Cuts

Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service need to re-think their plans to cut frontline services after a string of public meetings found widespread anger over the controversial proposals, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has said. Residents at a consultation meeting in Lincoln stormed out in protest at the...

Proposals to cut frontline fire and rescue services in Suffolk have been met with strong opposition after the results of a public consultation found three-quarters of those who responded disagreed with the plans. The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has said the views of the public should be respected and...

An elderly couple have died as a result of a fire at their home in Merseyside, a short distance from West Kirby fire station which was closed down last year following budget cuts. The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) say that on the night of the fire resources were spread so thinly in the region - five...

Firefighters have slammed Northumberland County Council who have approved drastic cuts to fire and rescue services in the county, including the closure of Haydon Bridge fire station and the removal of the on-call fire engine from West Hartford fire station, which will result in the loss of frontline...

Lincolnshire firefighters have warned that 999 response times to emergencies could rise by as much as five minutes if plans are given the go ahead to downgrade a local fire station. In proposals under consideration by Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service, Lincoln South fire station that currently...

A 60 year old man has died as a result of a fire at his home in Lewisham, south London, a stones throw away from the closed Downham fire station – one of 10 fire stations the mayor closed in 2014. The news comes just as Boris Johnson has axed 13 fire engines from the capital, despite objections from...

A coroner has recorded an accidental death verdict for Choi Yip, the 85 year old man who jumped from his third floor Camden flat as it was engulfed in flames in October last year. At the time of the incident, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) said frontline cuts to fire services in the capital...

Northumberland County Council are deliberately ignoring the results of a public consultation over a half million pound budget cut to fire and rescue services, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has said. The views of the public who responded to the consultation undertaken by Northumberland Fire and...