Great initiative from Falkirk Council!

More people across Falkirk will have access to life-saving equipment in an emergency as publicly accessible defibrillators are installed at every Falkirk Council primary and secondary school soon.

Every Falkirk Council primary and secondary school is set to become a location where local residents can access a defibrillator in an emergency.

37 schools will receive new external Public Access Defibrillators (PADs), bringing the total number of defibrillators at Falkirk schools to 50.

The first 10 devices have already been delivered, with the remainder due to arrive by the end of the year. Installation in external cabinets is planned to begin from January 2027.

Available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, the defibrillators will be accessible to local residents as well as pupils, staff and visitors.

Every device will be registered on The Circuit, the national defibrillator network used by ambulance services to identify the nearest available defibrillator during an emergency.

Each installation will include a fully automatic defibrillator, heated external cabinet, bleed control kit and additional emergency response equipment.

Falkirk Council is investing £50,000 in the programme and will maintain the equipment with support from community partners, including Forth Valley First Responder Group, which regularly checks the status of defibrillators across Falkirk.

The first schools to receive the new equipment are Grangemouth High School, Bonnybridge Primary School, Bowhouse Primary School, Deanburn Primary School, Ladeside Primary School, Nethermains Primary School, Shieldhill Primary School, St Joseph’s Primary School, St Mary’s Primary School and Whitecross Primary School.

To find out more, you can visit the Falkirk Council website:

www.falkirk.gov.uk/news/council/life-saving-defibrillators-to-be-available-at-every-falkirk-school