My concerns about the suggested changes to Fire Service cover at The Ridge, Hastings, by district councillor.

Letter from: Councillor Andrew Mier, Southern Rother Ward, Rother District Council
By Letter by a Reader
Published 3rd Feb 2023, 06:34 BST
Updated 3rd Feb 2023, 07:22 BST

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I write to express my concern about the suggested changes to Fire Service cover at The Ridge, Hastings. As Rother District councillor I represent the villages of Fairlight, Guestling, Icklesham and Pett. Many parts of my Ward are in remote rural locations accessed down narrow lanes. There are many wooden buildings and a high proportion of vulnerable elderly residents.

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Quite recently in Fairlight a house burned to the ground. In another case a lady died after a kitchen fire. It is imperative that we have a fast response from the Fire Service. Similar changes to The Ridge have previously been successfully resisted on just these grounds. What has changed?

The Ridge Fire Station in HastingsThe Ridge Fire Station in Hastings
The Ridge Fire Station in Hastings

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I would encourage everyone to make representations to the fire and rescue authority when proposals are out for consultation.

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