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Essex firefighters to lobby MPs over safety guidance

...cretary Matt Wrack said that the causes of firefighter deaths could be changed, "if the Government really wants to change them".At present, the union claims there is a "policy vacuum" - a neglect of up-to-date central guidance on firefighter safety - and insufficient emergency response training.The Essex firefighters will also take the opportunity to speak with their Essex MPs about cost-cutting plans in the County’s Integrated Risk Management Plan (IRMP) which they believe will reduce the safety of firefighters and the public in Essex.

News | 12 Nov 2008