Interview with Jamie Courtney, Chief Fire Officer for the South Yorkshire Fire Authority

Dec 15, 2011, 10:53 PM

The Chief Fire Officer for South Yorkshire says he's concerned he might be asked to cut even further into the budget.

Jamie Courtney made the comments at a public meeting in Edlington, which is set to lose it's part time firefighters as part of plans to save £10m from the fire servce's £60m annual spend.

The fire service says the cuts will have a minimal impact. Mike McCarthy spoke to Mr Courtney after the meeting and started by asking him what that means for South Yorkshire.