Highlands & Islands Fire & Rescue Service Headquarters News

The CAA has approved HIAL's application to become the first Tier 3 training provider for aviation firefighters Scottish airports operator HIAL has become the first in the UK to win approval for a new scheme to provide in house, on site fire training. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has approved an application by HIAL to become the first Tier 3 training provider for aviation firefighters. The approvals means that fire personnel at the group's 11 airports will be trained lo...

The number of firefighting vehicles attending a fire scene will depend on the amount of risk involved in the fires Preveting false fire alarm will help in lowering too many fire fighting vehicles to reach the scene where nothing happens. A Scottish fire service wants to change the way it responds to fire alerts, with the aim of reducing false alarms. Highlands and Islands Fire and Rescue Service (HIFRS) want to extend a policy in place at some buildings to all buildings, repo...