Firefighters’ union calls for Police and Fire Commissioner to go after appointment fiasco 18 Jul, 2023 News The Fire Brigades Union has today called for the resignation of Northamptonshire’s Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner...
Firefighters need 12-month maternity pay to protect mothers and babies, says union 13 Jul, 2023 News The Fire Brigades Union has called for twelve months of maternity leave on full pay for firefighters, citing research...
Scottish Firefighter Ewan Williamson commemorated on anniversary of Balmoral Bar fire 12 Jul, 2023 News On 12th July 2023, a ceremony marking the 14th anniversary of the Balmoral Bar fire was held in Edinburgh’s Parliament...
Oxfordshire firefighters protest ‘dangerous and insulting’ Direct Entry scheme 11 Jul, 2023 News Firefighters rallied outside Oxfordshire County Council today, demanding that councillors reverse their decision to hire...
London wildfire response failures were "negligence driven by cuts" 10 Jul, 2023 News The London Fire Brigade has today released a Major Incident Review looking at its response to the July 2022 wildfires...
Fire Brigades Union raises concerns over appointment of non-firefighter Interim Fire Chief 08 Jul, 2023 News On Friday 7th July, Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service announced the sudden departure of its Chief Fire Officer...
Tory anti-union laws could be met with mass campaign of non-compliance 03 Jul, 2023 News Unions have “no choice” but to launch mass campaign of non-compliance against Minimum Service Levels Bill, says Fire...
Fire Brigades Union statement on the Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill 30 Jun, 2023 News The Fire Brigades Union has issued a statement in opposition to the government's anti-boycott bill: "The FBU is firmly...
Undercover policing “an affront to democracy and human rights”, says firefighters’ union 29 Jun, 2023 News The Undercover Policing Inquiry has today released its first interim report, covering Tranche 1 of the Inquiry’s...
Firefighters union slams “shameful” plan to scrap fire safety for asylum seeker accomodation 29 Jun, 2023 News The Fire Brigades Union has today attacked UK Government proposals to strip back fire risk assessment rules for asylum...