A LOCHABER community council is throwing its weight behind moves to get a local unit of Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) volunteers upgraded to let its personnel tackle any emergency incident, writes Mark Entwistle.
Currently the volunteers from the unit based at Spean Bridge can only tackle road traffic accidents and wild fires, as well as providing fire safety advice. But the SFRS nationally is involved in a consultation over its future.
And at this week’s meeting of Spean Bridge, Roy Bridge and Achnacarry Community Council, members agreed its official submission to the SFRS review should call for the local volunteer unit to have its capability upgraded by way of additional training and a new appliance.