Cuts

Planned cuts to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have been implemented by the former chief fire officer, despite the fire authority voting to delay the decision in late August. Chief Fire Officer Neil Odin, who stepped down from his role in September, confirmed in a video message...

After a campaign by firefighters, Hampshire and Isle of Wight fire authority voted today to delay cuts to frontline firefighter posts, giving time to find additional resources. All eyes are now on central government and the region’s MPs, who are being urged by the Fire Brigades Union to lobby for...

The Fire Brigades Union and concerned members of the public are calling on Hampshire and Isle of Wight fire authority to defer £1.6 million of proposed frontline cuts to the fire service at its meeting this Friday. The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service (HIWFRS) has already lost one...

The Fire Brigades Union has reacted angrily to the news that fire and rescue services are to face deep cuts, just over a year after Labour came to power. Cuts imposed by central government could equate to the loss of around 2,300 firefighter posts. The news follows yet another below inflation...

Firefighters continue to tackle the major wildfire at Holt Heat, Dorset, with a critical lack of resources meaning that crews have had to travel from across the UK to assist. All neighbouring fire and rescue services have sent crews, including Devon and Somerset; Avon; Gloucestershire; Oxfordshire...

With two significant wildfire incidents breaking out within 24 hours this weekend, the Fire Brigades Union has issued a warning that UK fire services do not have the resources to keep the public safe. In the last 24 hours, a major incident was declared at a wildfire in Holt Health, Dorset, while...

Firefighters need resources to keep public safe from emerging risks of e-batteries and climate change, says the leader of the Fire Brigades Union. The Office for Product Safety recently reported that there were at least 211 e-scooter and e-bike fires last year, including five that caused fatalities...

On the weekend of 28 June, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight fire and rescue service were reduced to just 23 out of 80 fire engines available due to a lack of resources. The Fire Brigades Union says that this shows that the frontline is already severely overstretched and under-resourced, and that...