Publications

Report by Andrew Watterson Occupational and Environmental Health Research Group, University of Stirling, Scotland In the last ten years, the UK has witnessed a horrific series of 14 firefighter/fire technician fatalities at fires in what is a relatively small national workforce – Bethnal Green in...

The FBU in Leicestershire have responded to the local fire and rescue services’ IRMP ‘Proposals to Change’ document with a detailed report. Click download to read the report.

The Department of Communities and Local Government have produced a document regarding restrictions placed in unfunded, defined benefit, public service pension scheme which come into effect on 6 April 2015. Click download to read report.

Dear FRA Chair Urgent request for information regarding my firefighter pension entitlement You may be aware of the debate that took place in the House of Commons on 15 December 2014 in relation to firefighter pensions. The debate covered several aspects of the firefighter pension scheme proposals...

A poster advertising a protest to defend firefighter Ricky Matthews.

When the government introduced the New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (NFPS) on 6 April 2006, which included an increase to the Normal Pension Age (NPA) to 60, it promised that there would be sufficient redeployment opportunities for firefighters that could not maintain operational fitness. Previously...

A poster advertising the FBU’s YouGov conditions of service survey.

Government robbery continues – four day strike called. FBU condemns government’s union report as a Tory smear, Hereford and Worcester authority members vote for longer 999 response times, Brown case is settled but anger remains and FBU’s role in the secret war against apartheid.

A document outlining the difference in firefighter pension schemes across the UK.

I was appointed to the position of Independent Chair with effect from 25th September 2013 to replace Professor Monojit Chatterji whose second and final term of office finished at the end of September 2013. This Annual Report of the Independent Chair covers the period from 1 October 2013 to 30...