SOUTH Yorkshire's firefighters have announced two more strike dates in the ongoing dispute over pensions.
They're to walk out for two four-hour periods on the evenings of December 13 and 14, the Fire Brigades Union announced.
Firefighters, who are being asked to pay more into their pension funds, are fearful that older crew members could be deemed unfit for frontline duties.
A spokesman for South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue said: "We're disappointed that more strike dates have been announced and call on the government and the FBU to negotiate an end to this dispute as quickly as possible.
"We're satisfied with our contingency arrangements which have already been tested on a number of occasions and will now be reviewing our arrangements in light of this announcement.
"Our 999 response service will be severely reduced during any strike periods, so we call on people to take extra care to keep calls low."
