River Esk, Dumfries and Galloway River Esk, Dumfries and Galloway The River Esk (), also called the Border Esk, is a river in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, that flows into the Solway Firth. It also flows for a small way through the English county of Cumbria before entering the Solway. The river rises in the hills to the east of Moffat and its two main tributaries, the Black Esk and the White Esk, merge at the southern end of Castle O'er Forest. It flows south east through Eskdale past Langholm before merging with Liddel Water (which defines the border between Scotland and England. Before passing
Dumfries and Galloway Fire and Rescue Service Dumfries and Galloway Fire and Rescue Service Dumfries and Galloway Fire and Rescue Service was the statutory fire and rescue sercvice for the area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It was amalgamated into the single Scottish Fire and Rescue Service in 2013. When disbanded, the service had 17 fire stations in operation, a combination of part-time, whole-time and both whole-time and retained combined. These included: When disbanded, the service had 29 fire appliances which covered the whole area of Dumfries and Galloway: In addition the service had two FRTs involved with their training department and five as reserve appliances. Dumfries