Fire service historian and author
Roger Mardon
www.romar.org.uk
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In February 1983 the Northern Fire Brigade changed its name to
Highland and Islands Fire Brigade
As a result of the Local Government Act 1992 the regional and district councils in Scotland were abolished and 29 unitary authorities were created in their place with effect from 1 April 1996. The three Island councils for Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles already had unitary status. The eight fire brigades came under the control of new fire authorities with members drawn from the constituent unitary authorities. There were no boundary changes and the brigades retained the same names, apart from the Central Region Fire Brigade which became
Central Scotland Fire Brigade
From 1 July 1999 the Scottish Parliament and the Scottish Executive assumed full powers to make primary legislation for devolved matters, including the fire service. Since that date the Scottish brigades have no longer been answerable to the United Kingdom Parliament or the Government in London.
SCOTLAND 1983 to date
For outline maps of the areas covered by today's fire and rescue services in the United Kingdom, see the regional pages in Galleries
