Dundee city and Monifieth

There are two options proposed for Dundee city and Monifieth that involve two fire stations.

• Balmossie
• Kingsway East

• Close Balmossie fire station which currently has one wholetime appliance and one on call appliance; AND
• Reinstatement of second wholetime appliance at Kingsway East which was temporarily removed in September 2023.

Pros

• Appropriate resource level to match local demand.
• Reduction and redirection of £1.3 million in annual running costs.
• Potential £600,000 income from sale of Balmossie site.
• Option would see the reinstatement of a second appliance at Kingsway East, which was temporarily withdrawn in September 2023.
• Around five staff transferred to other key roles across training, prevention and operational resilience.

Cons

• Increase in first appliance response times within the Balmossie area.
• Potential redundancy for on call staff unable to relocate.

• Remove a wholetime appliance and maintain one on call appliance at Balmossie; AND
• Reinstatement of second wholetime appliance at Kingsway East which was temporarily
  removed in September 2023.

Pros

• Appropriate resource level to match local demand across east of Dundee city.
• Reduction and redirection of around £1.1 million in annual running costs for Balmossie alone.
• Transfer or relocate around five staff to other key roles across training, prevention and operational resilience.
• Reinstatement of a second appliance at Kingsway East, which was temporarily withdrawn in September 2023.

Cons

• Increase in first appliance response times within local area.
• Fire station is still poorly located on the road network and on call demand will remain low.

The second wholetime appliance at nearby Kingsway East in Dundee was temporarily withdrawn in September 2023. A permanent equivalent solution is now required.

Balmossie was not in scope at the time of this temporary withdrawal. Our data shows that Balmossie is a more suitable alternative option for permanent withdrawal or closure, and the second wholetime appliance reinstated at Kingsway East would adequately serve the area.

Balmossie is poorly located on the road network which limits the operational areas which it typically covers. Operational demand at Balmossie is the fourth lowest of all stations in Scotland with the same level of resources.