Scottish Fire and Rescue Service - Youth Volunteer Scheme Falkirk

15/04/2026

We hope you all enjoyed the couple of weeks off and will see you all next Wednesday for starting back!🚒👩🏻‍🚒👨🏼‍🚒

02/04/2026

Last night was the last night before Easter 🐣 . All instructors hope all followers have a fantastic break and we will be back on Wed 22nd April.

31/03/2026

A fantastic day at Whitburn Fire Station the car wash. Great turn out from the local community, given that the weather was less than favourable. At one point there was 4 seasons in 10 minutes! The youths, didn’t let the weather stop them and helped raise an amazing £574.17.

Huge thanks go to the crew at Whitburn for their hospitality, Group Commander Carlin for assisting and of course to the locals who came to get their cars washed, who’s support for The Firefighters Charity, YVS Falkirk and YVS Livingston is appreciated. And lastly a massive thanks to FF Marshall for organising the event. 🧼🧽🚙🚒

26/03/2026

Any youths wanting to attend the car wash this weekend, can we request they meet at Falkirk fire station for 10am. If anyone is able to make their own way to Whitburn that would help as we can take a max of 4, and could go in convoy. Apologies for any inconveniences caused.

24/03/2026

Thinking of joining Scottish Fire and Rescue Service as a Wholetime Firefighter? Applications are now open and will close at 1230 on Friday 27th March.

To apply register with MyJobScotland and complete the application there.

Good luck to each and every applicant. 🚒👩🏻‍🚒👨🏼‍🚒🧑‍🚒

📢 Thinking of applying for the wholetime firefighter role with SFRS?

Registration opens on Tuesday, 24 March at 12.30pm via MyJobScotland. This is the first stage in the recruitment process.

To give yourself the best chance, we recommend setting up your MyJobScotland account in advance so you’re ready when the window opens. If you already have an account, it’s worth checking you can log in without any issues.

If you do run into problems, you can contact the myjobscotland team at [email protected], and they’ll help get things sorted for you.

While you’re here, take a look at our firefighter stories to get a real sense of the role and the people behind it. Could you see yourself doing this?

If you’ve got any questions about the recruitment process, pop them in the comments, and we’ll do our best to help.

23/03/2026

We have been asked if we can provide a crew to assist with the car wash at Whitburn Fire Station. Those wishing to attend, if you are able to meet at at Whitburn for around 10-1015. Come along and get your cars washed, it’s for 3 great causes! 🧼 🧽 🚒

19/03/2026

Whitburn Fire Station will be holding their annual Charity Car Wash on 29th March 11am till 3pm, please support the Firefighters Charity and SFRS Youth Volunteer Schemes

18/03/2026

We decided to take full advantage of the nice weather tonight. The youths were carrying out a refresher on BA door procedures, Search and rescue techniques and ICAT. We done a couple of dry runs of this and then had 2 BA teams with 2 crew mates outside to accept and treat the casualties. Whilst this was going on, the instructors stated that the fire had grown and was now at the front of the building where a team of 2 was sent to fight it externally using a main jet. Once the BA teams confirmed that the search was complete they came and joined the team around the front and got a second jet to work. Great effort and hard work put in by all. It’s amazing to see everything that has been taught come together. 🚒🚒🚒

25/02/2026

Tonight youths were invited by green watch to take part in a drill with one of their new recruits. It was a great learning experience for the youths who were split into 2 crews and worked alongside the operational crew to create water relay consisting of pumping from improvised dam to fill another dam, which then used a LPP to supply a main jet from the top of the tower. The operational crew were able to pass on their knowledge and experience to the youths. It was a great fun filled evening with excellent feedback from green watch.

13/02/2026

This week was quite a full on and busy night. We started off in the classroom with half going over theoretical input on BA procedures, and the other half carrying out helmet removal and CPR and maintaining an airway using a Bag and Mask.

We then went outside and continued with casualty extrication from an RTC. This showed the importance of working closely as a team and having good clear communication.

After this the crew was again split into 2 groups. One carrying out BA door procedures and the other having a familiarisation around the appliance and a Q&A on various pieces of RTC equipment.

04/02/2026

A massive thanks to Asda Grangemouth for their amazing donation of snacks and drinks for the tuck shop. Asda