2023-12-12 10:46:09 +0000
1700 signatures now and the petition is gathering speed because of tomorrow's rally outisde the fire authority meetings where the cuts and the recent HMI report into the service are on the agenda.
The service are now proposing frontline staff reductions at a time where the ability to respond to emergencies has been deemed inadequate.
Response times are up, lithium battery fires are up and sadly in the UK, fire fatalities are up as well. Has there ever been a worse time to cut firefighters?