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<html> <head> <title>Fife</title> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <p align="center"><img src="images/Fife.jpg" width="208" height="205" alt="Fife.jpg (39520 bytes)"></p> <p><font SIZE="2">Fife Fire Brigade came into operation on the 16th May, 1948 under the Fire Services Act, 1947 covering the county of Fife and the burghs of Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy. The Brigade continued until Regionalisaton on 16th May, 1975 when it retained the same name and area but came under Fife Regional Council instead of theFife Fire Area Joint Committee. </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><strong>Headquarters</strong></font></p> <p><font SIZE="2">1948 to 1970 Dunnikier Road, Kirkcaldy<br> 1970 to 1975 Strathore Road, Thornton, Kirkcaldy, KY1 4DF</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><strong>Firemasters</strong></font></p> <p><font SIZE="2">1948 to 1954 Firemaster W.H.Moore MBE KPFSM<br> 1954 to 1964 Firemaster A.J.Greenslade MBE GIFireE<br> 1964 to 1967 Firemaster P.Watters MIFireE<br> 1967 to 1971 Firemaster T.N.Watkins MIFireE<br> 1971 to 1975 Firemaster F.Partington FIFireE<br> </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><strong>Stations</strong></font></p> <p> </p> <table border="1" width="653" bordercolor="#FFFFFF" height="475"> <tr> <td width="149" height="19"><font SIZE="2"><strong>1948</strong></font></td> <td width="48" height="19"> </td> <td width="48" height="19"> </td> <td width="343" height="19"> </td> <td width="149" height="19"><font SIZE="2"><strong>1975</strong></font></td> <td width="93" height="19"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="149" height="19"><font SIZE="2">Kirkcaldy </font></td> <td width="48" height="19"><font SIZE="2">WT/RT</font></td> <td width="48" height="19"> </td> <td width="343" height="19"><font SIZE="2">Retained disbanded 1975</font></td> <td width="149" height="19"><font SIZE="2"><a href="FFRS/A3.htm">Kirkcaldy</a> </font></td> <td width="93" height="19"><font SIZE="2">WT</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="149" height="19"><font SIZE="2">Dunfermline </font></td> <td width="48" height="19"><font SIZE="2">WT/RT</font></td> <td width="48" height="19"> </td> <td width="343" height="19"><font SIZE="2">Retained disbanded 1975</font></td> <td width="149" height="19"><font SIZE="2"><a href="FFRS/A1.htm">Dunfermline</a> </font></td> <td width="93" height="19"><font SIZE="2">WT</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="149" height="19"><font SIZE="2">Methil </font></td> <td width="48" height="19"><font SIZE="2">WT/RT</font></td> <td width="48" height="19"> </td> <td width="343" height="19"><font SIZE="2">Retained disbanded 1960</font></td> <td width="149" height="19"><font SIZE="2"><a href="FFRS/A5.htm">Methil </a> </font></td> <td width="93" height="19"><font SIZE="2">WT</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="149" height="19"><font SIZE="2">Markinch </font></td> <td width="48" height="19"><font SIZE="2">RT</font></td> <td width="48" height="19"> </td> <td width="343" height="19"><font SIZE="2">Closed 1973 Replaced by Glenrothes</font></td> <td width="146" height="19"><font SIZE="2"><a href="FFRS/A2.htm">Glenrothes</a></font></td> <td width="93" height="19"><font SIZE="2">WT</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="149" height="19"> </td> <td width="48" height="19"> </td> <td width="48" height="19"> </td> <td width="343" height="19"><font SIZE="2">Opened 1970</font></td> <td width="146" height="19"><font SIZE="2"><a href="FFRS/A6.htm">Rosyth</a></font></td> <td width="93" height="19"><font SIZE="2">WT</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="149" height="19"> </td> <td width="48" height="19"> </td> <td width="48" height="19"> </td> <td width="343" height="19"><font SIZE="2">Opened 1970</font></td> <td width="146" height="19"><font SIZE="2">Thornton</font></td> <td width="93" height="19"><font SIZE="2">WT</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="149" height="19"><font SIZE="2">Burntisland </font></td> <td width="48" height="19"><font SIZE="2">RT</font></td> <td width="48" height="19"> </td> <td width="343" height="19"> </td> <td width="146" height="19"><font SIZE="2"><a href="FFRS/B3.htm">Burntisland</a> </font></td> <td width="93" height="19"><font SIZE="2">RT</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="149" height="19"><font SIZE="2">Lochgelly </font></td> <td width="48" height="19"><font SIZE="2">RT</font></td> <td width="48" height="19"> </td> <td width="343" height="19"> </td> <td width="149" height="19"><font SIZE="2"><a href="FFRS/A4.htm">Lochgelly </a> </font></td> <td width="93" height="19"><font SIZE="2">RT</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="149" height="19"><font SIZE="2">Cowdenbeath </font></td> <td width="48" height="19"><font SIZE="2">RT</font></td> <td width="48" height="19"> </td> <td width="343" height="19"> </td> <td width="149" height="19"><font SIZE="2"><a href="FFRS/Cowdenbeath.htm">Cowdenbeath</a> </font></td> <td width="93" height="19"><font SIZE="2">RT</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="149" height="19"><font SIZE="2">Cupar </font></td> <td width="48" height="19"><font SIZE="2">RT</font></td> <td width="48" height="19"> </td> <td width="343" height="19"> </td> <td width="149" height="19"><font SIZE="2"><a href="FFRS/B4.htm">Cupar</a> </font></td> <td width="93" height="19"><font SIZE="2">RT</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="149" height="19"><font SIZE="2">St. Andrews </font></td> <td width="48" height="19"><font SIZE="2">RT</font></td> <td width="48" height="19"> </td> <td width="343" height="19"> </td> <td width="149" height="19"><font SIZE="2"><a href="FFRS/B6.htm">St. Andrews</a> </font></td> <td width="93" height="19"><font SIZE="2">RT</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="149" height="19"><font SIZE="2">Newburgh </font></td> <td width="48" height="19"><font SIZE="2">RT</font></td> <td width="48" height="19"> </td> <td width="343" height="19"> </td> <td width="149" height="19"><font SIZE="2"><a href="FFRS/B5.htm">Newburgh</a> </font></td> <td width="93" height="19"><font SIZE="2">RT</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="149" height="19"><font SIZE="2">Auchtermuchty </font></td> <td width="48" height="19"><font SIZE="2">RT</font></td> <td width="48" height="19"> </td> <td width="343" height="19"> </td> <td width="149" height="19"><font SIZE="2"><a href="FFRS/B2.htm">Auchtermuchty</a> </font></td> <td width="93" height="19"><font SIZE="2">RT</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="149" height="19"><font SIZE="2">Tayport </font></td> <td width="48" height="19"><font SIZE="2">RT</font></td> <td width="48" height="19"> </td> <td width="343" height="19"> </td> <td width="149" height="19"><font SIZE="2"><a href="FFRS/B8.htm">Tayport </a> </font></td> <td width="93" height="19"><font SIZE="2">RT</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="149" height="19"><font SIZE="2"><a href="FFRS/Crail.htm">Crail </a> </font></td> <td width="48" height="19"><font SIZE="2">RT</font></td> <td width="48" height="19"> </td> <td width="343" height="19"><font SIZE="2">Disbanded 1956</font></td> <td width="149" height="19"> </td> <td width="93" height="19"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="149" height="19"><font SIZE="2">Anstruther </font></td> <td width="48" height="19"><font SIZE="2">RT</font></td> <td width="48" height="19"> </td> <td width="343" height="19"> </td> <td width="149" height="19"><font SIZE="2"><a href="FFRS/B1.htm">Anstruther</a> </font></td> <td width="93" height="19"><font SIZE="2">RT</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="149" height="19"><font SIZE="2">St. Monance </font></td> <td width="48" height="19"><font SIZE="2">RT</font></td> <td width="48" height="19"> </td> <td width="343" height="19"> </td> <td width="149" height="19"><font SIZE="2"><a href="FFRS/B7.htm">St. Monance </a> </font></td> <td width="93" height="19"><font SIZE="2">RT</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="149" height="19"><font SIZE="2">Comrie </font></td> <td width="48" height="19"><font SIZE="2">RT</font></td> <td width="48" height="19"> </td> <td width="343" height="19"><font SIZE="2">Disbanded 1951</font></td> <td width="149" height="19"> </td> <td width="93" height="19"> </td> </tr> </table> <p><font FACE="Arial" SIZE="2"> </p> <p align="center"></font><font size="3"><strong>Stations Built</strong></p> </font> <table border="1" width="283" bordercolor="#FFFFFF" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <tr> <td width="104"><font SIZE="2">Station</font></td> <td width="135"><font size="2">Occupied</font></td> <td width="164"><font SIZE="2">Official opening</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="104"><font SIZE="2">Glenrothes</font></td> <td width="135"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td width="164"><font SIZE="2">12/3/1974</font></td> </tr> </table> <p><font face="ti" size="2"> </font></p> <p align="center"><strong><font face="ti" size="3">Notes</font></strong></p> <p><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Lieut. Col. M. E. Lindsay, Craigfoddie, Deputy Lieutenant of Fife, attended Wednesday's meeting of Fife Fire Area Joint Committee in Cupar to present the King's Police and Fire Service Medal to Firemaster W. H. Moore.<br> (The St Andrews Citizen, Saturday, September 27, 1952. Page 8)</font></p> <p><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Two separate Auxiliary Fire Service stations also operated at Kirkcaldy (Beverage Park) and Auchtermuchty (Stathmiglo) at various times during the 1956-1966 period.</font></p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a href="index.htm">MAIN INDEX</a> <a href="1948_5.htm">1948 INDEX</a></p> </body> </html>