Fire service condemns mindless incidents in plea to the public MORE than 40 vehicles were torched deliberately across North Yorkshire in a year, fire service figures show. Over the course of a decade, fire crews in the area were called out to over 600 deliberate vehicle fires - 48 of them took place during 2020. Arsonists torching vehicles are putting lives at risk and taking up time and resources from already stretched services, according to the Fire Brigades Union and the National Fire Chiefs Council. Since recording began in 1981, England’s fire and rescue services have attended more than a million deliberate vehicle fires, with nearly 8,500 incidents country-wide in 2020.
Fire service condemns mindless incidents in plea to the public MORE than 40 vehicles were torched deliberately across North Yorkshire in a year, fire service figures show. Over the course of a decade, fire crews in the area were called out to over 600 deliberate vehicle fires - 48 of them took place during 2020. Arsonists torching vehicles are putting lives at risk and taking up time and resources from already stretched services, according to the Fire Brigades Union and the National Fire Chiefs Council. Since recording began in 1981, England’s fire and rescue services have attended more than a million deliberate vehicle fires, with nearly 8,500 incidents country-wide in 2020.
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ALMOST 40 motorists in North Yorkshire were arrested on suspicion of drink driving during the first month of the current lockdown, despite no pubs or bars being open to drinkers. Senior police and fire officers have issued a joint warning that those who drink at home are just as likely to kill someone if they get behind the wheel. They said between January 4, when the current lockdown began, and February 4, 39 motorists were arrested in connection with drink driving offences. This includes several who failed to provide a sample. A further 51 have been arrested in connection with drug driving offences in the same period.