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Recruiting new Somerset firefighters presents 'serious challenge', says FBU

The £5 council tax increase aims to address firefighter pay and recruitment challenges amid 20% fewer firefighters since 2010, officials said.

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The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has called for central government to urgently provide additional funding to recruit more firefighters across the south…

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Recruiting new Somerset firefighters presents 'serious challenge', says FBU

The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has called for central government to urgently provide additional funding to recruit more firefighters across the south west

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Union says more Government money needed to recruit new Somerset firefighters

RECRUITING new Somerset firefighters was challenging with the current pay structure, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has said.

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