Carnforth firefighters unable to attend 999 call 100 yards from station due to lack of crew

A fire and rescue service has made an urgent plea for new recruits after it was unable to attend a call-out just 100 yards from its base due to a crew shortage.
By Gayle Rouncivell
Published 5th Jul 2023, 16:34 BST
Updated 6th Jul 2023, 10:46 BST
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Carnforth Fire Station was called to an incident close to its Market Street base on Tuesday, but had to rely on crews from another station to answer the call.

A spokesman said that unless people come forward "it isn't guaranteed your local area will have its fire engine ready".

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A spokesman for the station said on its Facebook page: "We had an incident in Carnforth that we couldn't attend, other stations from the local area had to attend.

Carnforth Fire Station had to reject a call-out due to lack of staff.Carnforth Fire Station had to reject a call-out due to lack of staff.
Carnforth Fire Station had to reject a call-out due to lack of staff.

"The incident was 100 yards from the fire station. This was because we had insufficient crewing availability. Fortunately it was a false alarm.

"As a station we cannot stress enough, unless our local community come forward it isn't guaranteed your local area will have its fire engine ready to roll out the doors."

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