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Firefighters have today voted in favour of industrial action short of strike to commence on 24 December, running for six months. 94% voted in favour of action, with 72% of Surrey Fire Brigades Union (FBU) members turning out, after exhausting all other avenues of fighting dangerous cuts to Surrey...

Firefighters in Surrey are today (Tuesday 26 November) balloting on industrial action to commence on 24 December, after exhausting all other avenues to prevent dangerous cuts to their fire and rescue service. The cuts, which include removing seven fire engines at night-time and cutting 70...

Recommendations from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry report must be implemented “quickly and efficiently”, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has said, calling for a forum of all those needed to drive through sweeping changes to UK fire safety. The union calls for a “turning point” in UK fire safety in a...

The number of fire fatalities is on the rise in Surrey, the Fire Brigades Union has learned. Home Office statistics released on 14 November show that Surrey has seen the steepest rise in fire deaths in over a decade, with the number of fire-related fatalities rising from one to nine over the...

Responding to last night's terrible student accommodation fire in Bolton, the FIre Brigades Union (FBU) has called for a complete overhaul of UK fire safety and condemned cuts to fire and rescue services. Matt Wrack, FBU general secretary, said: “My congratulations go to the crews on the...

Responding to floodsin the North of England, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has called out under-resourcing of crews and called for a statutory duty for firefighters in England to respond to flooding. Pete Smith, FBU executive council member for Yorkshire and Humberside, said: “Our...

A letter was sent today on behalf of the FBU to the public service workers union in Italy (Federazione Lavoratori Funzione Pubblica - FP-CGIL): Dear comrades, Firefighter fatalities in Italy on 5 November The Fire Brigades Union sends our deepest sympathy and solidarity to the...

There were 1,170 attacks on UK firefighters in the last year, according to new research from the Fire Brigades Union (FBU). This bonfire night saw “appalling” attacks on firefighters across the UK, as overstretched and under-resourced crews faced one of their busiest nights of the year. In...

Matt Wrack, FBU general secretary:  “The Inquiry’s interim report must finally be a turning point for fire safety in the UK. Warning after warning from previous fires were ignored; central government must now take responsibility for ensuring that recommendations are applied nationwide...

FBU spokesperson: “The Fire Brigades Union (FBU), like all core participants of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, is bound by a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) until 10:00 am on Wednesday 30th October. We will not be commenting on the contents of the report until that time. The Inquiry rightly judged...