Welcome to Tayside Fire and Rescue

Welcome  to the official website of Tayside Fire and Rescue.  The aim of the site is to provide an insight into our work and provide online access to Fire Safety advice and information.

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Couple and baby in blaze rescue drama

A couple and a baby had to be rescued in Dundee today after a blaze (writes Graham Huband).

Air emergency after landing gear hitch

A “FULL EMERGENCY” was declared at Dundee Airport yesterday when a plane developed a fault with its landing gear.

Man dies in fire at Montrose house

A 54-YEAR-old man died in a fire at the warden’s house in Blackfriars Court, Western Road, Montrose, on Saturday.

Towards a Safer Tayside Consultation Document 2008

Tayside Fire and Rescue has launched its consultation document “Towards a Safer Tayside” which details proposed plans for 2009/10 and is keen to hear the views on the plans from the people of Tayside.

Crews battle city centre blaze

FIREFIGHTERS WERE struggling to control a fire in a top floor flat in Dundee city centre last night.

City centre flat blaze “suspicious”

A blaze that ripped through a Dundee city centre flat is being treated as suspicious, police confirmed today (writes David Clegg).

Smoke alarm saved my life

A Dundee man who was fast asleep in his flat when his electric water boiler caught fire today told how a smoke detector saved his life (writes Graeme Strachan).

Stricken driver rescued from freezing waters

THERE WERE dramatic scenes as fire and rescue crews used throw lines and life belts to reach a man who got trapped as he attempted to cross the River Earn in Perthshire on Saturday.

Big crowds flock to sky pyrotechnics

THE DREICH weather failed to dampen the spirits as people turned out in droves to the spectacular fireworks displays in Dundee last night.

Man loses foot after grain silo accident

A 51-YEAR-OLD man was last night in a serious condition in hospital following a horrific accident in which he lost a foot after falling into a grain silo machine in Perthshire.

Electrical Fault Caused School Fire

AN ELECTRICAL FAULT was last night blamed for a fire that tore through the basement of a Dundee secondary school, causing “significant” damage.

Rescue Drama at Dundee Flats

An unattended candle is believed to have started a blaze that ripped through a block of flats in Dundee’s Seagate last night and prompted the dramatic rescue of two trapped men (writes Jenna Cairney).

Firies and Sally Army liaise

A new initiative to supply welfare to victims at emergency incidents was formally launched in Dundee today (writes April Mitchinson).

Response to simulated terror attack set for test

AN EXERCISE that has been prompted by the terrorist attacks on New York’s World Trade Center will be carried out by emergency services in Perth tomorrow.

Firefighters Overtime Protest

RANK-AND-FILE firefighters in Tayside have stopped working overtime in protest at the loss of front-line jobs, it emerged last night.

Quick action saves residents from fire

OFFICERS FROM Tayside Police have been praised after they spotted a house on fire in Perth town centre early on Sunday morning.