Wrack tells MPs that “governments for decades” at fault on fire safety 16 Sep, 2021 News Fire Brigades Union general secretary Matt Wrack has told a cross-party committee of MPs that “governments for decades”...
Firefighters and emergency fire control staff to mark 9/11 twentieth anniversary with minute’s silence 10 Sep, 2021 News UK firefighters and emergency fire control staff are set to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy on...
New training launched to combat fire cancer threat 07 Sep, 2021 News New FBU-produced training aiming to fight the cancer threat to firefighters from fires has been released. The training...
FBU sounds alarm over UN climate report 10 Aug, 2021 News The FBU has joined the chorus of alarm at the UN’s latest climate report. Published yesterday, the report is the world’s...
Firefighters identify deadly private sector inspection threat in Building Safety Bill 22 Jul, 2021 News Fire Brigades Union general secretary Matt Wrack has responded to the Building Safety Bill passing its second reading in...
FBU fears underreporting of Covid infections in the fire service as minister fails to provide data 19 Jul, 2021 News The government has failed to provide details of the number of Covid deaths and disease reported by employers in the fire...
Gillender Street fire 30th anniversary: calls for safety advances to be preserved 12 Jul, 2021 News Fire Brigades Union general secretary Matt Wrack spoke out on the 30 th anniversary of the Gillender Street fire in...
NJC pay rise implemented 09 Jul, 2021 News The FBU has agreed to the pay proposal put forward by fire and rescue service (FRS) employers. The Executive Council (EC...
FBU general secretary Matt Wrack writes to PM over central government threats 22 Jun, 2021 News FBU general secretary Matt Wrack has written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson in opposition to his government’s...
MP who voted against post-Grenfell safety measures challenged over Grenfell local fire station visit 21 Jun, 2021 News A firefighters’ union representative who was one of the first on the scene of the Grenfell Tower disaster has challenged...
