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Crews from Green Watch attended Royal Square on Tuesday and raised more than £1,600 for the Fire Fighters Charity, which offers care and support to staff and families.Deputy Chief Fire Officer Bryn Coleman says the incident "absolutely reinforces how dangerous the occupation can be and how fragile our safety is".

He said: "We all go to work every morning, doing our best for our colleagues and for islanders, and this really brings home how dangerous firefighting can be as an occupation."It really reinforces the vital work of the Fire Fighters Charity if we are to to be injured in the course of duty."States of Jersey Fire and Rescue Service (SJFRS) said the charity was originally set up during World War Two to support the bereaved families of firefighters who died during the London Blitz.

The fundraiser also provided an opportunity for islanders to talk to Jersey firefighters and take a tour of two SJFRS fire engines, it added.Mr Coleman added: "We have seen tremendous support from the community here in Jersey for the work of the fire and rescue service, which is really, really heartwarming."

"The number of fires we get in Jersey is equivalent to the United Kingdom.

"It is no safer place than anywhere else, so absolutely there's a risk of tragic events occurring, as they have done in the past, and indeed in the future."There have been a number of national and international attempts to resolve the crisis, including what the government called "a major national dialogue" in 2019.

Although the talks established a special status for the country's two anglophone regions which acknowledged their unique history, very little was resolved in practical terms.Felix Agbor Nkongho - a barrister who was one of the leaders of the 2016 protests and was later arrested - says that with both sides now seeming to act with impunity, the moral high ground has disappeared.

"There was a time… where most people felt that, if they needed security, they would go to the separatists," he tells BBC Africa Eye."But over the last two years, I don't think any reasonable person would think that the separatists would be the ones to protect them. So everybody should die for us to have independence and I ask the question: who are you going to govern?"