Scandal of Fire Service Staffing

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Lives are being put in danger by low levels of staffing at fire stations, a union has warned.

At the weekend, Truro, St Austell and Camborne stations in Cornwall were each manned by just four firefighters - below the normal crew strength of seven and the bare minimum "safe" of five.

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Scandal of Fire Service Staffing

The county's busiest fire station is at Camborne, where at least one watch could remain with just four members for a fortnight.

"We are operating below safe levels," said Mike Tremellen, chairm...

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