Current status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 25 February 2026
To ask the Scottish Government when the 2022 agreement in principle on the expansion of the firefighter role will be implemented.
An agreement in principle between the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) and the Fire Brigades Union on additional duties for Scottish firefighters has been in place since 2022. However, the anticipated cost of this agreement has meant the proposal has been unaffordable over the last 3 financial years. The Scottish Government continues to work closely with SFRS concerning options for the expansion of the role of firefighters, which is a priority included in the Fire and Rescue Framework for Scotland 2022.