Humbling to be asked to work on a series of articles of such importance. The public deserve to know the effect that cuts to Surrey Fire and Rescue Service are having and will have in the future.
The Fire Brigades Union has accused the Government of putting the public at risk after new figures show a rise in incidents: 'despite the increase, the Government continues to “starve” fire authorities of central funding' https://t.co/76HKquDGlV
Powerful words from FBU North West Regional Secretary Mark Rowe. The public stands with us. Councillors stand with us. Stop these dangerous cuts to our fire service & stop undermining firefighters conditions of service. #stopthecuts@fbunational https://t.co/d4cKppjqW3
@surreylive Great coverage @surreylive. Everyone must know about @SurreyCouncil’s purge and decimation of @SurreyFRS. The understaffing on all Fire Stations, Emergency Control Centre, Officer Cover and Support Staff will lead to catastrophic failures across the county.
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So proud of all the emergency service workers today in this heat! Somewhere a police officer will be sprinting after a criminal, firefighters will be wearing thick heavy kit putting out a fire & ambo crews will be resuscitating someone. 🚑🚒🚓@WMPolice@WestMidsFire@OFFICIALWMAS
Surrey fire station left with no fire cover after several stations shut due to lack of staff. The Fire Brigades Union says that since 2010 more than £20 million has been saved from the Surrey Fire and Rescue budget ..... https://t.co/cbQnDJhsTM
The Fire Brigades Union said crews are struggling with the recent “spike” in activity during the hot weather and added that cuts to the service meant firefighters are taking longer to reach incidents https://t.co/wXiVyN6gpV
@Surrey_Matters This is a golden opportunity for Surrey's finest to let them know how inept they are at governing a 21st century fire and rescue service!
I've often wondered what the overall response standard would look like if 7-8 of your frontline fire engines were unavailable 🤔😞 https://t.co/1NDD6Lhin8