Local firefighters in the Brigades Union are urging the government to release funding for more firefighters and “reverse a decade of severe cuts to the service.”
It comes after it was revealed fire- fighter numbers have increased by just 318 across the country – and the FBU claim this is still inadequate and they point out there are still nearly 11,500 fewer UK firefighters than in 2010.
Matt Wrack, FBU general secretary, said: “This shameless government is doing nothing to ease the pressure on overstretched and underpaid firefighters, all while making dubious claims of spending elsewhere.
Fire and rescue services are in crisis after years of brutal cuts – and this year’s measly increase in posts is wholly insufficient to plug the gaps.”
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