Newly trained advisors! Fire Safety Support+Education offers a flexible approach to education for Children+YP who display interest in fire, are involved in fire-related anti-social behaviour or have deliberately set fires. Info/contact- firescotland.gov.uk/your-safety/fo… SFRS City of Glasgow

Looking for info on water safety for your young person? Bring them along to Strathclyde Park, tomorrow, 11am, where they can learn how to #StaySafe around water. SFRS Lanarkshire SAMH Chriss House Police Scotland Scottish Ambulance Water Rescue Technique Demonstration- 11.30am.

Huge well done to everyone from St John Ogilvie HS and @LarkhallAc who took part in FireReach this week. You all worked really hard and should be proud of what you achieved! 👏 As a bonus, we arranged for the sun to shine for your Passing Out Parade😆 Well done again!

Many of us plan our holidays to be around water. But have you planned to speak to your children about water safety? Here’s a story about Jet the Dragon from Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service to help you. Jet And The Water Rescue youtu.be/3HZ_zksTjx4 via YouTube #BeWaterAware

This week is #DeafAwarenessWeek. Watch our BSL safety videos here: youtube.com/playlist?list=… 1 in 6 people in the UK face the challenges of Deafness and hearing loss. This #DeafAwarenessWeek we want to help raise awareness of best communication practice. CLICK THE PIC for tips.

Did you know we offer Home Fire Safety Visits (HFSV) across Scotland? Community Firefighter Jim Scott joined PC Cole and Lorraine (Trading Standards) in Coatbridge to promote this service and raise awareness of scam/bogus callers to your homes. HFSV Info- firescotland.gov.uk/your-safety/at…

What a great day with S4s from Skills for Life + Work programme Braidhurst DYW covering practical drills, water and road safety, and much more! What you learned and achieved in one day was brilliant, we all enjoyed working you and hope what you learned will be useful in future.

A few busy bees this week! 🙂 Watch Commander Chris Veitch arranged for S1 pupils from the Beekeeping Club at braidhursthighschool to visit Motherwell Fire Station to check the garden's beehives with him and Neil. Hope you enjoyed your visit! 🚒🐝

Thank you to pupils from Firpark Secondary for the donation of pots and plants they painted and grew for Motherwell fire station's wild garden. Watch Commander Chris Veitch arranged for the group to visit, learn about beehives, see the fire appliance and use the hose reel!

We want to raise awareness of water safety with as many people as we can across Lanarkshire. Since the start of April '22, the Community Action Team has delivered 28 Water Safety presentations/events, with another 16 arranged so far. Still room for more over the Summer! 🤞

A brilliant day of Junior Fireskills with P7 StPaul’sHamilton, covering Fire Safety, Road Safety, Water Safety, Anti-Social Behaviour and First Aid. Thank you for being so enthusiastic and hard-working all day🙂 Thanks also to Hamilton Blue Watch! 🚒

A different kind of night on Monday for East Kilbride Burgh Utd 2007s! Hope you all enjoyed learning this life-saving skill with Crew Commander Jackson and Youth Engagement Advocate Julie.

While lochs, rivers and reservoirs may look harmless, there are many hidden dangers. It's vitally important that everyone knows the dangers they could face when they are in the water, and to ensure that children and young people are aware of them too. ow.ly/bg8q50JugBv

Hope you can make it along to Lanark Loch one week today to learn all about water safety! We'll be there from 10.30am with Lanarkshire Scottish Ambulance LAMH Open Water Rescue and the vintage fire appliance from Scottish Fire Brigades Heritage Trust 🙂 See you there!

Want your car looking sparkly clean while you help a good cause? Come to Motherwell fire station charity car wash on Sat 25th 11am-4pm. Car wash by donation, with all proceeds going to Fire Fighters Charity who offer specialist support to members of UK fire services. 🚕🫧🚒🙂

This week, WC Adams and CSA Muir were delighted to attend a veterans event with Royal British Legion in East Kilbride. It was great to update veterans on what's happening in their local area and on how we can support them. Thanks to Royal British Legion and @DrLisaCameronMP for the invite.

We're expecting an exciting visitor at Motherwell Community Fire Station this weekend!! 😁😁 We hope you can bring your little ones along to meet them! 🎅 12pm - 2pm. Donations gratefully received for Fire Fighters Charity 🚒