Announcement from Fire Minister regarding regionalistion of Brigades

[Midland Retty]

The following announcement by the Fire Minister may be of interest to some members. The government has announced the end of regionalisation for UK Fire & Rescue Services

http://www.communities.gov.uk/news/newsroom/1654087 (source : CLG website)

[Mike Buckley]

Sounds like good news, but I will reserve judgement until after the battle over the loss of the regional jobs is over.

[Clevelandfire 3]

Nah sounds like too much common sense to me.

[bungle]

Hopefully we can now stop fitting smoke alarms for people affluent enough to get their own and concentrate on operational training.... I am not optimistic!

Bungle

[black arts2]

IT was always regionalisation or Privatisation, smaller brigades will be picked off

[Simon72]

Oh Really,

now that's a damn shame, there are a few people i would like to see banished to far ends of the globe....