A petition has been launched to stop the removal of one of the two appliances based at Govan fire station this September.
Maryhill, Cowcadden, Hamilton, and Greenock will also be impacted by the cuts as 10 fire engines across Scotland are set to be taken off the roads.
It is feared that the decommissioning of the appliances could result in the demand for the fire service in the area being increased by 50 per cent. The workload could also result in the response times in Renfrew, Yorkhill, Knightswood, and Pollok areas of Glasgow slowing time.
The petition claims that with only one appliance in the area, there will be an increased risk when it comes to firefighters' safety.
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Fire Brigade Union West Area Vice Chair, Ross Pollok, told Glasgow Live: "To keep firefighters safe we have procedures that are fairly labour intensive.
"For instance, if Govan only has one appliance and we go to a house fire then we aren't able to initiate the procedures to start a rescue, we would need to wait until another appliance backs us up.
"We are unable to put a safe system of work in place with just a single fire engine. If we go to a multi-storey flat there are five appliances in attendance which is a lot of the resource in and around Glasgow.
"There are no redundancies at this time but there is still £40 million to £50 million be saved over the next three or four years. This is all down to budget restraints put on the fire service by the Scottish government.
"It sticks in my bonnet a wee bit that a lot of money has been pumped into things like the cycling tournament in Glasgow, which is costing around £60 million. At the end of the day that could be spent on the appliances in Glasgow.
"I understand that the fire services hands are currently tied."
The Scottish Fire and Rescue service are looking to save £11 million this year.
The organisation says that the cuts will not have a significant impact on response time to incidents and that the safety of the crews is still of paramount importance.
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service's Director of Service Delivery, David Farries said: “The safety of our communities and our firefighters is always a priority for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.
“Following a robust review of our data, we have identified ten fire stations where we can temporarily remove an appliance with the least impact on response times. This also reinforces our commitment to ensuring a full crewing model for our existing resources.
“These are second or third appliances, which can at times be unavailable for a number of reasons. When this is the case, we have to increase our use of overtime or bring firefighters from other stations to cover absences. This represents an unplanned disruption and ultimately comes at a cost to the service.
“We are also reducing our fleet of vehicles that can operate at height, on a phased basis, taking ageing vehicles off the run and redeploying or introducing a series of modern, specialist vehicles across Scotland dedicated specifically to dealing with such incidents. This decision is based on robust data which tells us how busy these appliances are and the types of incidents we attend.
“Finally, in Glasgow, we will change our dedicated water rescue resource at Polmadie to a dual-crewed approach. This is not a removal of a specialist asset but merely the standardisation of the crewing model. This will allow our skilled staff to respond to other incidents."
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service also state that the changes will closely be watched on an ongoing basis.
Assistant Chief Officer Farries added: “Like all public services we are operating in a challenging financial period and require to make £11 million in savings this year. These measures accommodate that and moving forward, the reality is that we will need to reduce staff numbers to meet further financial savings.
“However not all decisions are financially driven and we also need to modernise as a service. It's right and proper that we adapt and identify efficiencies to deliver value for money while maintaining operational resilience.
“We will always maintain fire cover and can draw upon our national resources to maintain resilience and protect communities. As a service we exist to keep people safe and our prevention work is a key pillar of how we protect people from harm.
“Following implementation, we will monitor the impact of these changes and review our position moving forward.”
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