F1 BO'NESS
1 Pump Wholetime, 2 Pumps, 1 Control Unit, 1 Foam Salvage Unit, 1 Fire Fogging Unit Retained
Stations
| 1948? to 1981 | Main Street, BO'NESS. Photo |
| 23/7/1981 | Bowmains Industrial Estate, Linlithgow Road, BO’NESS. EH51 0QF. Photo |
Firemasters
Appliances
| RWS929 | Bedford SL/Miles | WrT | |
| FFS528D | Bedford TKEL/HCB Angus | PE | |
| BMS703L | Dodge K1050/HCB Angus | FoDPU | |
| DMS643S | Dodge K1113/Fulton and Wylie | WrT | |
| 1978? | JLS367S | Dodge K1113/Fulton and Wylie | WrT |
| XLS278T | Dodge G1313/Fulton and Wylie | FoST | |
| 1980? | PMS638W | Dodge K1113/Fulton and Wylie | WrT |
| 1981? | GSX349X | Dodge K1113/Fulton and Wylie | WrT |
| 1984? | A816HMS | Dodge G13/Fulton and Wylie | WrL |
| B411LMS | Dodge S50/Scott | CU | |
| B917RLS | Dodge G13/Fulton and Wylie | WrL | |
| B918RLS | Dodge G13/Fulton and Wylie | WrL |
| First | Second (Ret) | Third (Ret) | FoSU | Control Unit | Fire Fogging Unit | |
| 1990 | F996CMS | C873XLS | GSX349X | XLS278T | B411LMS | |
| 1998 | R576VLS | L801JLS | G402HLS | N478VMS | ||
| 2000 | R576VLS | L801JLS | G402HLS | |||
| 2001 | R576VLS | L801JLS | G402HLS | H699OLS | N478VMS | P734FMS |
| 2006 | SN05MJF | R576VLS | L801JLS | H699OLS | N478VMS | P734FMS |
| 2007 | T573JMS | ? | ? | N478VMS | P734FMS | |
| 2011 | SN60EKP | SN05MJF | ? | N478VMS | P734FMS |
2001 H699OLS is manned by Retained personnel.
| XLS278T | Dodge G1313/Fulton and Wylie | FoSU |
| GXS349X | Dodge G1313/Fulton and Wylie | WrL |
| B411LMS | Dodge S50/Scott | CU |
| C837XLS | Dodge G13c/Fulton and Wylie | WrT |
| F996CMS | Volvo FL6-14/Fulton and Wylie/Mountain Range | WrT |
| G402HLS | Volvo FL6-14/Fulton and Wylie | WrL |
| H699OLS | Mercedes 917AF/Mountain Range/CSFB | OSU |
| L801HLS | Volvo FL6-14/Emergency One | WrT (RT) |
| N478VMS | Volvo FL6-14/Heggies of Cupar | CU |
| P734FMS | Vauxhall Brava 2.5D/TR | FFU |
| R576VLS | Volvo FL6-14/Emergency One | WrL |
| SN05MJF | Volvo FLH/Saxon//TVAC | WrL (Impounded after Fatal RTA) |
| SN60EKP | Volvo FLL/Emergency One | WrL |
The Control Unit is crewed by two retained firefighters and has two compartments, a Control Suite and a Command Suite.
The Foam Salvage Tender carries foam compound, salvage sheets, absorbent and a water driven smoke extraction fan.
The Fire Fogging Unit is crewed by retained personnel.
Brigades
| 1941 to 1948 | National Fire Service |
| 1948 to 1975 | South Eastern Area Fire Brigade |
| 1975 to 1996 | Central Region Fire Brigade |
| 1996 to 2004 | Central Scotland Fire Brigade |
| 17/9/2004 to | Central Scotland Fire and Rescue Service |
Notes
The South Eastern Fire Area Administration Scheme Order, 1948
| Equipment | Retained | |
| 1 Pump Escape | 1 Leading Firemen | |
| 1 Tender and Large Trailer Pump | 9 Firemen |
Establishment 2000
Equipment Wholetime Retained
3 Water Tender Ladders 4 Station
Officers 1 Sub Officer
4 Sub
Officers 3 Leading Firefighters
4 Leading
Firefighters 16 Firefighters
28 Firefighters
The Wholetime Establishment is split over 4 watches of 1 Station Officer, 1 Sub Officer, 1 Leading Firefighter and 7 Firefighters (Red, White, Blue and Green) working a 2 days, 2 nights, 4 days off rota which gives an average of 40 hours per week.
Establishment 2006
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Equipment |
Wholetime |
Retained |
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3 Water Tender Ladders |
4 Sub Officers |
1 Sub Officer |
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1 Control Unit |
4 Leading Firefighters |
3 Leading Firefighters |
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1 Foam Salvage Unit |
20 Firefighters |
12 Firefighters |
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1 Fire Fogging Unit |
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The Wholetime Establishment is split over 4 watches of 1 Sub Officer, 1 Leading Firefighter and 5 Firefighters (Red, White, Blue and Green) working a 2 days, 2 nights, 4 days off rota which gives an average of 40 hours per week. The Wholetime crew man one Water Tender Ladder with a minimum crew of five. The Retained man the other five appliances.
Bo'ness was upgraded from retained to Wholetime/Retained when the new station was opened in 1981.
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