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Road Safety Initiative Launched

Victims of road traffic collisions and the families affected by them will be joining emergency service personnel to take part in a hard hitting road safety event next week. The week long Safe Drive Stay Alive initiative will be shown to...

Elderly Couple Rescued from Home

Firefighters have rescued an elderly couple from their home after a fire broke out in the early hours of this morning (Thursday). Two appliances from Falkirk and one from Bo'ness were called to the scene in Bo'ness Road, ...

Firefighters Tackle Farm Fire

More than 20 firefighters are tackling a fire at a farm near Stirling. Crews from Stirling, Doune and Alloa were called to the scene on the A811 at Gargunnock at 2.46pm today (Wednesday) where they discovered a farm outbuildin...

Firefighters Tackle Blaze at Workshop

More than 50 firefighters have been tackling a fire at a joiners workshop in Bonnybridge overnight. Central Scotland Fire and Rescue Service control received a call at 11.32pm on Thursday and crews from Bo'ness, Falkirk, Larbert, Stirli...

Flat Rescue Prompts Warning

A woman had to be rescued by firefighters after a fire broke out at flats in Cowane Street in Stirling. Crews from Stirling and Bridge of Allan were called to the scene just after 10pm on Thursday and firefighters wearing brea...

Service Launches Innovative Driver Training Programme

Central Scotland Fire and Rescue Service (CSFRS) have become one of the first in Scotland to update their innovative emergency response driver training course. The move follows new government legislation which states that all emergency ...

Candles blamed for Flat Fire

A fire believed to have been caused by tealight candles being used in a powercut has left a flat in Aberfoyle "severely" damaged. Fire crews were from Stirling, Doune, Callander and Aberfoyle were called to the three-storey block of flats just ...

Firefighters called to flat fire

Fire crews have attended a flat fire in Sheidhill, Falkirk, today (Tuesday). Two appliances from Falkirk were called to the ground floor flat at 10.56am and on arrival found that it was well alight. The fire was extinguished u...

Flooding Incidents Keep Fire Service Busy

Fire crews have been busy overnight (Monday) attending a number of flooding incidents as a result of torrential rain. The incidents have mainly been in the Stirling area and include Bannockburn, Plean, Cambusbarron, Callander, Blanefiel...

Woman Rescued from Car

Firefighters have rescued a woman from a car following a road traffic accident this morning (Tuesday). The incident happened just after 6am on the A91 Blairlogie to Menstrie road. On arrival at the scene, Firefighters discovered a car h...