Amalgamation in 2013
Grampian Fire and Rescue Service, along with the other seven fire and rescue services across Scotland, will be amalgamated into a single, new Scottish Fire and Rescue Service on 1 April 2013. This will replace the previous system of eight regional fire and rescue services across Scotland which existed since 1975. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service will have its headquarters in Perth.
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