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The forthcoming judicial review in the High Court has featured in the Windsor Express newspaper this week.
The Chief Fire Officer has been quoted and we would like to take this opportunity to respond to such:
Quote: ‘The judge will be looking at whether the consultation process was adequate, not at the final decision.’
Point of order Number [...]

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This morning at 00-25 hours, the Windsor appliance was sent to cover Bracknell when they were on a call. These ’standby’ moves are becoming more common as a result of a recent policy. The Brigade wish to increasingly use Windsor in the Bracknell area, but unfortunately this diminshes the fire cover in east Berkshire.
When we [...]

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Certain high-level Brigade Managers and members of the Fire Authority have recently attempted to dismiss the forthcoming judicial review in the High Court. They maintain that this will not affect their plans…
They seem confident, but the mask is slipping?
You will recall that the original Brigade plan was to totally close down Windsor and sell the [...]

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On the 20th April at 20-30 hours (the night shift), there was a serious chemical incident at ICI in Slough. A container holding 11,000 litres of a chemical began to gas off into the atmosphere within close proximity to a dense residential area.
Eight appliances were sent to this incident.
Lest it be forgotten, we wish [...]

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If Windsor is CLOSED at NIGHT, the optimistic Brigade theory, plan and expectation is that Slough will cover Windsor? Therefore, Slough, which is the second busiest station in the Brigade, will have to cover 2 huge station grounds IF they are available?
A further flaw in the plan surrounds the fact that Windsor is REGULARLY used [...]

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As previously mentioned, the Brigade has recently produced an Integrated Risk Management Plan update which ”quietly” announces that the plans to CLOSE Windsor Fire Station at NIGHT have been deferred for a further 2 years until late 2010 / early 2011…
A prominent figure concerning the original plans to FULLY close Windsor was Mr Tidbury, the [...]

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The Brigade plans to CLOSE Windsor Fire Station at NIGHT are an accident waiting to happen.
This is demonstrated by 3 recent, very serious, road traffic collisions on the station ground;
On 30th March the NIGHT crew were called to a head on collision in Albert Road, Windsor which involved 2 vehicles which carried 5 persons in [...]

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The Brigade has just published an Integrated Risk Management Plan 2008/2009 Action Plan.
Of note, is the decision to defer the night closure of Windsor to late 2010 / early 2011? The reason could be to give the Brigade more time to fully crew Wokingham thus diminishing the need to call upon Windsor resources (A strange [...]

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