The Merseyside branch of the Fire Brigades Union warned it's "a matter of time before an engine can't get to an incident" amid staffing concerns.
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has raised issues around staffing at a number of community fire stations across Merseyside. Lee Hunter, chairman of the FBU for Merseyside, told the ECHO several fire stations have been repeatedly understaffed since union members withdrew their labour at the start of December.
The FBU members voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action short of strike last month. Firefighters, Green Book staff and control members refused to undertake pre-arranged overtime from December 1 for a period of up to 6 months.
