Londoners are finally getting their say on the future of London's fire service.
Public consultation started today on plans to close 12 fire stations, with the loss of more than 500 firefighters.
Their union calls the cuts "reckless".
But service managers, who need to save almost 29-million pounds, insist response time targets won't be affected.
Meanwhile the final public meetings in the consultation process for the Mayor's policing plan take place tonight in Barking and Havering.
Have your say on London's Police and Crime Plan:
Boris wants to gather the views of people who live, travel and work in London, particularly those who have been affected by crime.
Your views will inform the final version and future revisions of the Police and Crime Plan.
Have your say by filling in the online form before 6 March.
The consultation on the proposed closure of 12 fire stations in London starts today and ends on the 28th May 2013.
You can give your views online
Or write to: London Safety Plan, 169 Union Street, London, SE1 0LL
To receive a hard copy and a consultation leaflet call 0800 9888 569
The London Fire Authority has recommended there should be a series of public meetings to cover each borough and these should be 2 hours in length. Details of where your local meeting is will be announced on their website in the next few weeks.
The 12-week consultation follows a row between London's Mayor Boris Johnson and members of the capital's fire authority, who have been opposed to the cost-cutting plans.
London Commissioner Ron Dobson insists existing response time targets will not be affected by the £45 million cuts. He said:
"Compared to 10 years ago, the brigade attends half as many fires, a third fewer house fires and almost a third fewer incidents overall. In the future, the resources available to the brigade will reduce and the number of people who can work for the brigade and provide our services will also reduce."
"We have passed the point where we can make the necessary level of savings without any impact on our fire stations."
Fire authority chairman James Cleverly (Conservative) said: "The plan outlines a range of proposals that together will ensure London Fire Brigade provides the public with the best fire and rescue service in the country while also playing its part in helping balance the nation's finances."
"Under these proposals more London boroughs will fall within the six-minute average attendance time target for the first fire engine to arrive at an emergency and the brigade's ability to deal with major incidents will be maintained."
The Fire Brigades Union and Labour, Liberal Democrat and Green party members of the fire authority are opposed to the station closures and job losses.