The first edition of Firefighter in 2017 features a special investigation about the slow creep of privatisation in the UK fire service. In a double page spread, David Wibberley lifts the lid on developments in Surrey, Cleveland and Cambridgeshire that are painting an uninspiring future of the fire and rescue service and proves, beyond doubt, why all efforts to hive off elements of the service must be resisted.
Elsewhere in the magazine, we look back to the very beginnings of the union, before it was even called the FBU, in the second part of historical series in the run-up to our centenary in 2018. Scottish firefighter Andrew Adams was seriously injured last year when a wall fell on him whilst he was tackling a fire. Now, he becomes the first recipient of funds from the Firefighters 100 Lottery. We hear about how his life has changed and his road to recovery. The makers of a new documentary speak to Firefighter about the trials and tribulations of what it’s like for Palestinian firefighters working under a military occupation.
All this and more in the new edition of Firefighter.
