Two crews were attacked as firefighters attended hundreds of Bonfire Night incidents across Tayside and Fife.
However, fears of a repeat of last week’s riot in the Kirkton area of Dundee – where fires were lit in the street and fireworks aimed at police – proved unfounded.
Fire crews fought two small fires in Kirkton on Saturday night.
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Firefighters were called to a total of more than 1,000 incidents throughout Scotland – with reports of five attacks on firefighters.
A spokesman for Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said they received 1,025 calls during an eight-hour period during Bonfire Night, with crews called to a total of 356 bonfires.
In the service’s North and East areas, which include Tayside, Perth and Kinross and Fife, there were 443 callouts and 114 bonfires attended.
There were also two reported attacks on crews.
Across Scotland, there were five attacks on crews, though no injuries were reported.
Assistant Chief Officer David Farries, director of service delivery for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, said: “It’s been another busy and challenging evening for our crews and operations control staff around Scotland and I thank them for their dedication.
“We are disappointed to report five attacks on our firefighters.
“In the run up to Bonfire Night, we had spoken out about this kind of unacceptable behaviour by a small minority, which sadly happens year after year.
“Our staff should be able to carry out their role without being attacked and it is disappointing that people have tried to hurt firefighters and have damaged our appliances and equipment.”
He added: “Crews only attend bonfire-related incidents when people contact us about concerns over public safety and we extinguish fires that are unsafe.
“We put a huge amount of planning and preparation into this evening with local partners and other emergency services as we work together to protect communities, which is always our top priority.”
Both Kirkton fires were put out quickly by local fire crews.
They happened within half an hour of each other and one appliance attended both.
The Old Glamis Road fire was just yards from Beauly Square, where residents have previously organised an unofficial display on Bonfire Night.
It is also in the same area where fires were set during Monday evening’s disruption.
Police had promised residents their presence would be “highly visible” in the area, amid fears violent scenes on Halloween could be repeated.
There were regular patrols of police, both on foot and in vans, throughout the evening.
All official fireworks displays and bonfires had been cancelled in the city.
However, despite earlier announcing the display was cancelled, the Nine Maidens bar on Laird Street said they would be letting off fireworks.
They advised locals to watch from home, but crowds were spotted outside the pub including families and children with sparklers.
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