The police, fire service and prison service had all asked for extra funding to strengthen their numbers and resources.

The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) issued the warning as Finance Secretary Shona Robison prepares to deliver the Government’s draft budget this week.

A FIRE crew had to rush more than 100 miles to a fire after nearby equipment broke down. It’s feared lives could have been put at risk during the blaze in Whithorn, Wigtonshire, which needed to be

A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service member told The Herald that many on-call stations in rural locations are ‘short-crewed’.

Firefighters have worked through the night tackling a gorse blaze on Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh. Although the cause of the blaze is still unknown, it was almost certainly caused by humans, fire chiefs have said. Emergency services were alerted to the ...

ANOTHER round of cuts to Scotland’s fire and rescue service could put communities, homes and businesses at greater risk, a union leader has warned. The caution comes as Finance Secretary Shona Robison prepares to deliver this week’s Budget in the Scottish Parliament.

An Edinburgh fire station currently threatened with closure was recommended for replacement on another site in a fire service options appraisal report.

Lives could be put at risk if budget funding cuts impact services according to firefighters. SNP Finance Secretary Shona Robinson will announce on Tuesday how her government plans to spend around £60billion in the next financial year.