Ross Haggart

Chief Officer, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS)

Ross Haggart is the Chief Officer of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.

News mentions

More Than 99,500 Emergency Incidents Attended By Firefighters Last Year

The Fire and Rescue Incident Statistics 2022-2023, published (Tuesday, 31 October 2023), coincided with the Annual Performance Review (APR) held in Aberdeen. The figures show that more than half of al...

Off-Duty Firefighter's Bravery Earns Prestigious Brave@Heart Award

Firefighter Ryan Witkowski, who is part of the White Watch at Perth Community Fire Station, received a Brave@Heart award as well as the St. Andrew’s Award Medal for his part in rescuing eig...

Glasgow's Kilbirnie Street Fire: Remembering The Ultimate Sacrifice Of Firefighters

25 August 2023 commemorates the 51st anniversary of the Kilbirnie Street fire, a tragic incident in Glasgow that claimed the lives of seven firefighters. On Friday, 25 August 1972, at 11.20 am, the G...

A Colombian National Achieves The Dream Of Becoming A Firefighter

One of Scotland’s newest firefighters has told how he was inspired by the bravery of rescue teams after witnessing devastating earthquakes in South America. Cesar Colorado successfully complete...

Scotland’s Longest Serving Firefighter Retires After More Than Half A Century

Watch Commander - Dave Farries QFSM, 70, first joined the South Eastern Fire Brigade in Edinburgh as a Junior Fireman on 19 August 1968. It was the start of an incredible career that has seen him ded...

Scottish Fire And Rescue Service Commemorates The Life Of Firefighter - Ewan Williamson

A Commemoration Service has been held at the James Braidwood statue on Parliament Square in Edinburgh to pay tribute to fallen Firefighter - Ewan Williamson who lost his life in 2009. A minute’...