Brutal cuts to fire and rescue services being rushed through during the pandemic, union says 27 Apr, 2020 News Plans include major cuts to fire engines and staffing levels FBU says it amounts to a ‘betrayal’ of firefighters and the...
Firefighters to take government to court over pension ‘robbery’ 25 Apr, 2020 News Fire Brigades Union being supported by POA, PCS, and GMB. The Fire Brigades Union (FBU), along with three other unions...
Firefighters to make face shields for health and care staff and transfer patients to and from Nightingale hospitals 24 Apr, 2020 News Firefighters will be coming to the aid of health and care staff in the COVID-19 crisis by constructing vital protective...
East Midlands firefighters driving ambulances and assisting in movement of dead bodies in coronavirus response 23 Apr, 2020 News Firefighters across the East Midlands have begun to drive ambulances, deliver food and medicines, and move dead bodies...
Fire and rescue staff eligible for coronavirus testing, after FBU pressure 17 Apr, 2020 News Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced that fire and rescue personnel, police, prison staff, and Department of Work...
Coronavirus: Firefighters now allowed to carry out antigen tests 16 Apr, 2020 News Firefighters across the UK could support the delivery of COVID-19 testing, including taking samples for antigen tests...
West Midlands firefighters begin moving coronavirus bodies 16 Apr, 2020 News Firefighters in the West Midlands have begun moving the bodies of those who have died of coronavirus from hospitals...
Photo competition 2021 14 Apr, 2020 News After receiving such high quality entries to last year’s photo competition, we were encouraged to do it all again in...
3,000 fire and rescue personnel in coronavirus isolation as services pay the price for testing fiasco 13 Apr, 2020 News Fire and rescue personnel urgently need coronavirus testing, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has warned, as services lose...
Firefighters to fit face masks and deliver vital PPE and medical supplies to NHS and care staff 10 Apr, 2020 News Fire and rescue personnel will fit face masks for frontline NHS and clinical care staff and deliver medical supplies to...
