Eight firefighter posts at Torquay fire station have been saved following a dramatic decision by fire authority members not to axe its Bronto crews.
Proposals by Devon and Somerset fire chiefs to save £1million by scrapping the specialist, full time posts to man the skylift had sparked outrage.But after a marathon three-and-a-half-hour meeting at fire headquarters in Exeter yesterday, authority members representing Devon and Somerset voted 13 to 10 against the controversial bid.
Torquay firefighters who sat through the debate were beaming after the decision and shaking each other by the hand after the recorded vote was counted down and they realised the proposal was defeated.
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