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...
300 London firefighters to help ambulance coronavirus response 03 Apr, 2020 News Hundreds of firefighters have agreed to drive ambulances and assist paramedics to aid the London Ambulance Service’s...
Fire Brigades Union suspends Surrey industrial action during COVID-19 outbreak 30 Mar, 2020 News The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) will temporarily suspend industrial action in Surrey from today to support their community...
COVID-19: Firefighters to deliver food and medicines, drive ambulances, and move bodies 27 Mar, 2020 News Firefighters will be able to deliver food and medicines, drive ambulances, and move dead bodies during the coronavirus...
Firefighters to protect vulnerable by avoiding hospitals and care homes, as “critical risk-based service” agreed 24 Mar, 2020 News Fire and rescue services will cease most home fire-safety checks and avoid hospitals, care homes and residences with...
COVID-19: Fire Brigades Union postpones Annual Conference and educational courses 23 Mar, 2020 News In light of the escalating public health crisis caused by Covid-19 (coronavirus), the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has...
COVID-19: Fire and rescue services lose hundreds of firefighters to self-isolation, as union calls for priority testing 20 Mar, 2020 News Fire and rescue service personnel must receive priority testing and vaccination for coronavirus, the Fire Brigades Union...
COVID-19: Firefighters should cease non-essential interactions with the public, union says 16 Mar, 2020 News Interactions between firefighters and the public should temporarily be drastically scaled back to limit coronavirus...
Fire Brigades Union responds to Budget 2020 11 Mar, 2020 News Responding to the 2020 UK government Budget, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has criticised the Chancellor for failing to...
