Cuts

Extraordinary cuts could see 11 fire engines decommissioned and two fire stations close, with the only replacement for services being Tactical Response Vehicles – which carry less equipment and fewer firefighters. Oppose plans in Leicestershire to send what is nothing more than a ‘car with a jet...

Proposals to axe around 40 retained firefighters and close five retained fire stations have been branded ‘devastating’ for public safety in Cumbria and could lead to 15 minute delays to some emergencies. Under the proposals published by Cumbria County Council, retained fire stations in Staveley...

A motion has been submitted in the House of Commons calling for the government to ensure the forthcoming Comprehensive Spending Review does not make further cuts to the fire and rescue service. Since 2010 nearly 7,000 firefighter jobs have been lost – equivalent to one in eight – with fire stations...

The fire and rescue service in Leicestershire is facing the biggest cuts in its history that will see firefighters struggle to their job effectively and safely. Extraordinary cuts could see 11 fire engines decommissioned and two fire stations close, with the only replacement for services being...

Burns victim Lucy Morgan, who was seriously injured after a bonfire accident in March 2014, has warned that cuts facing North Yorkshire Fire Service could have a disastrous effect on the service that saved her life. In a short video Lucy explains the cuts facing the fire and rescue service and how...

What: Firefighters’ lobby of parliament Where: Committee room 14, Palace of Westminster, SW1A 0AA (via Cromwell Green – visitors entrance) When: 1 – 2pm Wednesday 14 October 2015 Firefighters from all over the country are coming to the Houses of Parliament tomorrow (14 October) to lobby members of...

The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) have today condemned plans to restrict universal preventative fire safety home checks to only those deemed ‘high-risk’. Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service (LFRS) have axed the universal aspect of the vital, fire prevention work firefighters do. The FBU fears that other...