Montrose Fire Station (Retained)

Opened on August 1956 to replace the old fire station in George Street/Ferry Street, Montrose Fire Station is located on Garrison Road next to GlaxoSmithKline buildings. Montrose borders with Arbroath, Brechin and also with Laurencekirk and Inverbervie from Grampian Fire and Rescue area. Since 194 1Montrose Fire Station has served under the National Fire Service, Angus Area Fire Brigade, Tayside Fire Brigade and latterly Tayside Fire and Rescue.

The station has two front line appliances and all of the crew work on the retained duty system. The crew consists of a Watch Manager, three Crew Managers and sixteen firefighters. The Station personnel are our main asset and in addition to responding to emergencies they undertake a range of Community Safety activities that are primarily aimed at preventing deaths and injuries.

The geographical area served by Montrose Fire Station is both urban and rural. The urban area covers the town of Montrose and the villages of Hillside and Ferryden. Montrose contains a medium sized shopping area, large residential area and has several large industrial areas including a large pharmaceutical plant. There is also large residential development ongoing in the station area further expanding established estates and creating new ones. The rural area covered by the station includes a large farming community and numerous small villages.

Station Appliances

• 1 Rescue Pump
• 1 Water Tender Ladder