Coronavirus outbreak wipes out 30% of county’s fire cover 01 Aug, 2020 News Cuts have put service in ‘extremely vulnerable’ position, union says An outbreak of coronavirus has left Surrey...
Firefighters and control staff offered 2% pay increase 29 Jul, 2020 News FBU members to be consulted on offer with union recommending money be paid immediately to staff FBU to launch campaign...
Firefighters agree to continue delivering coronavirus response until end of September 23 Jul, 2020 News Firefighters have agreed to continue aiding the coronavirus response, warning that the virus threat “remains serious”...
Grenfell Tower Inquiry: FBU calls for those responsible to be held accountable 06 Jul, 2020 News Today (Monday 6 July), hearings in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry begin again after a pause due to the coronavirus pandemic...
Fire service employers delay annual pay offer 01 Jul, 2020 News The FBU has said it is disappointed not to have received an official pay offer from fire service national employers...
Make building safety top priority in new schools programme, FBU warns prime minister 30 Jun, 2020 News FBU demands fitting of fire sprinkler systems in new and existing schools; Hundreds of fires still occurring each year...
FBU condemns "unthinkable" £25m cut to London Fire Brigade 26 Jun, 2020 News The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has vowed to fight "unthinkable" proposals to cut the budget for the London Fire Brigade...
Government plans to fund just 12 new fire inspectors after Grenfell in “gross underestimate” of building safety crisis 25 Jun, 2020 News The maximum projected cost for the government’s Fire Safety Bill would fund fewer than one inspector per brigade More...
NAO cladding investigation "should shame this government", firefighters say 19 Jun, 2020 News The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has responded to today's investigation by the National Audit Office (NAO) into the UK's...
“Dangerous disparity” between regions’ high-rise fire response after Grenfell 14 Jun, 2020 News Three years after the Grenfell Tower fire, a third of fire and rescue services still would not send sufficient resources...
