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Originally Posted by Retlaw

More than likely they were doing a routine inspection for fire safety reasons, you'd be surprised how many times faults are found, locked doors, blocked passages, fire extinquishers missing or not serviced properly, emergency lighting not working properly, general untidiness, staff not aware of regulations, etc etc.
When some of you think they are just joy riding, they are not, they are making sure that your safe when your enter some one elses property.

And they do that job so damn well that the powers that be, reckon we can do without them...

Hyndburn loses fire engine due to cuts in funding - Accrington Observer

Muppets!