The Devon and Somerset Fire Service and its equivalent in the Avon area are looking at new ways to work together and have not ruled out the possibility of a merger.
Measures could include group buying and the sharing of some equipment.
The two services say they work across a similar mix of rural and urban ground, so the partnership could be a good fit.
Up to 60 more homes heading to East Devon
Plans for houses in Woodbury
Tourists to pay extra in South Devon car parks
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Rise in violence among girls in Plymouth
There are three hotspot areas in the city
Major 2025 South Devon arts festival postponed
'There are just too many pieces of the jigsaw missing'
Council stands with farmers and writes to PM
It's a vindictive unfair approach to taxation" says member
£3 million of devolution cash for affordable North Devon homes
More than 80 homes will be delivered
