London closes oldest fire station 10 more to come w/loss of jobs

[MAKO69]

Well this blows.

 

 

http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-department-management/articles/1646598-Firefighters-in-tears-as-10-stations-close-in-London/

[mdatelmi]

As a son of a firefighter (now retired) and also a firefighter during my duty service this is sad...very sad!!!

This is a shame...

Edited January 10, 2014 by mdatelmi

[Capitaine Vengeur]

No wonder if the insurance costs for housing in London raise afterwards! It seems that the London authorities have declined back to a pre-1666 level of intelligence. (Boris Johnson himself has a "Quest for fire" look...)