A plan to cut 24-hour cover at Sale Community Fire Station has come under attack from Trafford's Liberal Democrat group. Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service is this week launching a public consultation on proposals for a ‘day crew model’ at both Sale and Offerton in Stockport on the grounds that they are the third and second lowest risk areas respectively in the city region.
The consultation period expires on July 10, but Trafford’s council’s Liberal Democrat group is already protesting against the plan.
Timperley Central Coun Shaun Ennis said: “These proposals are absolutely unthinkable. They will make parts of Trafford, including Timperley less safe. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community “I want to see them rejected and for Sale fire station to retain its 24-hour status.” Day-crewing is a system that requires operational firefighters to work a combination of hours on station and hours ‘on-call’, rather than having the station crewed continuously, 24 hours per day.
Crews, which currently immediately respond during station hours, would provide up to a four-minute delayed response during on-call hours.For the on-call period, crews are provided with a phone that alerts them to an incident and they then make their way to the fire station.
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