They always want to fire somebody.

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"We're not going back to 'fire at will', where somebody can be fired just because you don't like them, " he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

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Mr Smith said he was "pleading" with people to examine their behaviour and asked for anyone who knows of somebody who is at risk, or dependant, to contact the fire service for a safety check.

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