‘Disaster looms’ as 6,716 firefighters sacked in five years – trade union

‘Fire and rescue services across the UK are heading for disaster due to harsh austerity measures, which have led to redundancies and station closures, a trade union has warned.

Research by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) found the number of uniformed firefighters in England fell by 6,716 over the last five years – a 14.5 percent drop.

Northern England has suffered the worst cuts to funding, with the North West region seeing a 22.3 percent drop, Yorkshire and the Humber 17.4 percent, and the North East 17 percent. South East England saw cuts of 16.6 percent and London 13.9 percent.’

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