Cutbacks puts lives at risk; VIEWPOINTS.IT DOES seem extremely difficult to comprehend the logic of the South Wales Fire and Rescue Service The South Wales Fire and Rescue Service (Welsh: Gwasanaeth Tân ac Achub De Cymru) is the fire and rescue service covering the ten Welsh principal areas of Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, to put non-experienced personnel in charge of major incidents ("The fire chiefs who've never put out a fire", August 24). For a saving of just pounds 200,000 out of a large budget seems paltry. It is no wonder that the Fire Brigades Union The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) is the main union for firefighters in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1918 in the London area as the Firemans Trade Union, but soon grew to cover the entire country. is very concerned about the danger to the public if this is enacted. There are some things that are sacrosanct sac·ro·sanct adj. Regarded as sacred and inviolable. [Latin sacr  s and the feeling of safety
in a domestic, business, school, or any other category from the fire
services should be paramount.
Until these totally unwarranted "efficiency" measures are withdrawn, we can all feel a little more unsafe. They should definitely be abandoned henceforth . Steve Tarbet Westfield Park, St Fagans |
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