“People kick off because they see it as ‘we’re ruining their fun’ but we just have to get on with the job"

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Bonfire Night is one of the busiest nights of the year for firefighters across the UK - and Greater Manchester is no exception.

Fire crews were called to several incidents in the area last November 5 , with incidents including a car being torched and some incidents being compared to 'like a war zone'.

The Manchester Evening News joined the crew at Rochdale fire station for the evening shift to see how it compared to last year.

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The crew was called out to five incidents while journalist Charlotte Hall visited - a comparatively quiet bonfire night for the area, although other parts of Greater Manchester saw a dispersal order put in place.

The first call out was to ‘false alarm’ - a small bonfire in someo