By Matthew Davis & Cecilia Adamou Firefighters now spend a record amount of time dealing with flooding. Last year they tackled 17,834 incidents – a 10-year high and equal to nearly 50 a day. More and more towns are being hit by rising water levels and a succession of storms such as Babet, which deluged 2,200 homes in October. As a result, firefighters being called to save people and animals and pump out properties want more cash. Matt Wrack, of the Fire Brigades Union, said: “The Government must fund the fire service for flood response. Shockingly, fire and rescue services in England still don…