FIRE Services are seriously understaffed and require huge investments. The Fire Brigade Union (FBU) has warned ahead of another heat wave to hit Britain this week.
Temperatures are expected to hit around 35°C in the next few days, as scientists warn that human-induced climate change is making extreme heat outbreaks more common. Predicted .
A July heatwave has forced firefighters to battle wildfires across the country, London's austerity-hit services busiest since World War II declared the time.
FBU Undersecretary Andy Dark said last month that the UK recorded temperatures above 40°C for the first time had left several firefighters "injured and many people displaced from their homes." I lost it," he warned.
"Heatwaves have been on the government's national risk register since 2008, and wildfires were added to the register as a national risk in 2013.
``Instead of improving fire and rescue services, 11,500 firefighters have been cut since 2010.
``[Last month] Almost all fire and rescue services in the affected areas had to call off-duty firefighters.
"To adequately protect life and property from bushfires." there is an urgent need for significant investment in fire departments.”
