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<html> <head> <meta name="description" content="The History of Scottish Fire Brigades"> <meta name="keywords" content="inverbervie, fire station, history"> <title>Inverbervie</title> </head> <body> R34 INVERBERVIE 1 Pump Retained.   Stations   <table border="1" width="520" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" bordercolor="#FFFFFF"> <tr> <td width="159">? to 1960</td> <td width="349">Council Depot, Church Street, INVERBERVIE.                      <a href="Photos/94-2.htm">Photo</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="159">January, 1960</td> <td width="349">King Street, INVERBERVIE. DD10 0RA.                                 <a href="Photos/94-1.htm">Photo</a></td> </tr> </table> 2023 The old station in Church Street has now been demolished and the Scout building has an extension on the left built on the site. Firemasters   <table border="1" width="514" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" bordercolor="#FFFFFF"> <tr> <td width="158">1941 to 1949</td> <td width="344">Alex Ramsay</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="158">1949 to 1953</td> <td width="344">Leading Fireman Sandy Couper</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="158">1953 to 1960</td> <td width="344">Leading Fireman? Archie Duncan</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="158">1960 to 1973</td> <td width="344">Sub Officer Harry Watson</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="158"> 1973 to 1983</td> <td width="344">Sub Officer Dally Duncan</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="158">1983 to 30/9/1998</td> <td width="344">Sub Officer Bill Petrie  (Sub in 1983?)</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="158">30/9/1998 to</td> <td width="344">Sub Officer David Beattie</td> </tr> </table>   Appliances <table border="1" width="428" bordercolor="#FFFFFF" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <tr> <td width="81">1941</td> <td width="70"> </td> <td width="212">Barrow</td> <td width="41"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="81">1960</td> <td width="70"> </td> <td width="212">Dennis F8</td> <td width="41"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="81">1980</td> <td width="70">TSA981</td> <td width="212">Dennis F26/Dennis</td> <td width="41">WrT</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="81"> </td> <td width="70">XSA127M</td> <td width="212">Dennis F48/Dennis</td> <td width="41">WrL</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="81"> </td> <td width="70">HSA449N</td> <td width="212">Dennis F48/Dennis</td> <td width="41">WrL</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="81">1990</td> <td width="70">E811ASA</td> <td width="212">Renualt G13c/Mountain Range</td> <td width="41">WrL</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="81">2001</td> <td width="70">L745KRS</td> <td width="212">Scania 93M-210/Emergency One</td> <td width="41">WrL</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="81">2007</td> <td width="70">SV07AFE</td> <td width="212">MAN TGL 12-224/ Emergency One</td> <td width="41">WrT</td> </tr> </table>   Brigades <table border="1" width="429" bordercolor="#FFFFFF" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <tr> <td width="80">? to 1941</td> <td width="337">?</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="80">1941 to 1948</td> <td width="337">National Fire Service</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="80">1948 to 1975</td> <td width="337">North Eastern Fire Brigade</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="80">1975 to 2003</td> <td width="337">Grampian Fire Brigade</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="89" height="19">2003 to 2013</td> <td width="391" height="19">Grampian Fire and Rescue Service (name change only)</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="89" height="19">1/4/2013</td> <td width="391" height="19">Scottish Fire and Rescue Service</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="80"> </td> <td width="337"> </td> </tr> </table>   Notes     The North Eastern Fire Area Administration Scheme Order, 1948 <table border="1" width="639" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" bordercolor="#FFFFFF"> <tr> <td width="153"> </td> <td width="340">Equipment</td> <td width="128">Retained</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="153"> </td> <td width="340">1 Towing Unit with Light Pump inside towing Major Pump</td> <td width="128">1 Leading Fireman</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="153"> </td> <td width="340"> </td> <td width="128">9 Firemen</td> </tr> </table>   The North Eastern Fire Area Administration Scheme Order, 1952 <table border="1" width="638" bordercolor="#FFFFFF" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <tr> <td width="154"> </td> <td width="338">Equipment</td> <td width="128">Retained</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="154"> </td> <td width="338">1 Pump Appliance</td> <td width="128">2 Leading Firemen</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="154"> </td> <td width="338"> </td> <td width="128">8 Firemen</td> </tr> </table>   Complement 2002 <table border="1" width="661" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" bordercolor="#FFFFFF"> <tr> <td width="156"> </td> <td width="339">Equipment</td> <td width="148">Retained</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="156"> </td> <td width="339">1 Water Tender Ladder</td> <td width="148">1 Sub Officer</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="156"> </td> <td width="339"> </td> <td width="148">2 Leading Firefighters</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="156"> </td> <td width="339"> </td> <td width="148">6 Firefighters *</td> </tr> </table> * 5 males and 1 female. The National Fire Service began in the Region of 1941 with mostly volunteers to start off with, to serve the Royal Burgh of Inverbervie. They started out with a barrow, to carry their equipment of hoses, extension ladder, branches, stand-pipes etc. two members pushed, two held the equipment in place at the sides, the officer in charge was out in front and one member rang a hand held bell. The first officer in charge of the station based at Church Street, Inverbervie would have been local builder Alex Ramsay in 1941. He in turn handed over to Sandy Couper the local baker in 1949, who remained in charge for four years before leaving the service. The next officer in charge to run the station was Archie Duncan a plumber who kept that position until 1960. Harry Watson joined the Brigade in 1946 and two years later it became North Eastern Area. Harry became officer in charge in 1960, this was when the new station was built on King Street and they moved from the original depot which was Council owned on Church Street, approximately 100 metres away. Harry served for twenty five years, officer in charge for sixteen years. Dally Duncan was the next officer in charge at station 94 and he joined the service in 1953 and served for thirty two years and left in 1985 the last ten years as officer in charge. Dally Duncan handed the reigns over to Bill Petrie who joined the brigade on the 1st October, 1965 and became officer in charge 1984-85 and retired from the service on the 30th September, 1998 exactly thirty three years service. He in turn handed over to myself to be officer in charge of the station. I joined in 1980 and have been officer in charge since September 1998. (Part of a letter sent to me from Sub Officer David Beattie, 3/3/2002.) Inverbervie had a call sign of 94 in Grampian Fire and Rescue Service, this was changed to R34, the new National Call Sign, when the Control at Mounthooly closed on 8/11/2016.     A new 1 bay station was built in January 1960. NEW FIRE STATION Tenders for the new fire station to be built at Inverbervie this year will be considered by the North East Joint Fire Area Committee at their meeting today. (The Montrose Review, Thursday, January 29, 1959. Page 2) NEW FIRE STATION The Dean of Guild Court on Monday night passed plans for the burgh抯 new fire station in King Street. It is hoped to begin building in the autumn. The siren on the church tower is to be moved to the roof of the new station. (The Montrose Review, Thursday, January 15, 1959. 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