Watch: Dorset firefighters criticise 'unacceptable' PPE

Firefighters in Dorset have said it is "unacceptable" they have not got the lightweight personal protective equipment (PPE) that the crews in Hampshire have been issued.

Only five of the UK's 49 fire and rescue services are receiving funding for this type of specialist equipment.

Barney Hedgecock, the fairness at work representative for the Dorset & Wiltshire FBU branch, says the PPE they wear "doesn't let the heat in or out, so it can lead to heat exhaustion if you're out in the blazing sun for hours and hours, which can happen with wildfires".

Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service area manager Jason Moncrieff said they have had to make "difficult decisions about how to prioritise funding and hadn't yet been able to invest in PPE".