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  1. #16
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    Quote Originally Posted by salus.populi View Post
    So it may well have been used for training and non emergencies on other occasions.

    I don't believe the local council are billed when an emergency service are called out in their area.

    Seems pefectly reasonable for an emergency service in a coastal region with a ruddy great river to have such equipment. Would you prefer there to be more emergencies requiring their use or would you prefer them not to have the equipment?

    Well put salus.
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    well halfway there with lifeboat theory!

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    just a p/s for those that maybe highlighting a possible waste of public money .bet your bottom dollar,thered be some that out of a disaster ,would kick *** as to why we didn't have one when it could have saved lives or crisis!safty and aid equipment,isnt there to prevent an accident its there to aid the occurrence of the unexpected but possible!

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    "In the UK, an FRS generally provides its services for free, although there are some special services that can be charged for, and some additional services that can be paid for."

    Hovercraft? Fire Services? What is a Coastguard and Lifeboat used for then?

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    Quote Originally Posted by jamyramy View Post
    just a p/s for those that maybe highlighting a possible waste of public money .bet your bottom dollar,thered be some that out of a disaster ,would kick *** as to why we didn't have one when it could have saved lives or crisis!safty and aid equipment,isnt there to prevent an accident its there to aid the occurrence of the unexpected but possible!
    For every possible emergency that could happen - there would need to be a storage space larger than the available land for it!

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    Quote Originally Posted by CYRIL SNODGRASS View Post
    your brain transplant the suns shining go out....
    I just guffawed so loudly at that my poor elderly rabbit shot under the sofa in fright!

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    Quote Originally Posted by said View Post
    "In the UK, an FRS generally provides its services for free, although there are some special services that can be charged for, and some additional services that can be paid for."
    That doesn't say that it's the local authority that are billed though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KissThis View Post
    I just guffawed so loudly at that my poor elderly rabbit shot under the sofa in fright!
    Like half a bubble off central, I would say!

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    Quote Originally Posted by said View Post
    "In the UK, an FRS generally provides its services for free, although there are some special services that can be charged for, and some additional services that can be paid for."

    Hovercraft? Fire Services? What is a Coastguard and Lifeboat used for then?

    Perhaps someone has come up with the scenario of a large aeroplane landing/taking off from John Lennon Airport ending up in the River Mersey which funnily enough meanders through flight paths of the said (sorry) Airport. Waiting for a catastrophe to happen before looking for a suitable craft to rescue passengers is really a bit stupid having one at hand is not so stupid. Hope that helps.


    Oh forgot about the Ferries carrying passengers across the Mersey too, so not a bad acquisition when you use your imagination is it.

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