Everybody knows a fire engine will turn up in their hour of need, but just what does it take to keep the service on the road?

Devoncast welcomes Devon and Somerset’s chief fire officer Gavin Ellis to talk about some of the challenges the fire service faces in making ends meet and adapting to new kinds of emergency.

Plus, two party leaders have been in the county in recent days, rallying their troops ahead of the county council elections. Devoncast talks to Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage about the prospects for the polls on May Day.

It's all in the latest edition of Devoncast, from Radio Exe and the Local Democracy Reporting Service.