[1] Its territory ranged from the densely populated Glasgow to remote rural and island communities.

It was amalgamated into the single Scottish Fire and Rescue Service in April 2013.

[2] When Strathclyde Regional Council was abolished in 1996 the twelve new unitary authorities that replaced it agreed to keep the fire service as it was,[3] under the supervision of the Strathclyde Fire Board.

[2] This replaced the previous system of eight regional fire and rescue services across Scotland which had existed since 1975.

[5] The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has its headquarters in Perth.