The full time night fire cover in Falmouth has been retained. This follows some additional funding which means that £1.1 million has been put into the fire service in Cornwall.
Throughout Cornwall all the fire stations except those at Falmouth and Camborne, are run using retained firemen. The Chief Fire Officer is undertaking a complete review of the current situation. According to the Audit Commission death and injuries from fire are at their lowest level in England since the 1950's. House fires have
shown a steady decline since 1985.
Terrye Teverson & Julia Goldsworthy on march
Two thirds of all fire stations in the country are staffed by retained firemen.
The fireservice role has changed to focus more on prevention and protection work in local communities. This has resulted in a falling level of fires generally. I understand that firemen in Cornwall are increasingly being called out to deal with Road Traffic Accidents.
