Welcome to Tayside Fire and Rescue

Welcome  to the official website of Tayside Fire and Rescue.  The aim of the site is to provide an insight into our work and provide online access to Fire Safety advice and information.

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Virus won’t put stop to T in the Park

Next week’s T in the Park is in no danger of being cancelled due to the spread of swine flu, Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said today

T in Park safety ‘top priority’

THE MAN in charge of policing at this year’s T in the Park last night emphasised that the safety of revellers is paramount.

Fire test concerns restrict HMO licence

Concerns about fire safety tests today prompted Dundee City Council’s licensing committee to restrict the term of an HMO licence to six months (writes Brian Allison, local government reporter).

Staff Give Their Best For Charity

GENEROUS EMPLOYEES from Perth High Street’s Marks and Spencer store have pledged to raise £10,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support.

Fewer Fatalities on City's Roads

LATEST ROAD accident statistics show a significant fall in the number of people killed or badly hurt on Dundee’s roads.

Honorary Degree For Olympic Cyclist

THE CHOIR singing for students and guests at Dundee University’s graduation ceremony added something special to their repertoire yesterday—Queen’s 1978 hit Bicycle Race.

Fun Day For Chernobyl Children

A CHARITY which works with children affected by the Chernobyl disaster brought young Ukrainians to a Dundee fire station yesterday.

Blaze at city party treated as suspicious

POLICE LAST night said they were treating a fire that engulfed a flat filled with partygoers in Dundee as “suspicious.”

Hair straighteners a child risk

THE FASHION for straight hair among women is largely to blame for a 37% increase in the number of children under five being admitted to hospital in Scotland with contact burns, new figures released show.

Cigarettes blamed for three fire fatalities

CIGARETTES CAUSED all three accidental fire deaths in Tayside last year. The victims, all in their 60s, were trapped in their homes, even though two did have working smoke alarms.