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To: Suffolk County Council
Save Suffolk Fire Service
Suffolk County Council have announced proposals to cut a further £1.3 million from Suffolk Fire Service. These cuts would see Wrentham station closed, Lowestoft South Station loosing an on call engine and undoubtedly further cuts and downsizing across the county.
Downsizing a Fire Service which is already under pressure and stretched from previous budget cuts, is going to cost lives. It's as simple as that. But we don't have to sit back and let it happen. This is our Fire Service, lets stand up and save it.
Suffolk County Council need to put a stop to proposed cuts from Suffolk Fire Service.
People power has done some amazing things in the UK in 2015. It has been a demonstration of what ordinary people can do when we come together. We have managed to block cuts and make changes to some of the things that matter to us; the people living and working in the UK. Lets start 2016 strong and united.
Why is this important?
To a certain extent, we take the Fire Service for granted. But at a time when we need them, they are there for us. These people spend their careers risking their lives in order to save others. They work under huge pressure just by the very nature of their job, the last thing they need is further financial pressure. Less stations means further distances and longer travel times to emergencies. Less engines means a station unable to deal with as many emergencies and having to call in support from elsewhere. Less funding means less Fire Fighters, less training and less equipment.
The people who will be affected by these cuts in the long run are members of the public. Who in their hour of need, will be left waiting longer for a Fire Service which they pay for, but which struggles to get to them in time. Ultimately, further cuts to a struggling Fire Service will cost lives.
If you live in Suffolk, you will feel these cuts when you most need this service. When you are having the worst day of your life. So please sign this petition and share it with as many people as you can now, so together we can stop Suffolk County Council dismantling our Fire Service and risking our lives.
A series of Public Consultation Meetings hosted by Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service will be held across the county in the New Year, where you learn more about the proposed cuts and we can have our say. To attend these meetings, send an email to - [email protected]
The public consultation meetings will be held in Bury St Edmunds, Ipswich and Sudbury, two meetings will also be held in the Lowestoft area. These are on January 28, 2016 at Wrentham Village Hall, running from 6.30pm to 8.30pm, and on February 1 at the Riverside Centre in Lowestoft from 6.30pm to 8.30pm.
Please help to support our Fire Service and the Men and Women who work tirelessly to keep it running.
Thank you.
