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| Devon and Somerset fire log changes 'could hide cuts' | |
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| A move by Devon and Somerset Fire Service to stop publishing full attendance records for emergency calls could hide future cuts, a union claims. | |
| The service is only publicly publishing the response time of the first fire engine at a scene. Full records will only be available internally. | |
| Unions said the change meant the public would not get the full story about the service's work and performance. | |
| The service said the changes made the public figures easier to understand. | The service said the changes made the public figures easier to understand. |
| Dave Chappell, from the Fire Brigades Union in Exeter, said: "We are deeply concerned that the real intention is just to be a smokescreen for further cuts." | |
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| He added that if major changes were made to the service's infrastructure, "you wouldn't know that unless you saw them published". | |
| Assistant chief fire officer Peter Smith said the changes told the public what they needed to know. | |
| He said: "The actual focus is in very specific information which people want to know. | |
| "They ask: 'When I dial 999, is that fire engine going to get to me in time and do something to help me?' | |
| "That is absolutely critical to people." |
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