Marionville fire station is a crucial resource in the east of Edinburgh, less than a mile from the city centre. The Scottish Fire and Rescue service recently announced plans to close it. 

Marionville was built using RAAC panels which means the station must be rebuilt. SFRS, due to lack of proper funding, are moving forward to permanently close the station. It is unacceptable that due to underfunding, firefighters and their community are now facing further risk due to chronic financial neglect.

The closure of Marionville presents a huge increase in risk, with increased response times to a densely populated area of Edinburgh, a city where the population is increasing at an unprecedented rate. It also has knock-on effect, putting significantly increased pressure on surrounding fire stations, two of which are already the 1st and 3rd busiest in Scotland. Resources are already spread far too thin in the capital. 

It is a matter of minutes for a fire to go from manageable to fully developed, dramatically increasing the risk to people, property and firefighters.

Please sign our petition to prevent the permanent closure of a vital resource so we can continue to keep the people of Edinburgh safe.