Firefighters in Mid 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 forecourts of Burgess Hill, Crawley and Haywards Heath this morning at 9am as a PA system announced the time.

Army and Navy crews were on standby with Green Goddess vehicles.

Pay talks between the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) representatives 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.

In retaliation, fire minister Nick Raynsford said industrial action was pointless and put lives at risk.