Scottish Fire and Rescue Service

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
*Seirbheis Smàlaidh agus Teasairginn na h-Alba*
Operational area
Country	Scotland
Agency overview
Established	1 April 2013
Employees	8,281 (2016)
Motto	Working together for a safer Scotland
Facilities and equipment
Stations	357
Engines	427 (2021)
Ladders	25 (2021)
Fireboats	20–35
Rescue boats	20
Website
	www.firescotland.gov.uk

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS; Scottish Gaelic: Seirbheis Smàlaidh agus Teasairginn na h-Alba) is the national fire and rescue service of Scotland. It was formed by the merger of eight regional fire services in the country on 1 April 2013. It thus became the largest fire brigade in the United Kingdom, surpassing the London Fire Brigade.^[2]

The force was established as a result of the passing of Scottish Government legislation. The Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 was passed by the Scottish Parliament, and, in 2013, the new Scottish Fire and Rescue Service replaced Scotland's eight regional fire and rescue services.^[3]

^ "Home". www.firescotland.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
^ "Who we are". London Fire Brigade. Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2014. LFB employs approximately 7,000 staff of which 5,800 are operational firefighters and officers
^ "Fire and rescue". www.gov.scot. Retrieved 6 April 2024.

[1] "Home". www.firescotland.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 April 2024.

[2] "Who we are". London Fire Brigade. Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2014. LFB employs approximately 7,000 staff of which 5,800 are operational firefighters and officers

[3] "Fire and rescue". www.gov.scot. Retrieved 6 April 2024.

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