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Join the Fire Brigades Union as we march to Downing Street with Justice4Grenfell on 16 June to demand justice for the victims of the disaster. One year ago 72 people died and 70 were injured in the worst fire in the UK for decades. Since then there has been a trail of broken promises from the...

Denise Christie, regional secretary of the FBU in Scotland, said: "Many areas of this report are extremely concerning for firefighters and the communities of Scotland. The FBU are extremely proud of the work firefighters do but we have concerns about the management and funding of the service....

Responding to comments made by Andrew O’Hagan on the Today programme (30 May) Matt Wrack, general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU), said: “The firefighters who responded to the Grenfell Tower fire, the emergency fire control operators who took dreadfully distressing calls, acted with...

Firefighters in the West Midlands have voted by a margin of 9 to 1 for strike action in a dispute over the imposition of contracts on new entrants into the service. The results of the ballot were released today (29 May) and show a 90% vote for strike action on an 82% turnout. The Fire...

The Fire Brigades Union wishes to clarify a number of points regarding the Grenfell Tower fire following a report today (25 May) in the Daily Telegraph. The FBU is participating in the public inquiry as a core participant. We are engaging in good faith in the inquiry process and hope that it...

A High Court has today (25 May) ruled in favour of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) as it declared a duty system requiring firefighters to work 96-hour shifts as unlawful. The case centred on a duty system operated by South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service known as close proximity crewing (CPC)...

The FBU has reacted with anger that firefighter jobs are under threat in North Wales as the fire service are set to cut budgets by £2m. Fire stations could also be shut or downgraded as well as appliances being up for the chop. The union has vowed to fight the plans ‘tooth and nail’. ...

Fire appliances are not being mobilised to life-threatening emergencies because of failing I.T. software in East Sussex, it can be revealed.  Since the introduction of a new mobilising system at East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service in March there have been dozens of incidents where life-...

Responding to the findings of a BBC Panorama investigation about the insulation used on Grenfell Tower, Matt Wrack, the general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union, said: “The findings outlined in the Panorama investigation are beyond shocking. The issues identified in the programme are...

Responding to the publication of the Hackitt review into building regulations in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire, the general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) Matt Wrack said: “It is perverse that the Hackitt review does not recommend an outright ban on flammable cladding despite...