Cleaners 'will respond to 999 calls' during strike

Cleaners will join skeleton crews of firefighters responding to 999 calls if strikes go ahead next month, fire chiefs said.

Office workers, HR staff and "anyone else who is prepared to step forward" will be asked to join emergency service crews, National Fire Chiefs Council chairman Mark Hardingham said.

“The fire service would still carry the liability, so you can’t just take anyone. They need a basic level of fitness and they need to pass a health assessment. Education Secretary Gillian Keegan asked striking teachers to inform school leaders ahead of industrial action to "minimise unnecessary disruption".

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