Board agrees retirement of Tayside Fire and Rescue chief Stephen Hunter
Tayside's chief fire officer Stephen Hunter is to retire, just months before the creation of a Scotland-wide fire service. (...)
Tayside Fire and Rescue fighting an upsurge in hoax calls
Tayside Fire and Rescue Service received a malicious call every 38 hours in the first two months of 2012. (...)
'Bravery and commitment' — fire chief praises crews' response to Inveralmond Industrial Estate inferno
A Tayside fire chief has praised the ''team effort'' which averted disaster during the region's biggest blaze in 10 years. (...)
Full-scale alert after woman walks into Blairgowrie police station with jar of cyanide
Blairgowrie police station was evacuated when a member of the public unintentionally sparked a major chemical incident response. (...)
Bell tolls for former Strathmore Avenue fire station
The former Strathmore Avenue fire station in Dundee is set to be torn down. (...)
Accounts Commission says Balmossie saga shows fire board put politics before public purse
A spending watchdog has criticised councillors for failing to back the downgrading of a Tayside fire station. (...)
Fire Brigades Union claims Tayside's new engines are better at saving costs than saving lives
Tayside Fire and Rescue has defended its decision to buy three state-of-the-art fire engines amid accusations that its sophisticated machinery is a step backwards. (...)
Teenage girl rescued after canoeing accident at Campsie Linn rapids
A 14-year-old girl was winched to safety by helicopter after a dramatic river rescue in Perthshire on Sunday. (...)
Forfar roadworks adding vital minutes to firefighters' response times
A retained firefighter in Forfar fears the town's roadworks could be putting lives at risk. (...)
'There is no restart button' — Safe Drive Stay Alive delivering dose of reality to drivers of future
The horrifying result of mixing inexperience with ill-placed driving confidence has been relayed to Angus school pupils. (...)
Five lucky to walk away from Dundee flat fires
Five people were lucky to escape without serious injury from early-morning fires in Dundee at the weekend. (...)
Tayside Fire and Rescue posts slight improvement in sick day rates
There has been a slight improvement in the number of sick days taken by fire officers in Tayside. (...)
Angus Council staff will return to County Buildings as inquiry continues
Almost 200 Angus Council staff are preparing to return to Forfar's County Buildings, six months after the offices were closed due to major electrical problems. (...)
Eastern Scotland bears the brunt as floods return
Eastern Scotland was battered by torrential rain over the weekend which left many areas under water and others on flood alert. (...)
Chemical hazard poses threat as blaze rips through Mearns farm
A savage fire ripped through buildings at a Mearns farm causing damage estimated to run into six figures. (...)
Flood-hit salon owner says sorry for 'rant' at Tayside Fire and Rescue
The owner of a Perth hairdressers who was faced with thousands of pounds worth of damage following the recent flash floods has apologised for her "rant" at Tayside Fire and Rescue. (...)
Perth mops up after worst flooding for years
Perth was hit by what one shopkeeper described as a "mini tsunami" at the weekend, with flash flooding destroying homes and damaging businesses. (...)
Onus on protecting Perth properties from floods placed on homeowners
Beleaguered Perth homeowners who have found themselves plagued by flooding have been told they must take responsibility for protecting their own properties. (...)
UPDATE: Spittal of Glenshee crash victim named as Blairgowrie man Scott McIntosh
A 26-year-old man who died in a horrific three-vehicle accident on the A93 near Spittal of Glenshee on Wednesday has today been named by police. (...)
Councillor undertakes firefighting triathlon for The Moira Fund
An Angus councillor spent a day in the boots of a firefighter, as part of a personal fund-raising effort following the abduction and murder of her niece. (...)