News 
Topsham Fire Station to close by the end of the year as service looks at ‘disposal’ of building
The fire service said it is ‘looking at the disposal’ of the Topsham station after it revealed the town’s crew will leave by the end of…
Browsing: DSFRS consultation
Budleigh Salterton 
PHOTOS: Budleigh fire station’s ‘sad’ closure after a century as crew moves to Exmouth bringing an end to a ‘long and glorious history’
Budleigh Salterton firefighters leaving the town after more than a century of station cover have promised to remain part of the community. The fire station closed…
Budleigh Salterton 
Date set for permanent closure of Budleigh Salterton fire station
Budleigh Salterton fire station will permanently close in a week’s time, the fire service has announced today (Friday). Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service (DSFRS)…
Budleigh Salterton 
Budleigh’s mayor urges town to put the pressure on to keep the fire station open
Budleigh Salterton’s mayor said the town will be vulnerable without its fire station and is urging residents to ramp up the pressure to keep it open.…
East Devon 
Fire cuts consultation results to be independently examined and report compiled by an external company
Fire service Safer Together consultation responses will be scrutinised by an independent group outside the fire service. The independent external company is responsible for compiling a…
Campaign 
‘Exmouth fire station has got to be kept open and I will lead a march’, says 88-year-old campaigner
An 88-year-old life-long champion of Exmouth has vowed to lead a protest march if the town’s full-time fire cover is cut. Alderman David Scott was so…
Campaign 
Fire cuts: Chief admits to East Devon MP ‘changes will inevitably affect response times’
Fire engines will take longer to arrive at an emergency in East Devon once stations close and cover is cut, the chief fire officer has admitted.…
Campaign 
Cut management not ‘boots-on-the-ground’ firefighters – council’s unanimous show of support for Exmouth’s 24/7 fire cover
‘Cut management, not frontline firefighters – smoke alarms save lives but they don’t put out fires.’ Blanket support for Exmouth’s ‘boots-on-the-ground’ firefighters has come from town…
Campaign 
Save Our Station: Fears fire service’s ‘false picture’ of Exmouth will lead to injury or death
Slashing Exmouth’s full-time fire service will put the lives of residents and visitors at higher risk of injury and death than now. Crisis talks are being…
Campaign 
Save Our Station: ‘It would be a travesty if Colyton fire station were to close on false pretenses’
The Grim Reaper led a funeral procession to shouts of ‘save our station’ when Colyton’s annual carnival turned campaign rally against fire cuts. Saturday’s funeral procession…