A British trade union has warned that fire and rescue services across the UK are heading for disaster due to harsh austerity measures.

Fire Brigades Union (FBU) said the number of firefighters in England fell by 6,716 over the last five years.

According to media reports, Northern England has suffered the worst cuts to funding, with the North West region seeing a 22.3 percent drop, Yorkshire and the Humber 17.4 percent, and the North East 17 percent.

South East England saw cuts of 16.6 percent and London 13.9 percent. Meanwhile, London saw the biggest loss of infrastructure with 10 fire station closures over the past five years, while the nation as a whole lost 30 stations, or 2.1 percent.

“Our figures show that the fire and rescue service in England is effectively being dismantled, and the very worrying thing is that it’s not going to end here – we know more cuts are on their way,” FBU General Secretary Matt Wrack warned.

 But the negative consequences of the Tory’s austerity measures are not limited to the fire and rescue services.

A London-based commentator, Chris Bambery maintains that the government’s economic policies have inflicted heavy blows on different sectors of the society.

In an phone interview with Press TV’s UK Desk, Bambery says British economy is suffering from serious problems over the past decades adding, it seems the government needs a new economic solution other than austerity measures.