Central Scotland Fire & Rescue Service
As our name implies we lie in the centre of Scotland, bounded on all sides by the
other Scottish Services with the exception of Grampian to the north and Dumfries
& Galloway to the south.
Central Scotland Fire and Rescue Service covers three council areas: Clackmannanshire,
Stirling and Falkirk. The region is diverse, spanning sparsely populated and remote
rural areas in Stirling as well as densely populated Central Belt settlements in
and around the towns of Stirling, Falkirk and Grangemouth.
The 284,379 population is some 5.5% of Scotland's people, with a higher than average
population density of 108 persons per sq km against a Scottish average of 65 persons
per sq km.
The FRA's net revenue expenditure in 2005/06 was £13.7 million, with supporting
capital expenditure of £1.8 million. As at 31 March 2006, the FRA employed 243 wholetime
firefighters, 161 retained firefighters, 17 Control Room staff, and 41 non-uniformed
staff. Further support is contributed by 10 volunteer firefighters.