Fighting cuts... not fires
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) battle wagon is in town.
H853 XYF is a Volvo FL6.14/Carmichael Rescue unit now owned and operated by the FBU for its campaigning work.
It's reason for being parked in the Etap budget hotels car park is simple...
"Loughborough could be left with just one fire engine and lose 24 firefighters under major money saving plans due to be finalised tomorrow.
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) says that if the cuts are approved it will mean that “Leicestershire will be the first fire service in post war history to sack firefighters on a compulsive basis.”
The fate of Loughborough’s cuts now lie in the hands of The Combined Fire Authority (CFA) – the governing body of Leicestershire’s Fire and Rescue Service.
A decision will be made tomorrow (Wednesday) in Birstall (the location of the Leicestershire Fire & Rescue headquarters).
The FBU says this week marks one of the most critical points in Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service’s history as the counties fire authority try to make £7.5m worth of cuts that firefighters fear will put the public at greater risk and drastically compromise the safety of firefighters.
www.loughboroughecho.net/news/local-news/loughborough-fir...
www.leicestershire-fire.gov.uk/
Note the other Emergency vehicles in the car park are private contractors working for East Midlands Ambulance Service as they can't deliver the response times required (seems a bit pointless when they are delivered to A&E and simply join the queue is it?).
Is this Government attempting to turn the clock back to the period after the Great Fire of London (1666)?
Prior to this fire, London had no organized fire protection system. Afterwards, insurance companies formed private fire brigades to protect their clients’ property. Insurance brigades would only fight fires at buildings the company insured.
These buildings were identified by fire insurance marks (these were metal plaques marked with the emblem of the insurance company which were affixed to the front of insured buildings as a guide to the insurance company's fire brigade).
Fighting cuts... not fires
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) battle wagon is in town.
H853 XYF is a Volvo FL6.14/Carmichael Rescue unit now owned and operated by the FBU for its campaigning work.
It's reason for being parked in the Etap budget hotels car park is simple...
"Loughborough could be left with just one fire engine and lose 24 firefighters under major money saving plans due to be finalised tomorrow.
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) says that if the cuts are approved it will mean that “Leicestershire will be the first fire service in post war history to sack firefighters on a compulsive basis.”
The fate of Loughborough’s cuts now lie in the hands of The Combined Fire Authority (CFA) – the governing body of Leicestershire’s Fire and Rescue Service.
A decision will be made tomorrow (Wednesday) in Birstall (the location of the Leicestershire Fire & Rescue headquarters).
The FBU says this week marks one of the most critical points in Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service’s history as the counties fire authority try to make £7.5m worth of cuts that firefighters fear will put the public at greater risk and drastically compromise the safety of firefighters.
www.loughboroughecho.net/news/local-news/loughborough-fir...
www.leicestershire-fire.gov.uk/
Note the other Emergency vehicles in the car park are private contractors working for East Midlands Ambulance Service as they can't deliver the response times required (seems a bit pointless when they are delivered to A&E and simply join the queue is it?).
Is this Government attempting to turn the clock back to the period after the Great Fire of London (1666)?
Prior to this fire, London had no organized fire protection system. Afterwards, insurance companies formed private fire brigades to protect their clients’ property. Insurance brigades would only fight fires at buildings the company insured.
These buildings were identified by fire insurance marks (these were metal plaques marked with the emblem of the insurance company which were affixed to the front of insured buildings as a guide to the insurance company's fire brigade).