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To: Mid & West Wales Fire Authority, South Wales Fire Authority & Fire Minister for Wales
Save Mid & West Wales Fire Control Room, Stop the Control Merger!
The local Communities within Mid and West Wales and South Wales Fire Services deserve a first class fire service, the removal of Mid and West Wales Fire Control will leave local Communities in both areas at a great loss in terms of resilience and local knowledge.
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Firefighters in Wales “deeply concerned” about fire control merger proposals
Firefighters in Wales have expressed their “deep concern” over proposals to merge the control room for Mid and West Wales with South Wales and relocate it to the headquarters of South Wales Police in Bridgend.
Although a Welsh government panel was expected to reach a decision on funding for the project from its Invest-to-save fund on 20 February 2014, the Fire Brigades Union says it has not been informed of any decision.
The union also said that it believed that the fire authorities of both South Wales as well as Mid and West Wales had passed the merger following a feasibility study at the end of last year.
Fire Brigades Union executive council member for Wales, said: “Our highly-skilled control room members have proven time and time again that local knowledge saves precious time in responding to incidents.
”We are therefore deeply concerned about how the loss of a dedicated fire control room in Mid and West Wales will affect the service provided to local communities — and the future of our members.
“The FBU in Wales has opposed this move from the outset and we have informed management of our serious concerns.”
