COMMUNITIES throughout Scotland are better protected following steps by all eight fire services to improve their rescue capabilities in the wake of the Alison Hume mineshaft tragedy, according to a progress report by the Scottish Government.
The report comes five months after an inquiry led by HM Chief Inspector of Fire and Rescue Authorities Steven Torrie. He criticised emergency workers' "inexplicable lack of focus" on Mrs Hume's medical condition and risk of developing hypothermia for contributing to the mother-of-two's death in July 2008.
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