Central Scotland Fire and Rescue Service

== History ==
The Central Scotland Fire and Rescue Service was formed in 1975 as the Central Region Fire Brigade when the new Central Region Council took over the local fire services. 
When Central Region became the unitary authorities of Clackmannanshire, Falkirk and Stirling in 1996 the name became the Central Scotland Fire Brigade. In 2004 the title was changed to Central Scotland Fire and Rescue Service to reflect the change in the operations it carried out.
Finally on 1 April 2013 the 8 fire services of Scotland were merged to create the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. At this point they had a total of 34 fire appliances, the majority of which were water tender ladders and the remainder were mostly specialist units:
* 17 Water tender Ladders
* 5 Water Tenders
* 2 Light Fire Appliances - (changed from VSU as unit are no longer volunteers)
* 1 Rescue Tender
* 1 Operational Support Unit
* 2 Fire Fogging Units
* 1 Water Carrier
* 1 Aerial Ladder Platforms
* 1 Prime Mover + High Volume Pump, Hose pod & Environmental Pod
* 1 Incident Response Unit
* 1 Command Unit
* 1 Fire Investigation Unit
* 1 Water Rescue Unit
* 1 EFAD Training Vehicle
* Urban Search and Rescue Team - USAR + USAR pod
== Department Profile ==
The service operated 17 fire stations.
=== Clackmannanshire ===
There was 1 full-time and 1 retained fire station in the area.
=== Falkirk ===
There were 3 full-time and 2 retained fire station in the area.
=== Stirling ===
There was 1 full-time and 9 retained fire stations in the area.
Category:Defunct fire services of Scotland