Gavin Williamson, MP for South Staffordshire, presented his petition to the House of Commons yesterday evening to save the Fire Stations located in Brewood, Kinver and Codsall & Bilbrook.
At the time of presentation the petition had close to 3,000 signatures from residents across South Staffordshire. It stated that residents of South Staffordshire were against the proposals made by Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service to close fire stations as it would impact on the safety of the residents.
The futures of the three stations, located in Brewood, Kinver and Codsall and Bilbrook, is currently being analysed with the results being considered at a meeting of the Fire and Rescue Authority on 13th July.
The proposals could see emergency cover removed from 18 fire stations and see the number of appliances reduced from 42 at 33 stations to 15 at 15 stations across the region. Of the three fire stations referred to in the proposals, those in Kinver and Codsall are still in the process of being built.
Gavin said: “I would like to thank all those who signed the petition, particularly those who delivered leaflets across the constituency. The amount of signatures clearly sends a clear message to the fire service that their ideas are utterly rejected by the people of South Staffordshire.
"It is vital that we can rely on our fire service 24/7 across South Staffordshire. Aside from the fact that the closure of the three fire stations would present obvious safety issue, it is frankly ridiculous that the fire service has spent millions of pounds on these stations only to effectively close them. I look forward to hearing the results of the consultation analysis on Monday and hope that Staffordshire Fire Service makes the sensible decision to keep our stations open."