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MORE than 11,000 people have signed a petition calling on Surrey County Council to scrap planned cuts to night-time fire coverage.
The petition, which was started by Save Our Services in Surrey (SOSS), follows the launch of local fire authorities’ Making Surrey Safer scheme.
Bosses are proposing a shift of resources into fire prevention education, which would involve sending firefighters to institutions such as schools and care homes to provide people with “lifelong” safety training.
Liverpool Trades Council has unveiled a ‘People’s Budget’ to fight £56m cuts and council tax rises. DEAN YOUNG reports
Since 2010, one in five firefighter jobs has disappeared alongside 30% funding cuts — all while climate breakdown brings record blazes and flooding. It’s time to fund our fire service properly, writes FBU general secretary STEVE WRIGHT
