HC Deb 22 February 1972 vol 831 c278W
Mr. Onslow

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many members of the fire services in the United Kingdom have been killed or seriously injured on duty during each of the past three years.

Mr. Sharples

Two firemen in England and Wales were killed on duty in 1971, four in 1970 and eight in 1969. The numbers off duty for a month or more after injury were 465, 469 and 423.

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