Fire service historian and author
Roger Mardon
www.romar.org.uk
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The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 abolished the 33 county, 201 city and burgh, and 197 district councils in Scotland and replaced them with 9 regional councils and 53 district councils. The regional authorities assumed responsibility for the fire service with effect from 16 May 1975. Lothian regional council and Borders regional council having made arrangements for a joint fire brigade, only 8 new fire brigades were created.
Central Region
Area: 1,013, sq. miles
Pop: 293,000
Fire stations: 16 plus 3 vol
Dumfries and Galloway
Area: 2,460 sq. miles
Pop:145,000
Fire stations: 17
Fife
Area: 505 sq. miles
Pop: 337,690
Fire stations: 16
Grampian
Area: 3,361 sq. miles
Pop: 475,000
Fire stations: 37
Lothian & Borders
Area: 2,481 sq. miles
Pop: 930,000
Fire stations: 32
Northern
Area: 11,720 sq. miles
Pop: 247,828
Fire stations: 25 plus 85 vol
Strathclyde
Area: 5,227 sq. miles
Pop: 2,600,000
Fire stations: 84
Tayside
Area: 2,897 sq. miles
Pop: 416,000
Fire stations:22 plus 3 vol
SCOTLAND -
Effective from 16 May 1975
SCOTLAND 16 May 1975
