Emergency services warning to take care after 18 people die this year on Tayside roads
Firefighters have issued a fresh warning to drivers after dozens of people were killed in crashes on Tayside’s roads this past year.
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Man accused of triggering blast which killed three firefighters
A heavily indebted man seeking to make a false insurance claim has confessed to setting off explosions which killed three firefighters at his house in north-west Italy, prosecutors have said.
Number of firefighters drops 23% in 10 years
The number of full-time firefighters has fallen 23% in a decade.
Caravan in ruins after going up in flames on Dundee road with gas canisters inside
A caravan went up in flames on a Dundee street with gas canisters inside of it.
Firefighters tackle van blaze in Dundee supermarket’s car park
Firefighters tackled a burning van in Morrison’s car park in the early hours of the morning.
VIDEO: Dundee firefighters to scale Ben Nevis in full 20kg safety gear for charity
A team of fundraising firefighters is set to climb the UK’s highest mountain in full gear in an extreme challenge for good causes.
Firefighters called to car fire on Dundee road
Firefighters were called to tackle a car blaze on a Dundee road.
Firefighters called to blaze at Dundee sheltered housing block
Emergency services were called to a Dundee sheltered housing complex after a fire broke out yesterday.
VIDEO: Firefighters bash in door of WRONG Dundee address after 999 call
Firefighters bashed in a lawyer’s door when they attended a 999 call after the caller gave emergency crews the wrong address.
Dundee man’s cannabis haul discovered after firies probe smoke alarm in his flat
A cannabis farmer whose “substantial cultivation” was discovered after firefighters broke in to investigate smoke alarms at his flat has been fined.
Meeting over fears that Dundee’s fire stations face cuts
An MSP is to meet with fire bosses to seek reassurances over the future of Dundee’s four fire stations.
Firefighters called to Dundee park to put out bonfire still burning from yesterday
Firefighters were called to tackle a hedge on fire at a Dundee park.
Storm Ophelia: Firefighters close Dundee street
Firefighters closed off a Dundee street on Monday night after masonry on a block of flats came loose.
Local ‘anthrax’ alert highlights crews’ new role
An “anthrax” alert in Forfar has been highlighted as an example of the type of situation firefighters are increasingly being called to tackle outwith their traditional role.
Firefighters called out after locals report pavilion fire in Dundee park
Firefighters were called out to two fires in less than three hours in Dundee last night.
Teens trapped as lift breaks down
A GROUP of teenagers had to be rescued by emergency services after the lift they were travelling in broke down — leaving them stranded for almost an hour.
Fire crews remove ‘precarious’ object from city centre roof
Firefighters were called to Dundee’s city centre amid fears an aerial was going to fall from a four-storey building.
Firefighters look for new recruits
The fire service is looking for around 25 new firefighters in Tayside as part of a national recruitment drive.
Video: Firefighters battle vehicle blaze at retail park
Scottish Fire and Rescue were called out to a car on fire at a retail park.
Video: Probe after Mill O’Mains fire destroys house
An investigation is to be held into the cause of a major blaze that completely gutted a house in Dundee.