Firefighters respond to coordinated attack on firefighters and the fire service 14 Jul, 2022 News The Fire Brigades Union has formally responded to the government’s fire and rescue white paper, describing it as a...
Buckinghamshire firefighters slam hiring of “damaging and divisive” former chief fire officer in Northamptonshire 12 Jul, 2022 News Buckinghamshire firefighters have criticised the decision to hire their former chief fire officer in the same role in...
Cumbria PCC refuses to respond to FBU letter on fire service takeover plans 11 Jul, 2022 News Cumbria police and crime commissioner Peter McCall has refused to respond to a letter from the local Fire Brigades Union...
Union reports fire brigades to Health and Safety Executive 06 Jul, 2022 News The Fire Brigades Union has formally reported two fire and rescue services to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), and...
FBU gets pensions Judicial Review go ahead 04 Jul, 2022 News The FBU has won permission for a major Judicial Review case to be heard by the High Court. The case relates to who pays...
World Health Organisation agency declares firefighting to be carcinogenic 01 Jul, 2022 News The International Agency for Research on Cancer, a World Health Organisation body, has today declared that occupational...
Suffolk fire service salary systems issue causing firefighters misery 30 Jun, 2022 News Many Suffolk firefighters are receiving less money than they should in their pay packets due to a faulty computer system...
Firefighters’ 2% pay offer “utterly inadequate” 27 Jun, 2022 News Firefighters and firefighter control staff have responded angrily to a 2% pay offer from fire and rescue employers. The...
European firefighters meet to discuss firefighter cancer and UK union’s work on this topic 16 Jun, 2022 News The UK Fire Brigades Union’s work on cancer in firefighters has been the focus of a Europe-wide meeting of firefighters...
Firefighters marking Grenfell fifth anniversary 14 Jun, 2022 News Firefighters from fire brigades across the UK are marking the fifth anniversary of the Grenfell disaster today by...
