http://www.liverpooldail...-worries-92534-28887728/ This fire has been burning since last weekend and the local brigade are unable to deal with the incident efficiently due to recent cuts in the service.

Hi bleve, I understand you are not aware of the full facts but your assessment of the fire situation and potential preventative measures is correct. The fire did start and was reported as normal and the normal full attendance turned out and attended. There is a limited fire cover now due to changes in watch and shift patterns so at the time of the fire some stations were not manned and could not respond due to the way it works now. (Financial implications). Due to the present nature of fire fighting (health and safety in mind, risk assessment and not entering the building) the fire was allowed to burn to a certain extent. The fire occurred during a night watch and as the end of shift neared some appliances were sent back to their stations, (to prevent the payment of overtime) and the fire intensity increased. Some orbital appliance suffered mechanical defects due to age therefore the aerial attack was interrupted. The FRS has approx. half the numbers of firefighters and available appliances due to cut back during the past ten years. This is not a political thing just that the Chief Officer decided to save expenses. There is also a management failing IMO. As you say compartmentation and allowance for flooding the bunker would have eased the situation.

Yes Frank, the same place but I don't know the facts.