Face the Facts – Money To Burn, BBC Radio 4

Face the Facts – Money To Burn, BBC Radio 4

Firefighters need the right equipment and back up if they are going to save lives. But millions of pounds have been spent on state of the art control rooms that may never be used, fire engines that are so heavy they can’t be driven at speed and a fire training house – that caught fire.

Just some of the costly procurement decisions made on behalf of fire and rescue services across Britain – but paid for by us.

Listen to the broadcast here via BBC iPlayer: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00tgwlf/Face_the_Facts_Money_To_Burn/

Broadcast on:
BBC Radio 4, 12:30pm Thursday 26th August 2010
Duration:
26 minutes
Available until:
12:00am Thursday 1st January 2099

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