Four years on - fighting the building safety crisis 14 Jun, 2021 News The Fire Brigades Union is marking the fourth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower disaster by laying a wreath at Grenfell...
Poplar cladding fire and schools cladding: “government may well face another devastating loss of life” 03 Jun, 2021 News Two pieces of news in one week have highlighted the scale of the fire safety crisis in UK buildings – a crisis which, it...
Fire Brigades Union's conference resolves to oppose government attack on firefighters’ bargaining rights 28 May, 2021 News The Fire Brigades Union’s annual conference has indicated that it believes an attack on firefighter pay and conditions...
Fire Brigades Union responds to Labour's demands for government action to fix building safety crisis 18 May, 2021 News Commenting on Labour's demands for action from the government to fix the building safety crisis, Matt Wrack, FBU general...
FBU defends vital breathing apparatus safety procedures 13 May, 2021 News The union has successfully overturned a dangerous policy which would have endangered firefighters’ lives and undermined...
Fire Brigades Union responds to Poplar cladding fire 07 May, 2021 News The Fire Brigades Union has responded after a cladding fire broke out at a 19-storey block of flats in East London...
Firefighters Memorial Day 2021: UK firefighters honour 2,300 fallen colleagues with a minute’s silence 03 May, 2021 News Fire Brigades Union using day to launch new Red Plaque website where the public can pay tribute to firefighters who have...
Government fire advisor appointment 'harbinger of doom', says FBU 23 Apr, 2021 News Firefighters must be ready to fight ‘tooth and nail’ for their service, say the Fire Brigades Union, after the...
Reverse fire service cuts and prevent another avoidable tragedy like Banstead, say Surrey firefighters 25 Mar, 2021 News There could be further avoidable loss of life in Surrey unless fire cuts are not reversed, firefighters have warned in a...
FBU brands annual HMICFRS report ‘Trojan horse’ for attacks on terms and conditions 17 Mar, 2021 News The government’s inspector of fire and rescue services in England has used its annual ‘State of Fire’ report to attack...
