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Dunfermline Press - Provost Jim Leishman Visits Paraguay with IFRA - Aug 24

 

 

• Provost Jim Leishman visits Paraguay with IFRA charity

Dunfermline Press - Two Fire Appliances for Mexico - Jul 24

• IFRA give fire appliances new lease of life for Mexican trip

Dunfermline Press - Fire Engine For Palestine - Apr 24

• Fire engine to be donated to Palestinian firefighters

Dunfermline Press - IFRA Names Vehicles - Nov 23

• Fife-based international rescue teams names vehicles

Fife Today - Charity Send Three Vehicles to Argentina  - Nov 23 

• Fife based fire service charity sends three more vehicles to help crews in Argentina

IFRA receives tree from Queens Green Canopy - Jan 23

• Dunfermline: IFRA receive tree from Queen's Green Canopy | Dunfermline Press

Celebrating 20 years helping emergency services overseas - Jan 23

• Celebrating 20 years of International Fire and Rescue Association helping emergency services overseas | Fife Today

Royal Visit to International Fire & Rescue Association - Oct 22

• Princess Anne's helicopter touches down in Scots park during charity visit - Daily Record
• Princess Anne in Fife for fire visit after Blairgowrie trip (thecourier.co.uk)
• Princess Anne's helicopter lands in Fife public park on visit to town | Fife Today

Former Lochgelly firefighters helping to save lives in Mexico - Sep 22

• Former Lochgelly firefighters helping to save lives in Mexico | Central Fife Times

IFRA donates ambulance to Ukraine - April 22

• Dunfermline: International Fire Rescue Association donates ambulance to Ukraine | Dunfermline Press
• Firefighters from Northumberland to deliver more help to Ukraine | News - Metro Radio (planetradio.co.uk)

Fitting tribute to former firefighter - Mar 21

• Fitting tribute to former firefighter and lifelong Raith Rovers fan Bert Stewart | Fife Today

IFRA donates 100th Fire Engine - Dec 21

• IFRA delivers 100th donation to firefighters in Paraguay - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Fire Engine named after late Firefighter - Nov 2021

• Cupar engine named after former firefighter to help save lives in Paraguay (thecourier.co.uk)
• Hilary Green: Cupar fire engine named after late firefighter to help save lives in Paraguay (newsoneplace.com)
• Appliance in memory of Fife firefighter en route to South America to help emergency crews | Fife Today

Charity mission for Dundee Airport Watch Manager - Aug 2021

• Charity mission for Watch Manager at Dundee Airport Fire Service – Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (hial.co.uk)

Sierra Leone Donation - March 2021

• Dunfermline charity IFRA donates to Sierra Leone after fire in Freetown, Susan's Bay | Dunfermline Press

Torness donates Fire Engine - October 2020

• Torness donates fire engine to the International Fire and Rescue Association (IFRA) | Berwickshire News

100th Fire Engine Donated - August 2020

• https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/fife/1556764/fire-service-donate-100th-appliance
• https://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/18697398.dunfermline-charity-ifra-donates-100th-appliance-paraguay/
• https://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/people/fire-service-donate-100th-vehicle-help-firefighters-paraguay
• https://www.firescotland.gov.uk/news-campaigns/news/2020/09/sfrs-donate-100th-appliance

Fire Engines donated by Michelin Dundee- July 2020

• https://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/fp/fire-engines-donated-by-michelin-dundee-will-be-shipped-to-frontline-firefighters-in-south-america/

PPE & Equipment Donation from Michelin Dundee - June 2020

• https://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/fp/firefighting-ppe-to-be-sent-to-south-america-thanks-to-michelin-dundee-and-fife-based-charity-ifra/

Lerwick Harbour assists pollution response overseas - December 2019

• https://www.lerwick-harbour.co.uk/assisting-pollution-response-overseas

Fundraising Ben Nevis Climb by IFRA members - August 2019

• https://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/fp/video-dundee-firefighters-to-scale-ben-nevis-in-full-20kg-safety-gear-for-charity/

IFRA awarded Queens Award for Voluntary Service - June 2019

• https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/fife/905495/fife-charities-honoured-by-queens-award-for-voluntary-service/
• https://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/people/queens-award-fife-based-fire-rescue-charity-947026

Albania 2019 Mission - May 2019

• https://news.stv.tv/west-central/1440535-pensioner-drove-fire-engine-to-albania-to-help-rescue-crews?top

Argentinian 2018 Mission - December 2018

• https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/fife/792837/fife-firefighters-equip-argentinian-volunteers-with-lifesaving-skills-and-gear/
• https://www.firescotland.gov.uk/news-campaigns/news/2018/12/ifra-argentina-mission.aspx

Exeter student sparks Galapagos fire kit donation - October 2018

• https://lifesciences.exeter.ac.uk/news/2018/articles/exeterstudentsparksgalapa.html

Northumberland fire service donate appliance to firefighting charity - May 2018

• https://www.northumberland.gov.uk/News/2018/May/Northumberland-fire-service-donate-appliance-to-fi.aspx

Fire engine from Fife to arive in Bosnia - August 2017

• https://www.kingdomfm.co.uk/news/local-news/fire-engine-from-fife-to-arrive-in-bosnia/

International Training School - 2017 

• https://news.stv.tv/archive/1384518-firefighters-swap-south-america-for-scotland-to-train
• https://www.edinburghairport.com/about-us/media-centre/press-releases/edinburgh-airport-fire-and-rescue-train-mexican-and-south-american-firefighters

Chapelcross fire engines donated to International Charity - February 2017

• https://www.itv.com/news/border/2017-02-13/chapelcross-fire-engines-donated-to-international-charity/

Dunfermline firefighter in 'life saving' Paraguay Rescue - November 2016

• https://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/14836045.dunfermline-firefighter-in-life-saving-paraguay-rescue/

Scottish Fire Appliance to be sent to Paraguay - August 2016

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-37142481

Scottish Fire and Rescue Heritage Trust 2016

• https://sfrheritagetrust.org/international-fire-rescue-association/

Containers to Mexico and Paraguay - February 2016 

• https://www.firescotland.gov.uk/news-campaigns/news/2016/02/international-fire-and-rescue-association-send-its-47th-container-to-paraguay.aspx
• https://gulffire.mdmpublishing.com/international-fire-rescue-association-ifra-sent-two-containers-full-vital-life-saving-equipment-mexico-paraguay/

Ballyclare's incredible donation will help IFRA save lives - July 2014

•  https://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/fife/154141/ballyclares-incredible-donation-will-help-ifra-save-lives/

Firefighter receives International award - July 2013

• https://www.firescotland.gov.uk/news-campaigns/news/2013/07/firefighter-receives-international-award.aspx