Hillswick fire ‘out on arrival’, SFRS says
However community safety and resilience board chairman councillor Allison Duncan says local employees are ‘exonerated’
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has been ordered to improve facilities at its Bressay, Walls and Hillswick stations
A biker safety event will also be held at the Brae fire station on Saturday to coincide with the Simmer Dim rally
Community safety and resilience board chairman Allison Duncan said some firefighters are working in ‘atrocious conditions’ and has threatened to raise the issue with the Health and Safety Executive
But there is positive recruitment news elsewhere in Shetland
New cutting equipment and thermal imaging cameras are also in line for appliances – but there are financial challenges ahead for the service
An investigation into the blaze however pinpointed a Sky satellite box enclosure within a laundry store as the likely origin
It will be the first time this type of training has been carried out in Shetland
