Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD)

Time to equip fire service properly

Increasing fire risks mean the fire service too must increase its capability

Fire service: Ill-fitted for tricky city fires

Unplanned urbanisation over the last decade has worsened fire risks in the cities, but firefighters have not been given additional training and proper equipment so they can deal with the heightened threats and the changing nature of fire incidents.

April 30, 2023
April 30, 2023

Time to equip fire service properly

Increasing fire risks mean the fire service too must increase its capability

April 30, 2023
April 30, 2023

Fire service: Ill-fitted for tricky city fires

Unplanned urbanisation over the last decade has worsened fire risks in the cities, but firefighters have not been given additional training and proper equipment so they can deal with the heightened threats and the changing nature of fire incidents.