Help sought as siblings retire

Kilchoan Community Fire Station is on the look out for the next generation of firefighters in the village as one of the family members that serve the station is set for retirement.

Run by watch manager Rosie Curtis, the crew includes her husband David, her brother Hugh MacLachlan and, until recently, her sister Nan MacLachlan.

However, following Nan’s retirement from the service earlier this year, brother Hugh is to step down in the very near future, ending almost 60 years of service between the pair. This will leave just Rosie and her husband, along with four other members of the community, to man the station.

The tiny Ardnamurchan station may only serve a small population but it is seen as ‘vital’ by Rosie and the community, with the nearest fire engine up to an hour and a half drive away.