About Tayside Fire and Rescue

Tayside Fire and Rescue covers an area of approximately 7,500 square kilometres, with a population of 392,000. The majority of the population is centred in Dundee and Perth with the remainder spread throughout a number of towns and villages in Angus and Perth and Kinross.

Tayside Fire and Rescue's 668 operational firefighters crew a total of 50 fire appliances based at 24 strategically located fire stations. These personnel are dedicated and motivated individuals providing wholetime, retained and volunteer cover in the Tayside area. Wholetime crews offer emergency cover 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, working day and night shifts over a 4 shift system. This is based on a 2 day shift, 2 night shift rota system, with rest or rota days in between. Retained firefighters are available 365 days a year and live or work within close proximity of their local fire station. They may have other occupations, but once their pocket alerter activates they respond from home or place of work. Tayside Fire and Rescue also employs volunteer firefighters at three stations in the more remote areas of Tayside. Responding to a pocket alerter, the volunteer personnel provide valuable cover as well as working in their local community areas.

Working closely with operational personnel, the Command and Control Centre provide the vital first point of contact for members of the community requiring emergency response services from Tayside Fire and Rescue. Tayside Fire and Rescue also relies on the varied skills of support personnel, who play an essential role in the provision of our services to the public.