Strathclyde Fire Brigade was formed in 1975 when control of fire services was passed from local authorities to the new
Strathclyde Regional Council. under the supervision of the Strathclyde Fire Board. A
tender seeking bids to provide maintenance and repair services for the brigade's
breathing apparatus, issued in 2004, led to a
Scottish Court of Session case resolved in 2007 in favour of an unsuccessful bidder. The Board's evaluation team had made several mistakes through which they did not comply with the relevant
public procurement legislation. In 2005, the name was changed to Strathclyde Fire & Rescue to reflect the change in the operations that the modern fire and rescue service undertook. That year a book called
Everyday Heroes was launched detailing the work of Strathclyde Fire & Rescue over the past 30 years.
Amalgamation in 2013 Strathclyde Fire & Rescue, along with the other seven fire and rescue services across Scotland, was amalgamated into a single, new
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service on 1 April 2013. ==Appliances==