Avon Fire and Rescue Service said: "On April 9, at 13:29 crews from Southmead, Patchway and Avonmouth Fire Stations were called to a grass fire of approximately two acres of land close to West ...

An independent review found morale at the Avon Fire and Rescue Service (AFRS) control department is at "rock bottom", arguments break out easily, and workloads are unmanageably high. "One employee ...