Calls to abandon fire control room scheme
Nine fire control rooms in the South East have been merged into one and will operate from Fareham in Hampshire. The announcement of the conmtroversial scheme was made on Tuesday amid extensive criticism.
West Sussex Chief Fire Officer, Mark Burrell, said: "In West Sussex we already use advanced technology and our call response time is 45 seconds. It is difficult to see how the Regional Call Centre can improve this. There is an overall lack of evidence to support the Government's case for such a drastic consolidation."
For full story, see WSG October 13 Page One