Firefighters save 345 since 1997

Firefighters have saved the lives of 345 people in Suffolk during the last decade, a new report has revealed.

The work of fire and rescue services from 1997 to 2006 has been reviewed by the Fire Brigades Union.

The union's general secretary Matt Wrack said: "Everyone in the fire service knows there is terrible human tragedy behind all incidents.

"These figures underline that there is hope, help, rescue and survival as well as the tragedy and loss."