Privatisation of Fire & Rescue - Please Object

We can't say it any better ourselves so below in full is the information from 38 Degrees about the current governements proposals to privatise the Fire & Rescue  Service. 

And next they PRIVATISE 

Revealed: it looks like the government is planning to privatise our fire service. It's trying to sneak in new laws that "would enable fire and rescue authorities in England to contract out their full range of services to a suitable provider". [1]

Every day, fire crews put their lives in danger to keep us safe. Within minutes of an emergency, we can expect fire engines to be there to save lives and protect our property. 

Privatising these vital services might seem crazy. But that’s exactly what the government is trying to slip through a hush-hush parliamentary committee. [2]

Let’s make sure the government knows we’re watching. We’ve seen bad ideas get much too far before. We need to move fast to show the government that we want a fire service whose priority is protecting people's lives, not making profit. Together we can prove how unpopular privatising the fire service would be with the public. 

Sign the petition HERE  

Our fire service is a precious emergency service that we all depend on for our lives and our safety. Between 2011 and 2012, English firefighters attended 606,000 incidents. [3] If the government is allowed to sell the fire service off to private companies, then the essence of our fire service, a service for all of us whenever we need it, might be lost forever.

Private companies have been circling the fire service for years. [4] They recognise that money can be made and they want to piggyback off a service the public holds dear.

The government can’t afford another big battle over privatisation. It'll know that 38 Degrees members were responsible for stopping the sell-off of our forests and making sure the NHS changes were as controversial as possible. [5]

So let’s make sure they know they're up against us again. Sign the petition to stop privatisation of our fire service now:

NOTES
[1] Daily Mirror - Fire sale: Secret government bid to privatise fire and rescue services revealed:http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/privatised-fire-and-rescue-services-secret-1593277
Letter from Brandon Lewis outlining the plan: https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/fire-letter
[2] For more information about the Regulatory Reform Committee click here: http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/regulatory-reform-committee/
[3] Fire Statistics Monitor, April 2011 - March 2012: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/6959/2172323.pdf
[4] BBC News - Fire Service College to be sold to Capita: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-20715276
[5] Great news: Government agree to protect our forests: http://blog.38degrees.org.uk/2013/02/01/great-news-government-agree-to-protect-our-forests/
NHS: A round up: http://blog.38degrees.org.uk/2012/03/21/nhs-roundup/

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Remember People Power Does Work 

Shortly After FCCL published the post about Rothwell available HERE, and other local Leeds Stations talked about HERE  West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue caved in and gave reprieves to Garforth, Rothwell, Hunslet and Morley Stations. 

And in regard to privatisation - IF Simon Pilling is content to reduce cover and build new stations we suspect he knows which stations will be ripe for privatisation and 

(we wonder if they will pay him £160k a year to run them? )

Mondays  posting will be - When is a petrol tank invisible ?