Scottish Fire and Rescue
Scotland's national fire and rescue service; Rowden Technologies customer in May 2026.
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UK Startups and Innovation: Mentioned in: National Wealth Fund writes first defence cheque- What is the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service?
- Scottish Fire and Rescue is Scotland's national fire and rescue service, created in 2013 from a merger of eight regional brigades, with over 8,000 staff and 350+ stations.Source: SFRS
- Which AI software does Scottish Fire and Rescue use?
- Scottish Fire and Rescue uses Rowden Technologies' AI-enabled command and operational management platform, which also serves UK defence customers.Source: Lowdown uk-startups-and-innovation U#4
Background
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service is identified as a Rowden Technologies customer in the context of the National Wealth Fund's first defence-sector investment, confirmed in May 2026. Rowden's AI-enabled software for command and operational management serves both defence and public-safety customers; SFRS is one of the public-sector clients giving Rowden dual-use revenue coverage.
Scottish Fire and Rescue is Scotland's national fire and rescue service, created in 2013 through the merger of eight regional brigades under the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012. It is the second-largest fire and rescue organisation in the UK, with over 8,000 employees and more than 350 stations covering Scotland's diverse geography. It operates under the Scottish Government and Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Board, rather than the UK Home Office chain that governs English services.
The SFRS-Rowden relationship illustrates how AI command-management software developed for defence applications is crossing into civil emergency services. For Rowden, SFRS is a credible public-sector reference customer that validates the platform outside pure military contexts — a commercially useful distinction as the company seeks to grow its addressable market.