Absolutely heart broken to loose you, Barry! You were the kindest, loveliest, keenest and most interested guy ever! Was an absolute pleasure joining with you and smashing our way through our initial course together! Rest easy now brother💙😓

Firefighters who served alongside Barry Martin were part of his final journey today as a Turntable Ladder was used to carry his coffin. Hundreds of people gathered in Edinburgh to pay their respects as the cortege made its way along the Royal Mile to St Giles’ Cathedral.

Nairn Fire Station's 2022 Santa Sleigh raised an incredible £13,536.00🤩 The firefighters express huge thanks to everyone who donated including the businesses who contributed sweets, hot drinks & snacks and their amazing families for giving up their time to help 👏 #teamwork

Poignant tributes were held to Firefighter Barry Martin ahead of today's rugby match between Scotland and Italy at Murrayfield. Members of Barry's Watch were invited to the game by Scottish Rugby and our colleague Graeme Clow presented the match ball.

The countdown is on... ⏰ From 1 July 2023, we will stop attending automatic fire alarm call outs to commercial businesses unless a fire has been confirmed. 📞 To find out more, click the link below. 👇

Officially got my email telling me I'm a COMPETENT wholetime firefighter!🎊 🚒 Completed my green phase in October, so better late than never!😆 No more diamonds on my wholetime lid💪👩‍🚒

ETAPE Loch Ness 2023 completed in 4 and a half hrs again! Was beyond freezing and soaking with rain 🌧 🥶 Now time to warm up 🔥

Incident Command Assessment completed and passed today!🎉 I can now take charge of my oncall appliances when the bosses take their much needed time off!😊😯 Super excited to progress and develop myself further at good old Nairn😁

It's #DrowningPreventionWeek, so we're sharing essential water safety guidance daily. Watch Commander James Monaghan knows the risks of entering water unprepared and is urging everyone to follow the Water Safety Code ⬇️ 🏊 🛶 ow.ly/cS5350OSFof

The technical issue affecting 999 calls in some areas across the UK has now been resolved. Systems are working as normal and people should dial 999 in an emergency. Members of the public are thanked for their patience.

After a tiring but exceptionally enjoyable week, I can now say I completed and passed my Emergency Response Driving course!!🎉🚨 I can now drive my crew mates and myself to future incidents at my on-call and wholetime Fire Stations!🚒

Cutting the dedicated SFRS City of Glasgow rescue boat crew on the River Clyde will cost lives. Solidarity with FBU Scotland members who are protesting it.

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An emotional but exciting day today! Finished running with Nairn Retained, where I started my SFRS journey, and start running with Dyce Retained for a new venture in my new local town where I've just jumped onto the property ladder🏡🚒

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Assistant Chief Officer Andy Watt speaks about the importance of marking Firefighters Memorial Day. Read more: firescotland.gov.uk/news/firefight…

We are delighted to announce our new Local Senior Officer for Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire & Moray. Area Commander Andrew Wright has spent the past 29 years living and working in the region and is relishing the chance of protecting his home community. ow.ly/br3i50SE5yN

Hopefully gained some interest today at Asda in Dyce for recruiting oncall Firefighters!👩‍🚒👨‍🚒 Spoke to lots of keen faces so hope the applications come rolling in!🚒

Recruitment event at DYCE FIRE STATION on 5th Octover! Pop it in your diary's! More info to come💪🚒👨‍🚒👩‍🚒

Next Saturday, 5th October, recruitment open day at Dyce Community Fire Station, from 10am-3pm! Pop down for a blether and to meet your new crew if you ever fancied joining the 'on-call' Community💪🚒 Scottish Fire and Rescue Service

OPEN DAY AT DYCE FIRE STATION TODAY! Head along between 10am and 3pm to see around our appliances and ask any on-call recruitment questions!❓️🚒 See you there👩‍🚒😊