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Our Firefighters need more funding to deal with the Climate Crisis that is upon us. Will Andy listen to them?

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On Tuesday, Steve Wright, the general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU), warned the country faced an “unprecedented summer of dangerous and volatile wildfires”. The National Fire Chiefs Council said firefighters had responded to more than 950 wildfires across England and Wales this year, including 185 in the first 10 days of August alone, while July was the busiest month on record for wildfires with more than 450 incidents. Nearly three-quarters of England and the whole of Wales are in drought, as a record dry July and very dry start to August have combined with high temperatures to put pressure on water resources. The FBU said that in many parts of the country, firefighters did not have the latest equipment to deal with these “flash droughts”. “They do not have the new modern personal protective equipment, the lightweight fire kit that we wear, the right helmets, lightweight helmets, breathable uniforms to make sure they're better protected, their health is protected when they’re out dealing with these incidents for hours and hours on end,” Wright told Times Radio.
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