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West Midlands Fire Service could lose half its firefighters through cuts Mar 15 2012

The former firefighter who leads West Midlands Fire Authority has warned the brigade could be forced to lose half its officers as a result of Government cuts.Read

MPs' warning as West Midlands Fire loses five fire-fighters a month Mar 09 2012

Lives are being put at risk by a £30 million cut in funding for West Midlands Fire Service which means five fire-fighting posts are being axed every month, MPs have warned.Read

Fire services turn down chance to use £10m 'control centre' Mar 01 2012

Fire services in West Midlands and Staffordshire have received £3.6 million to develop a new, shared system for dealing with 999 calls.Read

Council tax payments for West Midlands fire service frozen again Feb 15 2012

The amount of money residents in the West Midlands pay for the fire service is to be frozen for the second year running after councillors voted against a plan to increase levels.Read

West Midlands Fire Service to share control centre with Staffordshire Sep 20 2011

West Midlands Fire Service is set to join forces with its neighbour in Staffordshire to provide fire control services.Read

1,000 fire service jobs lost after spending cuts, says union Jul 11 2011

More than 1,000 firefighters' jobs have been axed under the Government's "savage" spending cuts, with fresh losses in the pipeline, the service's main trade union has warned.Read