It is safer, better for the environment and often less expensive to attend organised public firework displays.
Fireworks: Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Advice
Shocking Attacks on Scotland’s Fire Crews Mark an Increase in Bonfire Night Incidents
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) received 1,100 calls between 3.30pm and 11.30 pm on Bonfire Night, 5th of November.
Scotland’s Firefighters Deliver Vital Medicines To Their Local Communities
“It is a fire service tradition to show that we can adapt to support our communities – and this has certainly come to the fore over recent weeks.”
The Hidden Fire Risk of Emollient Creams
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) is highlighting the risk of fire that comes with emollient creams during Older People Month of Action
Shocking Rise in the Number of Deliberate Fires
“The fact that our firefighters are called to thousands of deliberately set fires each year is completely unacceptable.”
Raising Awareness of Prostate Cancer
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has partnered with leading men’s health charity Prostate Cancer UK to raise awareness of the disease and save men’s lives.
Warning Over Increase in Grass and Woodland Fires
Devastating fires impacting areas of grass and woodland quadrupled across Scotland in a year, the latest figures reveal.
Warning Over Risk of Wildfires Over Easter Weekend
“We are appealing to people to take great care – it is crucial that people act safely and responsibly in rural environments and follow the countryside code.”
Using White Goods Safely
Last year Scottish firefighters were called out to 327 household fires which were caused by faulty white goods – those are electrical appliances like washing machines, tumble driers and dishwashers.
Shocking Figures Reveal 1,824 Deliberate Fires in 2 Month Period in 2018
Between March and April 2018 SFRS crews dealt with a shocking 1,824 needless blazes
