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Construction on new £10 million RAF Lossiemouth fire station completed


By Ewan Malcolm

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CONSTRUCTION on RAF Lossiemouth's new fire station has been completed.

The new Crash, Fire and Rescue building at RAF Lossiemouth. (Crown Copyright / MOD 2022)
The new Crash, Fire and Rescue building at RAF Lossiemouth. (Crown Copyright / MOD 2022)

The new Crash, Fire and Rescue facility, which cost £10.7 million in total, was completed by Henry Brothers who were awarded the contract by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO).

The new building will allow firefighters to reach any part of the airfield in under two minutes.

The building itself has been built to be robust and spacious to accommodate state-of-the-art new firefighting vehicles while also supporting training.

Construction of the new facility is part of a wider development programme at the Moray station which will significantly upgrade the RAF Main Operating Base.

That will include providing the necessary facilities to accommodate an additional Typhoon squadron and the new P8A Poseidon aircraft.

RAF Lossiemouth now has 4 squadrons of Typhoon, a fleet of nine P-8A Maritime Patrol Aircraft and will also be home to the RAF’s new E-7 Wedgetail surveillance aircraft.

A new fire engine in the Crash, Fire and Rescue building at RAF Lossiemouth. (Copyright Henry Brothers)
A new fire engine in the Crash, Fire and Rescue building at RAF Lossiemouth. (Copyright Henry Brothers)

Darren Keddie, DIO’s Project Manager, said: “The developments at RAF Lossiemouth are an example of the great work that is done to improve our infrastructure through investment, to better support our Service Personnel and armed forces capability in Scotland.

“The new Crash, Fire and Rescue building is a testament to our close working relationship with our RAF colleagues and contractors, enabling us to provide a building that meets their needs and maintain high standards of operational safety.”

George McClelland, Fire Station Manager at RAF Lossiemouth, said that the new facility is a "definite improvement" on the previous "tired building".

"This has been an exciting project to be involved in," Mr McClleland said.

"One which has been in the planning stage for many, many years and has only been a dream for all previous fire station managers and firefighters."

"We look forward to welcoming Lossiemouth personnel to the new fire Station for various training events or anyone who just wishes to view our new facility."

David Henry, Group Managing Director at Henry Brothers, added: "We are thrilled to have played such an important role in upgrading RAF Lossiemouth’s site, continuing our close relationship with the Defence Infrastructure Organisation and further expanding our portfolio of efficient and advanced builds."

Construction of the new Crash, Fire and Rescue building started in August 2021 and is one of many improvements being made at RAF Lossiemouth.

The site has already benefited from early completion of the resurfaced runways, installation of advanced communications and improved drainage among other enhancements to its operating capability.

Plans are also in place to construct new in-flight catering facilities and a state-of-the-art air traffic control tower.

Now that the new fire station is in use, the team will turn their attention to the demolition of the previous facility, dating back to the 1960s, which is no longer fit for purpose.


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