Firefighters in East Sussex were back on strike today for the second walkout this month.
This time industrial action will last 48 hours, with another strike planned for the weekend.
The day shift once again took to the forecourt of Eastbourne fire station this morning at 9am.
Army and Royal Navy crews were on standby with Green Goddesses in the nearby Territorial Army Centre, Seaside.
Pay talks between the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) and the employers have reached deadlock and further strikes are threatened over the coming months.
FBU bosses have accused the Government of being "hell-bent on worsening the British fire service" through modernisation proposals.
Fire service minister Nick Raynsford said the action was pointless and put lives at risk.
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