Surrey firefighters to ballot on Christmas industrial action 26 Nov, 2019 News Firefighters in Surrey are today (Tuesday 26 November) balloting on industrial action to commence on 24 December, after...
Firefighters call forum to implement Grenfell inquiry recommendations 25 Nov, 2019 News Recommendations from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry report must be implemented “quickly and efficiently”, the Fire Brigades...
Number of fire fatalities on the rise in Surrey 22 Nov, 2019 News The number of fire fatalities is on the rise in Surrey, the Fire Brigades Union has learned. Home Office statistics...
Bolton fire: Firefighters condemn "complete failure" of UK fire safety system 16 Nov, 2019 News Responding to last night's terrible student accommodation fire in Bolton, the FIre Brigades Union (FBU) has called for a...
Under-resourced crews responding to floods without statutory duty 08 Nov, 2019 News Responding to floodsin the North of England, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has called out under-resourcing of crews and...
Firefighter fatalities in Italy on 5 November 07 Nov, 2019 News A letter was sent today on behalf of the FBU to the public service workers union in Italy (Federazione Lavoratori...
Over 1,000 attacks on firefighters, as crews face bonfire night bombardment 06 Nov, 2019 News There were 1,170 attacks on UK firefighters in the last year, according to new research from the Fire Brigades Union...
FBU response to Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 report 30 Oct, 2019 News Matt Wrack, FBU general secretary: “The Inquiry’s interim report must finally be a turning point for fire safety in the...
FBU comment on the leaked phase one report of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry 29 Oct, 2019 News FBU spokesperson: “The Fire Brigades Union (FBU), like all core participants of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, is bound by...
FBU responds to Baroness Lawrence’s racism allegations on Channel 4 News 18 Oct, 2019 News Last night Channel 4 News aired a segment about the tragic case of Isaac Paulos a five-year-old boy who lost his life at...
