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FBU general secretary Matt Wrack has written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson in opposition to his government’s forthcoming attack on firefighters.  In the letter Matt explains that the union is aware “of the likelihood of a White Paper addressing issues within the fire and rescue service”,...

A firefighters’ union representative who was one of the first on the scene of the Grenfell Tower disaster has challenged Conservative Kensington MP Felicity Buchan over a visit to the local fire station. Buchan has been widely criticised for voting against implementing recommendations of the...

The Fire Brigades Union is marking the fourth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower disaster by laying a wreath at Grenfell Tower, and attending the annual silent walk which marks the disaster. Firefighters will form a guard of honour for the bereaved, survivors and residents of Grenfell at the walk....

Two pieces of news in one week have highlighted the scale of the fire safety crisis in UK buildings – a crisis which, it is thought, could be endangering millions of lives. On Sunday the Guardian published analysis showing that more than 70 schools are likely to have been cladded in combustible...

The FBU is gearing up for a fight with the government on various conditions including firefighters’ rights to collective bargaining, as the government prepares to move to try and remove what is the last example of this from the public sector. The conference has also passed a resolution relating...

The union has successfully overturned a dangerous policy which would have endangered firefighters’ lives and undermined public safety. The proposed policy would have allowed firefighters fighting a fire in a tall building, to be deployed beyond the bridgehead wearing breathing apparatus (BA) but...

Commenting on Labour's demands for action from the government to fix the building safety crisis, Matt Wrack, FBU general secretary, said: “We welcome Labour’s demands for a deadline to remove all combustible cladding. Developers and the government must put an end to our building...

The Fire Brigades Union has responded after a cladding fire broke out at a 19-storey block of flats in East London. Twenty fire engines and 125 firefighters attended the incident at the New Providence Wharf in Poplar early this morning.  FBU general secretary Matt Wrack said...

Fire Brigades Union using day to launch new Red Plaque website where the public can pay tribute to firefighters who have been lost and learn about the incidents Firefighters across the UK will hold a minute’s silence at 12:00 midday on Tuesday 4 May for Firefighters’ Memorial Day, in memory of...

Firefighters must be ready to fight ‘tooth and nail’ for their service, say the Fire Brigades Union, after the appointment of former National Fire Chief’s Council (NFCC) chair Roy Wilsher as a government advisor on forthcoming reform to fire and rescue services in England. Wilsher, who served at...