FIREFIGHTERS trying to get a mobile phone mast moved from their training tower have won the backing of a leading campaigner.
Midlands- based Eileen O'Connor, who also has a home in Formby, is to campaign with the firemen at Buckley Hill.
Les Skarratts, secretary of the Merseyside branch of the Fire Brigades Union, said: "We are concerned about the emission of radiation from the masts, not just when we are training on the tower, but also when we are doing general station routines."
Mrs O'Connor, whose family lives in near the station, said: "My cousin's daughter had cancer at two, while my 23-year-old sister is currently undergoing tests for a cyst or possible lymphoma under her rib cage which is about 11 pounds in weight."
Masts on fire stations in the USA and Canada have been banned, after research claimed radiation was affecting reponse time in brain activity.
A spokesman for T-Mobile, which owns the mast, said: "We met the local fire authority to discuss mast locations on its premises, but no decisions were made by them and we await their response before continuing the discussion.
"Based on over 40 years of research, though, we are confident that our base stations, operating within strict national and international guidelines, do not present a health risk to any member of the public."
A spokeswoman for Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service said: "There are six masts situated on our property that are currently under contract.
"If any credible evidence proves they are harmful to health, we will terminate contracts with the mast providers."
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