Living Rent, Fire Brigades Union and cross-party MSPs and councillors have signed an open letter to Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) to demand Marionville Fire Station stay open.
They say that SFRS’ closure plans do not account for population growth in the area as over 3,500 homes are being built or in planning within one mile of the station.
They also dispute the SFRS’ position on Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) being a reason for urgent closure, saying Galashiels Fire Station is a key example of RAAC being successfully remediated without closure.
An FOI request revealed that Edinburgh’s current fire cover is already stretched beyond safe limits, as back-up fire engines at nearby stations were unavailable on 1,105 occasions in the year 2023-2024 alone.
Read the full letter below
