Official Twitter account of Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Highland Area Community Action Team. Never use Twitter to report an emergency, always dial 999.
Are you in Inverness today? Cops from our Prevention & Interventions Team will be in The Eastgate Centre today from 10am to 1pm. Along with our NHS colleagues we will be raising awareness of the #ChooseToStop campaign which focuses on tackling domestic abuse.
#KeepingPeopleSafe
ALT Left of image has a black background with the words 'Choose to stop abusive behaviour before it starts - get free confidential help'. The Police Scotland badge features underneath along with the Respect Phoneline logo. To the right there is a pictre of a young male / female couple sitting on a sofa. They appear happy.
#OperationRespect kicks off Thursday 28 November and runs through Tuesday 31 December. @NHSHighland mental health nurses again out in support of people in our communities who are in need of crisis support
Staff in Inverness took a moment to honour the fallen by parading and observing a two-minute silence today.
SFRS staff were joined by colleagues from the @Scotambservice who were attending a training event today.
With Halloween, Diwali and Bonfire Night all quickly approaching this is one of the most exciting times of the year. But it can also bring additional safety challenges. So, to help keep children safe this season we’ve got some free resources.
➡️ capt.org.uk/resource-topic/s…
Youth workers!
Join us, @fire_scot & @PoliceScotland to learn more info about the laws around fireworks misuse, staying safe & get early access to our Fearless fireworks campaign toolkit & digital assets
⏰11-11:45am
📅 Wed 16 October
💻Online
Sign up: bit.ly/3ZTIDq8
What a fantastic response from Millburn Academy, Inverness today with the SFRS and @AnthonyNolan partnership recruited another 76 people onto the stem cell register, thanks to all involved especially the new 76 people on the register, working together to save life’s 👏👏
Brilliant FireSkills graduation at #Broadford today!
Well done to the students who put in such a great effort this week and put on a wonderful display for some very proud parents and guests today! 👏🏻👏🏻
Amazing who you bump in to at a gala day.. Gary : Tank Commander at Kyle Gala and he couldn’t resist sitting in our Fire Engine 🚒
( we gave him the Trainee helmet 😜 )
70 YEARS 🥳🎉🚒
#Thurso Community Fire Station is hosting its open day this weekend (August 17th) to celebrate 70 YEARS of Thurso Fire Station 🚒
Pop down from 11am-4pm to see what it’s all about
Hope to see you all there 🎉
There are definitely benefits to being an on-call firefighter in the Highlands!
Amazing display last night whilst the Aviemore crew were at an incident.
#Inverness Community Fire Station is holding an open day, please come along and enjoy the fun and see some exciting demonstrations on 17th August 13:00 - 16:00
Today is World #DrowningPrevention Day. Make sure you are aware of water risks and know what to do if you fall in.
➡️ firescotland.gov.uk/outdoors…
In 2023, 236 people accidentally drowned in the UK, with 50% not intending to enter the water.
Anyone can drown. Nobody should.
Fostering Compassion have kindly donated Smokey Paws Oxygen Therapy kits to stations in our area. We are very thankful to the children participating in the animal heroes workshop for choosing these kits as their “gifts of compassion” in Megan’s memory.
The Highland Alcohol and Drugs Partnership is encouraging people to download an app which aims to help reduce drug-related harm in Highland.
nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk/news…
Review your wildfire emergency plan with your family. 🏡Preparation is key to taking control before it burns out of control.
More guidance ➡️ow.ly/EVFA50Srb0A#WildfireSafety#TakeControl