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To: Berkshire Chief Fire Officer and Berkshire Fire Authority Members
Stop the Cuts!!!
STOP CUTS TO ROYAL BERKSHIRE FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE
Royal Berkshire Fire & Rescue Service (RBFRS) is facing dangerous cuts that will degrade fire cover and compromise public safety. Specifically, the removal of the second appliance on some night shifts at Slough Fire Station putting lives at risk.
Like many fire services across the country, RBFRS has been stretched thin by years of cuts. RBFRS response times to primary fires falls below the national average and has done since 2018.
The ongoing degradation of immediately available fire cover will mean slower response times and inadequate resources to deal with emergencies, endangering both the public and firefighters.
The changes made to operational response have been implemented without proper consultation, leaving communities vulnerable and uninformed. Removing the second fire engine and reducing night cover at Slough Fire Station is not a solution—it’s a threat to public safety.
Royal Berkshire Fire & Rescue Service (RBFRS) is facing dangerous cuts that will degrade fire cover and compromise public safety. Specifically, the removal of the second appliance on some night shifts at Slough Fire Station putting lives at risk.
Like many fire services across the country, RBFRS has been stretched thin by years of cuts. RBFRS response times to primary fires falls below the national average and has done since 2018.
The ongoing degradation of immediately available fire cover will mean slower response times and inadequate resources to deal with emergencies, endangering both the public and firefighters.
The changes made to operational response have been implemented without proper consultation, leaving communities vulnerable and uninformed. Removing the second fire engine and reducing night cover at Slough Fire Station is not a solution—it’s a threat to public safety.
Why is this important?
These cuts directly affect the safety of our communities and the Firefighters who protect them.
We have a service that falls below the national average for response times and is stretching that service thinner with cuts to the frontline.
Anyone of us may need to dial 999, for a house fire, car crash or any number of rescues the service currently undertake.
We need to protect the number of fire engines immediately available to protect our communities and ensure response times get better rather than worse.
We have a service that falls below the national average for response times and is stretching that service thinner with cuts to the frontline.
Anyone of us may need to dial 999, for a house fire, car crash or any number of rescues the service currently undertake.
We need to protect the number of fire engines immediately available to protect our communities and ensure response times get better rather than worse.