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Fire cover set to be increased in booming Manchester city centre
06.06.2023 - 16:48 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Fire cover in booming Manchester city centre is set to be bolstered. But to help pay for it two outlying areas would be switched from full time stations to day-time crewing only.
Major changes to existing specialist rescue stations at Leigh and Ashton are also planned. All the proposals are subject to public consultation which begins today and ends on July 10th.
Manchester currently has 800 high rise blocks as city-centre living continues to increase at pace. It is proposed that the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service fleet of fire engines will be increased from 50 to 52 with the two extra appliances going to Manchester Central and Moss Side Stations.
The stations of Offerton in Stockport and Sale In Trafford, would change to day-crewing as they both have a low level of night time incidents. Crews would be on the stations from 8.30am to 6pm. From 6pm to 8.30am they would be on call, getting to the stations within four minutes from their nearby homes.
A report says of the plans to increase cover in Manchester city centre: "This is in reposne to the on-going transformation of our city-region, particularly in and around central Manchester itself, where increasing numbers of high rise buildings are combining with some ageing infrastructure and existing older buildings to increase the risk of fires spreading and being more difficult to put out.
"The additional crew members in place alongside the new fire engines will also increase capacity for prevention and protection...in some of our highest risk areas."
The proposals would increase response time at Manchester Central station by 17 seconds from 6 minutes 16 seconds to 5 minutes 59 seconds. Moss Side would improve by 18 seconds to 6 minutes.
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