Whether armed forces personnel expected to stand in during the Fire Brigades Union strike will have access to the existing fire service eng…

Answered Asked by Brian Monteith Con Lodged 22 Oct 2002

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether armed forces personnel expected to stand in during the Fire Brigades Union strike will have access to the existing fire service engines in Stirling, Clackmannanshire and Fife.

The answer

Answered by Hugh Henry on 2 Dec 2002 · 41 days after it was lodged, 13 days after it was due

Arrangements have been made to enhance the capability of MoD contingency plans by making available a number of red engines ("red goddesses") from the Scottish Fire Service Training School to add to the 110 green goddesses in Scotland. We have also been in touch with Fire Authorities in Scotland to ask for their assistance in making further "red goddesses" available. As a result of these actions, a total of 27 red engines have been provided for deployment by MoD.

In the Official Report

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