Lobbying

Firefighters and campaigners have welcomed the news that three fire stations in Tyne and Wear have been saved from the chop. Sunderland Central, Gosforth and Wallsend fire stations were saved after a 34,000 signature petition was handed into the local fire authority. Russ King, secretary of the FBU...

BBC show ‘An idiots guide to politics’ visited an FBU picket line as part of a segment on why voters are losing trust in politicians. Presenter Jolyon Rubenstein visited firefighters at Chelsea fire station who recalled how Prime Minister David Cameron promised no frontline fire cuts on the eve of...

This week marks one of the most critical points in Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service’ history as the counties fire authority try to make £7.5m pounds worth of cuts that firefighters fear will put the public at greater risk and drastically compromise the safety of firefighters . Eight...

What: Protest over sham firefighter pension ‘guarantee’ Where: Methodist Central Hall, Storeys Gate, London SW1 9NH. When: Wednesday 25 February 2015. Assemble from noon. The FBU confirmed today firefighters will protest over a false ‘guarantee’ given to firefighters in a House of Commons debate on...

Firefighters in Staffordshire are urging members of the public to join them when they lobby the fire authority meeting on 16 February to urge them to “forget party politics and do what is right for the safety of people who live in the region”. Current plans would see spending on Staffordshire’s fire...

The centre of Sunderland will lose its fire station – and Tyne and Wear will lose a total of three fire stations and an estimated 130 jobs – unless the fire authority can be made to react to overwhelming public opinion and reverse decisions that will put the public and firefighters at risk...

UK firefighters are calling for urgent meetings with all stakeholders following the release of a report into UK firefighter fatalities commissioned by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) and produced by the University of Stirling. “We want this report to focus minds on what can be done to improve public...