Article: Arson suspected as centre is evacuated.

Article: Heading for stand-off in fire station row.
The News (Portsmouth, England);  September 11, 2006 ;     399 words ... ... playing fields. The city council has agreed in principle to a new station on the fields, but it is demanding Copnor fire station - which has been closed for a year's trial - should not be shut permanently. Councillors also want the fire ...

Article: Furore sparks U-turn over fire station site.
The News (Portsmouth, England);  December 29, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... crucially, the safeguarding of Copnor fire station - which fire chiefs have refused ... fields. 'They do not want a fire station built there or a football pitch ... but you cannot just plonk a fire station anywhere. There are important ...

Article: Fire station closure is 'safe' says chief.
The News (Portsmouth, England);  January 18, 2006 ;     375 words ... ... station will cost lives. Hampshire Fire and Rescue bosses insist the controversial proposals, which will see Copnor fire station closed during the day, are safe. They want to shut Copnor between 10am and 11pm from this September, moving ...

Article: Arson suspected as fire rips through block of flats.
Hayling Islander (Hayling Island, England);  July 3, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... Approximately 30 firefighters and officers helped to fight the fire, coming from the Hayling fire station and also from Havant, Cosham and Copnor fire stations. Fire and Rescue Service Group Manager Mick Crennell, the incident commander, praised ...

Article: Cars torched as arsonists rampage.
The News (Portsmouth, England);  December 16, 2006 ;     514 words ... ... of time. Watch manager Rob Dellow, from Southsea fire station, said: 'By the time we got there the cars were ... any information. Graham Sedge, watch manager at Copnor fire station, said: 'The fires last night really took hold ...

Article: Fires raise new fears over city arsonist.
The News (Portsmouth, England);  March 10, 2007 ;     412 words ... ... alight but managed to control the flames and extinguish the fire. Less than 30 minutes later, at 5am, a crew from Copnor Fire Station was called out to another car on fire in North End Avenue - barely half a mile away from the first blaze - and ...

Article: Fire service changes 'will put lives at risk'.
The News (Portsmouth, England);  January 3, 2006 ;     388 words ... ... councillors have said loss of life would be 'inevitable' if the changes go ahead. An engine is to be moved from Copnor fire station to Southsea for a 12-month trial from April, but the union says this is just a precursor to making the move ...