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Firefighters control are facing an impossible dilemma. With no fire engines available, it's been a case of picking and choosing which incidents they send firefighters to. Temporary army and aircraft support won't fix chronic underfunding. We need proper long-term investment. FBU general secretary Steve Wright on Channel 4 News.

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