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<html> <head> <title>Northeast</title> </head> <!--Begin Status Line Typewrite Script--> <script LANGUAGE="JavaScript"> var scrlStr="WAKE UP......Get a Smaoke Alarm!" var width=100; var strLen=scrlStr.length; var pos=1-width; function type(){ var type = ""; pos++; if(pos==strLen) pos=1-width; if(pos<0){ for(var i=1;i<=Math.abs(pos);i++) type=type+""; type=type+scrlStr.substring(0,width-i+1); } else type=type+scrlStr.substring(pos,pos+width); window.status=type; setTimeout("type()",25); } </script> <!--End Status Line Typewrite Script--> <body> <b><font SIZE="5"> <p ALIGN="CENTER">NORTH EASTERN FIRE BRIGADE</font><font SIZE="2"></p> <p></b>The North Eastern Fire Brigade came into operation on the 14th May, 1948 under the Fire Services Act, 1947 covering the counties of Aberdeen, Banff and Kincardine, and the joint county of Moray and Nairn, and the county of the city of Aberdeen. The Brigade continued until Regionalisation on 16th May, 1975 when part of it went into Highland and Islands Fire Brigade and the remainder formed Grampian Fire Brigade.<b></p> <p ALIGN="CENTER"></font><font size="3">Headquarters</b></p> <p></font><font SIZE="2">1948 to 1975 Central Fire Station, 256 King Street, ABERDEEN.</p> <p><b> </p> <p ALIGN="CENTER"></font><font size="3">Firemasters</font></b><font SIZE="2"></p> <p> </p> <b> <table border="1" width="58%" bordercolor="#FFFFFF" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <tr> </b></font><td width="21%"><font size="2">1948 to 1953</font></td> <td width="79%"><font size="2">Firemaster James Ross O.B.E.</font></td> <b><font SIZE="2"> </tr> <tr> </font></b><td width="21%"><font size="2">1953 to 1968</font></td> <td width="79%"><font size="2">Firemaster William Henry Woods M.B.E., O.B.E., MIFireE, AFICD</font></td> <b><font SIZE="2"> </tr> <tr> </font></b><td width="21%"><font size="2">1968 to 1975</font></td> <td width="79%"><font size="2">Firemaster J. C. Donnachie</font></td> <b><font SIZE="2"> </tr> </table> <p> </p> <p ALIGN="CENTER"></font><font size="3">Stations</font></b></p> <table border="1" width="771" bordercolor="#FFFFFF"> <tr> <td width="153"><strong><font size="2">1948</font></strong></td> <td width="66"> </td> <td width="327"> </td> <td width="142"><strong><font size="2">1975</font></strong></td> <td width="83"> </td> <font SIZE="2"> </tr> <tr> </font><td width="153"><strong><font size="2">ABERDEEN</font></strong></td> <td width="66"> </td> <td width="327"> </td> <td width="142"> </td> <td width="83"> </td> <font SIZE="2"> </tr> <tr> </font><td width="153"><font size="2">King Street </font></td> <td width="66"><font size="2">WT</font></td> <td width="327"> </td> <td width="153"><font size="2">King Street (1)</font></td> <td width="66"><font size="2">WT</font></td> <font SIZE="2"> </tr> <tr> </font><td width="153"><font size="2">North Anderson Drive </font></td> <td width="66"><font size="2">WT</font></td> <td width="327"> 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</font><td width="153"><strong><font size="2">KINCARDINE COUNTY</font></strong></td> <td width="66"> </td> <td width="327"> </td> <td width="142"> </td> <td width="83"> </td> <font SIZE="2"> </tr> <tr> </font><td width="153"><font size="2">Banchory </font></td> <td width="66"><font size="2">RT</font></td> <td width="327"> </td> <td width="153"><font size="2">Banchory (6)</font></td> <td width="66"><font size="2">RT</font></td> <font SIZE="2"> </tr> <tr> </font><td width="153"><font size="2">Inverbervie </font></td> <td width="66"><font size="2">RT</font></td> <td width="327"> </td> <td width="153"><font size="2">Inverbervie (4)</font></td> <td width="66"><font size="2">RT</font></td> <font SIZE="2"> </tr> <tr> </font><td width="153"><font size="2">Laurencekirk </font></td> <td width="66"><font size="2">RT</font></td> <td width="327"> </td> <td width="153"><font size="2">Laurencekirk (5)</font></td> <td width="66"><font size="2">RT</font></td> <font SIZE="2"> </tr> <tr> </font><td width="153"><font size="2">Stonehaven </font></td> <td width="66"><font size="2">RT</font></td> <td width="327"> </td> <td width="153"><font size="2">Stonehaven (3)</font></td> <td width="66"><font size="2">RT</font></td> <font SIZE="2"> </tr> <tr> </font><td width="153"><strong><font size="2">MORAY COUNTY</font></strong></td> <td width="66"> </td> <td width="327"> </td> <td width="142"> </td> <td width="83"> </td> <font SIZE="2"> </tr> <tr> </font><td width="153"><font size="2">Burghead (39)</font></td> <td width="66"><font size="2">Volunteer</font></td> <td width="327"><font size="2">Closed??? Still there 1961</font></td> <td width="142"> </td> <td width="83"> </td> <font SIZE="2"> </tr> <tr> </font><td width="153"><font size="2">Elgin </font></td> <td width="66"><font size="2">RT</font></td> <td width="327"> </td> <td width="153"><font size="2">Elgin (26)</font></td> <td width="66"><font size="2">RT</font></td> <font SIZE="2"> </tr> <tr> </font><td width="153"><font size="2">Fochabers </font></td> <td width="66"><font size="2">Volunteer</font></td> <td width="327"><font size="2">Upgraded to Retained in ?</font></td> <td width="142"><font size="2">Fochabers (37)</font></td> <td width="83"><font size="2">RT</font></td> <font SIZE="2"> </tr> <tr> </font><td width="153"><font size="2">Forres </font></td> <td width="66"><font size="2">RT</font></td> <td width="327"> </td> <td width="153"><font size="2">Forres (29)</font></td> <td width="66"><font size="2">RT</font></td> <font SIZE="2"> </tr> <tr> </font><td width="153"><font size="2">Gordonstoun </font></td> <td width="66"><font size="2">Volunteer</font></td> <td width="327"><font size="2">Disbanded 1951/1952</font></td> <td width="153"><font size="2">Gordonstoun (38)</font></td> <td width="66"><font size="2">Volunteer</font></td> <font SIZE="2"> </tr> <tr> </font><td width="153"><font size="2">Grantown on Spey </font></td> <td width="66"><font size="2">RT</font></td> <td width="327"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td width="153"><font size="2">Grantown on Spey (30)</font></td> <td width="66"><font size="2">RT</font></td> <font SIZE="2"> </tr> <tr> </font><td width="153"><font size="2">Lossiemouth </font></td> <td width="66"><font size="2">RT</font></td> <td width="327"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td width="153"><font size="2">Lossiemouth (27)</font></td> <td width="66"><font size="2">RT</font></td> <font SIZE="2"> </tr> <tr> </font><td width="153"><font size="2">Rothes </font></td> <td width="66"><font size="2">RT</font></td> <td width="327"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td width="153"><font size="2">Rothes (32)</font></td> <td width="66"><font size="2">RT</font></td> <font SIZE="2"> </tr> <tr> </font><td width="153"><strong><font size="2">NAIRN COUNTY</font></strong></td> <td width="66"> </td> <td width="327"> </td> <td width="142"> </td> <td width="83"> </td> <font SIZE="2"> </tr> <tr> </font><td width="153"><font size="2">Nairn </font></td> <td width="66"><font size="2">RT</font></td> <td width="327"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td width="153"><font size="2">Nairn (35)</font></td> <td width="66"><font size="2">RT</font></td> <font SIZE="2"> </tr> <tr> </font><td width="153"> </td> <td width="66"> </td> <td width="327"><font size="2">Tornashean Station 40 formed in 1957/58 then disbanded</font></td> <td width="142"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td width="83"> </td> <font SIZE="2"> </tr> <tr> </font><td width="153"> </td> <td width="66"> </td> <td width="327"><font size="2">Strathdon Volunteer Station 40 established in 1958/59</font></td> <td width="142"><font size="2">Strathdon(40)</font></td> <td width="83"><font size="2">RT</font></td> <font SIZE="2"> </tr> </table> <p> </p> <table border="1" width="61%" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" bordercolor="#FFFFFF"> <tr> </font><td width="20%"><strong style="font-weight: 400"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Number opened</font></strong></td> <td width="33%"><strong style="font-weight: 400"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Station</font></strong></td> <td width="15%"><strong style="font-weight: 400"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Occupied</font></strong></td> <td width="71%"><strong style="font-weight: 400"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Official Opening</font></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td width="33%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Fochabers</font></td> <td width="15%"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td width="71%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">1953</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td width="33%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Elgin</font></td> <td width="15%"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td width="71%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">11/6/1953</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td width="33%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Ballater</font></td> <td width="15%"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td width="71%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">30/7/1953</font></td> </tr> <font SIZE="2"> <tr> </font><td width="20%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td width="33%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Portsoy</font></td> <td width="15%"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td width="71%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">1956</font></td> <font SIZE="2"> </tr> <tr> </font><td width="20%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td width="33%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Forres</font></td> <td width="15%"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td width="71%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">1957</font></td> <font SIZE="2"> </tr> <tr> </font><td width="20%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td width="33%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Dufftown</font></td> <td width="15%"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td width="71%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">1957</font></td> <font SIZE="2"> </tr> <tr> </font><td width="20%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td width="33%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Fraserburgh</font></td> <td width="15%"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td width="71%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">1959</font></td> <font SIZE="2"> </tr> <tr> </font><td width="20%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td width="33%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Kintore</font></td> <td width="15%"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td width="71%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">June 1959</font></td> <font SIZE="2"> </tr> <tr> </font><td width="20%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td width="33%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Laurencekirk</font></td> <td width="15%"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td width="71%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">February 1959</font></td> <font SIZE="2"> </tr> <tr> </font><td width="20%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td width="33%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Inverbervie</font></td> <td width="15%"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td width="71%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">January 1960</font></td> <font SIZE="2"> </tr> <tr> </font><td width="20%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td width="33%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Strathdon</font></td> <td width="15%"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td width="71%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">1960</font></td> <font SIZE="2"> </tr> <tr> </font><td width="20%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td width="33%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Peterhead</font></td> <td width="15%"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td width="71%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">October 1960</font></td> <font SIZE="2"> </tr> <tr> <td width="20%"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td width="33%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Turriff</font></td> <td width="15%"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td width="71%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">6/4/1961</font></td> </tr> <tr> </font><td width="20%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td width="33%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Rothes</font></td> <td width="15%"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td width="71%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">26/10/1961</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td width="33%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Insch</font></td> <td width="15%"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td width="71%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Started 1961</font></td> <font SIZE="2"> </tr> <tr> </font><td width="20%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td width="33%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Aboyne</font></td> <td width="15%"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td width="71%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Started 1961</font></td> <font SIZE="2"> </tr> <tr> </font><td width="20%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td width="33%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Ellon</font></td> <td width="15%"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td width="71%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">25/4/1963</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td width="33%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Huntly</font></td> <td width="15%"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td width="71%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">1964</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">20</font></td> <td width="33%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Oldmeldrum</font></td> <td width="15%"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td width="71%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">29/10/1964</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">21</font></td> <td width="33%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Lossiemouth</font></td> <td width="15%"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td width="71%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">26/11/1964</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">22</font></td> <td width="33%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Huntly</font></td> <td width="15%"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td width="71%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">1964?</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td width="33%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">North Anderson Drive</font></td> <td width="15%"><font size="2">Feb 1968</font></td> <td width="71%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">27/6/1968</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">27</font></td> <td width="33%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Aberchirder</font></td> <td width="15%"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td width="71%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">29/10/1970</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">28</font></td> <td width="33%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Maud</font></td> <td width="15%"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td width="71%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">26/7/1973</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td width="33%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Braemar</font></td> <td width="15%"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td width="71%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">25/10/1973</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td width="33%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Macduff</font></td> <td width="15%"><font size="2">August 1973</font></td> <td width="71%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">31/1/1974</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td width="33%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Banff</font></td> <td width="15%"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td width="71%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">25/4/1974</font></td> </tr> </table> <p><font FACE="Arial" SIZE="2"> </p> </font> <p><font FACE="Arial" SIZE="2"> </font></p> <b><font SIZE="2"> <p ALIGN="CENTER"></font><font size="3">Notes</b></p> </font> <p> <font SIZE="2"></p> <p align="center"></font><font size="4"><strong>BRIGADE MASCOT</strong></font></p> <p><font SIZE="2">Terry, a black labrador, who for eight years was mascot and watchdog in five Aberdeen fire brigade stations, is dead. but he will not be forgotten.<br> At North Anderson drive station he has found a last resting place and over his grave a stone commemorates his service.<br> In our picture Leading Fireman Ross is seen tending the grave, Inset is Terry.<br> Originally the pet of Company Officer Brown, a war time officer in the fire service, Terry was retained as a watchdog and mascot when his master left the service.<br> During the war he was stationed at Mannofield, Craigie, Loanings, Queen's Cross and Crown Street, and ultimately went to North Anderson Drive station.<br> Terry revelled in a trip on the fire engine and sometimes accompanied the firemen when they were called out to country heath fires.<br> When the alarm bell rang, Terry was first aboard the engine every time and was very disappointed when, owing to the nature of the call, he had to be left behind.<br> The gravestone was presented to the firemen, who inscribed on it, in bold black lettering -<br> "In memory of Terry, who died December 21st, 1948. Our canine mascot for eight years."<br> (Aberdeen Press and Journal. 7th February, 1949.)</p> <p> </font><font SIZE="4"><b></p> <p ALIGN="CENTER">NEW SOUND FOR FIRE BRIGADE</b></font><font SIZE="2"></p> <p>Aberdeen fire engines will have a new sound from next week. Two tone horns have now been fitted to fire engines in Aberdeen and will be used as a warning of approach during the day time.<br> The bells will continue to be used between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. when traffic is light.<br> Said Firemaster W. H. Woods of the North Eastern Fire Brigade, when he gave the news: "I would appeal to the public - pedestrians as well as drivers - to co operate by leaving the way clear for the engines to get through when they hear the horns."</p> <b> <p ALIGN="CENTER">CHANGE OVER</b></p> <p>The change over has been made because the bells were not penetrating enough to be heard by drivers of diesel and heavy vehicles.<br> The new system, added Mr Woods, would be gradually extended to all the other units within the Fire Board's area.<br> (Aberdeen press and Journal. 16th July, 1965.)</p> </font> <p><font FACE="Arial" SIZE="2"> </font></p> <p><font FACE="Arial" SIZE="2"> </font></p> <p><font FACE="Arial" SIZE="2"> </font></p> <p align="center"><a href="index.htm">MAIN INDEX</a> <a href="1948_5.htm">1948 INDEX</a></p> </body> </html>