Fire Service Cuts Obvious During Heatwave

[Nightstaffer]

There are only two things that make the fire service successful.

speed and weight of attack


they have been forgotten, disregarded.



when asked if I ever went to any big fires I used to reply “ No , we put them out when they were little uns”

The old adage “ make pumps plenty you can always send them back” is no longer true .

[bill.advanced]

FIREFIGHTERS ON FRONTLINE OF HEATWAVE

Firefighters and control staff have been stretched to their limit responding to wildfires and other incidents during this week's record-breaking heatwave.

15 fire and rescue service declared major incidents while a number of firefighters sustained injuries, including some hospitalisations.

The FBU has said that cuts to frontline firefighters and a decade of government cuts impacted the service's ability to respond.
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