Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service is facing 'significant financial challenges'.
It is taking longer than ever for crews to reach fires in Dorset and Wiltshire, FBU figures showPlans to downgrade Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service were published earlier in the week.
A DWFRS spokesperson said it was facing "significant financial challenges" and needed to make sure the service was sustainable for the future.Under the plans, stations in Sturminster Newton, Wareham, Corsham, and Marlborough face losing a fire engine by the end of September. Changes would see the station at Poole, which provides fire cover across the south of Dorset, lose a full-time crewed fire engine by April 2025.
The FBU said it was already taking longer than ever for crews to reach fires in Dorset and Wiltshire - an average of 10 minutes and 46 seconds in 2023.
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