Fire Station Closure Put On Hold

THE LOTHIAN AND BORDERS FIRE BRIGADE in Scotland was supposed to make a decision on implementing what they call a Service Improvement Plan last Friday.

But the “Service Improvement” included shutting down two fire stations, curtailing night and weekend coverage at a third station, and eliminating 20 firefighter positions.

The “improvement” was put on hold for two weeks in order to consider a counter-proposal by the West Lothians town Council whose leader said: “It makes no sense to me to cut the fire service here when this is an area with a growing population and a growing business community.”