Firefighters have announced a further 24-hour strike as a national row with the Government over pensions continues.
Members of the Fire Brigades Union will walk out on Tuesday, December 9, over a dispute surrounding pension arrangements between the Fire Brigade Union and the Government.
The union said that after three years of discussions, firefighters still faced a “stark” choice of being sacked or having their pension severely reduced.
It will be the latest action in almost a year-long dispute which saw four days of action in November.
Cleveland Fire Brigade were unavailable for comment yesterday, however, during previous strikes Cleveland Chief Fire officer Ian Hayton urged the public to take special precautions.
“While the industrial action is ongoing we will still be responding to 999 calls, but we are asking members of the public to take extra care,” he said.
“Fires can start for a variety of reasons from cooking being left unattended to electrical faults, the best advice we can give everyone is to have working smoke alarms in their home and to check them every week.
“Also ensuring your car is roadworthy and maintained at all times along with careful driving, which means driving to the conditions of the road and not the speed limits particularly when there is poor visibility, will greatly reduce the risk of an accident.
“During strike action we do find ourselves in an unusual situation where we must prioritise our calls for those who are most in need of our assistance.
“However, I must emphasise that you should still call 999 in an emergency so that an experienced control room operator can deal with your situation.”
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