Hampshire消防部门面临180万英镑的短缺,在没有紧急资金的情况下警告业务风险。
Hampshire fire service faces £1.8M shortfall, warns of operational risks without urgent funding.
Hampshire和Wight消防和救援服务岛在2025/26年面临180万英镑的预算缺口,在多年资金不足的情况下,这种情况被称为“绝望”。
The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service faces a £1.8 million budget shortfall for 2025/26, calling the situation “desperate” amid years of underfunding.
官员说他们已经用尽节省成本的措施, 尽管向政府和地方议员发出呼吁, 却没有收到任何回应。
Officials say they’ve exhausted cost-saving measures, and despite appeals to the government and local MPs, no response has been received.
该处警告说,在没有紧急财政支助的情况下,它可能很难维持业务。
The service warns it may struggle to maintain operations without urgent financial support.
同时,它发起了一项公众参与倡议,“你的服务,你的说,”以便通过调查和讲习班收集居民对改善当地消防和救援服务的意见。
Meanwhile, it has launched a public engagement initiative, "Your Service, Your Say," to gather resident input on improving local fire and rescue services through surveys and workshops.