formed in 1956 by the then Western Fire Area Joint Committee.
Up until 1 April 2013 the Strathclyde Fire and Rescue 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 has since been amalgamated into the single Scottish Fire and Rescue Service which has its headquarters in Perth.
Practice night is Tuesday and when I was on Iona, first week of August 2013, the web site and logos on the tender and the logo on the information board to the left of the main garage door still show that the Strathclyde Fire and Rescue was in operation.
The 'phone number of the unit's building is 01681 700619.
Paid or Volunteer: Volunteer
EMS Involvement: yes
Has 911 Dispatch: yes
Has Emergency Call Box: no
Has Fire Pole: no
Number of Firetrucks: 1
Related Website: [Web Link]
Physical Address:
Isle of Iona Community Fire Station,
Martyr's Bay,
Iona,, Argyll & Bute Scotland.
PA76 6SJ
Number of Emergency Staff: 10
Rating: 
Has Emergency Siren: Not Listed
Average Alarms Per Year: Not Listed
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