Summary
We have seen all too clearly in Cornwall this year the danger from fire. Three lives lost in the Penhallow Hotel blaze in Newquay ought to have been warning enough to the fire authority that taking risks with the level of cover is simply not acceptable.
Yet today the Western Morning News reveals three fire stations where staffing levels are below the generally accepted safe minimum. At Truro, St Austell and Camborne, just four firefighters were on duty over the weekend. Normal crew strength is seven and the minimum safe level is five.See the full content of this document
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Fire Cuts Have Gone Too Far
The reason for such a shortfall is clear. A long term recruitment freeze, in the name of cutting costs, has put those firefighters who remain under enormous pressure. When holidays and...
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