From the Yorkshire Post: Mark Smitherman, chief of the South Yorkshire (U.K.) Fire and Rescue Service is pleading a "unique case" for the service to avoid expected budget cuts, warning that such cuts could put the public at risk. But Smitherman is earning more than £160,000 ($246,592 USD) — more than any other Yorkshire officer — and up from less than £120,000 ($184,944 USD) three years ago.