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New figures from the Home Office show that 29 house fires were started by a household appliance on the Island between April 2017 and March this year.
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The car left Belgrave Road and ended up in the trees below, where the steps lead down to Esplanade Road. Police are appealing for anyone with information to get in touch.
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The council say there would be no redundancies and that the new system would guarantee a minimum of 12 immediately-available firefighters for 12 hours a day, every day.
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The council say new plans for Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service will improve safety for Islanders, but those on the front line say the review is being “clearly driven by financial savings with little or no regard for public safety”.
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Firefighters say there are errors in the latest Review Service report, that the plans still compromise crew safety and provide less resilience than at present.
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We report live from the chamber so you don’t have to make the journey to Newport to find out how councillors scrutinise the Fire Service Review and other items.
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One member of the Scrutiny Committee said the plans put them 'at risk of corporate manslaughter'. The responsible Cabinet member gave assurances the plans were safe.
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The FBU says that Cabinet pass this review, the safety of the Island's public and its firefighters, and the inability for a crew to carry out full firefighting duties on arrival as the first appliance will fall at the feet of those Members.
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The Cabinet member responsible for Fire and Rescue Services says he believes, "most people will understand having firefighters in the right place at the right time will save lives, not put them in danger".
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Following a meeting with Cllr Outlaw, an insider with the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service said that Ryde Fire Station could be left in a 'very risky situation' should proposed plans go ahead.
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OnTheWight caught up with the firefighters who were at last night's Cabinet meeting, following the vote to make changes to Isle of Wight fire service. Some of them were quite ... direct.
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Island Labour say the issue comes down to a matter of trust. "Who do you trust to have your best interests at heart when it comes to ensuring we have the fire service we need?"
