Extreme Fire Risk: England’s Fire Services Are Under Strain | Adam Taylor

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“I think we should be very concerned.” Following a repeated period of extreme heat, UK fire services are having to work longer hours than they should, and they simply do not have the resources to deal with it, says national officer for the Fire Brigades Union, Adam Taylor. Adam Taylor was  speaking to Salma El-Wardany sitting in for Kate McCann and Stig Abell on Times Radio Breakfast. Listen live every Monday to Thursday, 6am-10am. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/live Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=timesonlinevideo Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timesandsundaytimes/ Find us on X: https://x.com/thetimes Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetimes/

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