Fire and rescue service cuts and campaigns material

Fire and Rescue Services are cutting their establishment of firefighters, reducing
pumps and crewing levels. Locally and nationally the FBU are campaigning against
the cuts and making best use of the resources available to make the case against the
cuts with the public and politicians.

The resources available are supplemented and very much based on the work
undertaken by the FBU into task analysis and response times. These technical
arguments that have proved useful whilst engaging with Fire and Rescue
Management regarding Integrated Risk Management Plans (IRMP) proposals,
however these technical arguments can present difficulties in making the case and
highlighting full impact of IRMP proposals to the public and politicians.
Therefore this Conference, demands that the FBU continue to build on the work
already undertaken and look to produce a video or short film that highlights the
impact on the safety to the public and firefighters involved in an emergency incident
with slower response times and reduced crewing levels.