Police in Scotland to escort fire crews in latest crackdown on Bonfire Night disorder
Summary
Police in Scotland will embed officers at some fire stations and accompany firefighters on calls during Bonfire Night to help protect crews from attacks. Up to 1,700 officers may be deployed as part of Operation Moonbeam, which will also address fireworks-related disorder, a Celtic football match and potential protests in Glasgow.Key Facts
- Operation Amberlight will place police officers at 10 fire stations across Glasgow, East Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire.
- Police say the officers will support firefighters if crews come under attack and help respond to incidents.
- Officers and public order vehicles are being brought in from 18 English and Welsh police forces through mutual aid arrangements.
- Operation Moonbeam is Scotland's annual police operation for Halloween and Bonfire Night and is in its ninth year.
- Disorder in 2023 left 62 officers injured, with severe violence reported in Edinburgh's Niddrie area.
- Fireworks Control Zones, where setting off or throwing fireworks is a criminal offence, have expanded from 12 to 18 this year.
- The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said about 20 organised displays had taken place in the five days before the report, with 79 more planned.
- The fire service received about 750 calls and attended more than 250 bonfires on Bonfire Night last year.
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