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Report says fire service in "crisis"

There are concerns about the state of Scotland's fire service.

A report by the Fire Brigades Union says the service is in "crisis".

They're protesting outside the Scottish Parliament later this week.

The group says 1,200 jobs have been lost since 2012.

John McKenzie, Scottish secretary of the FBU, said: “We cannot go on like this, our members and the public have had enough.

“If the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service is to meet the challenges of our times we need immediate and radical change and this report sets out what that should look like.

“Over the last decade we have been failed by political leaders who have tried to ignore this crisis. They cannot ignore us now.

“It is now up to the Scottish Government, the SFRS management and all political parties to respond positively to this report, reverse the cuts and help build a fire and rescue service that aspires to be world-leading.”

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