Firefighter magazine March 2013
Sign the petition against fire service privatisation
The 38 Degrees campaign has very helpfully launched a petition to support of our fire and rescue service and oppose government privatisation plans. The 38 Degrees campaign site can be viewed here This includes an on-line petition on the fire and rescue service. Matt Wrack, FBU general secretary said...
London firefighters to protest against savage cuts
London firefighters will be attending a mass lobby of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA) meeting on Monday to protest at plans to close 12 fire stations, remove 18 fire engines and slash 520 firefighter posts. The lobby has been called by the London region of the Fire Brigades...
South West floods - FBU tells MPs “wake up” to consequences of cuts
After the extraordinary professionalism of fire crews who worked around the clock for days on end to deal with massive floods in the South West, the FBU has written to politicians in the region and told them that the union now expects investment in the service and the threat of front-line cuts to be...
Firefighters raise the alarm–deepening cuts to the fire and rescue service will cost lives. MPs and public urged to speak out to defend 999 fire service before it's too late
Firefighters from across the UK will be in London tomorrow (Nov 7) to lobby MPs and alert the public to the growing threat posed to the fire service by the government’s relentless drive for austerity cuts. The Fire Brigades Union is ratcheting up its campaign to raise public awareness of the deep...
Angry West Yorkshire fire crews organise rally against cuts to frontline service - 3 November 2012, Leeds city centre
Angry West Yorkshire fire crews have organised a rally and march around Leeds city centre to raise awareness and protest at the cuts being proposed to the front line emergency service. This year’s proposed cuts include: • closing 11 fire stations (and building just five new ones) • a loss of 12...
FBU lobby of Westminster Wednesday 7 November
Fire Brigades Union members are lobbying MPs in defence of the fire and rescue service on Wednesday 7 November. FBU members and officials are assembling at the Central Hall, Westminster at 11.30 for the rally, with speakers including FBU general secretary Matt Wrack, Kate Hoey MP, John McDonnell MP...
Savage cuts to fire and rescue service put lives at risk
The Fire Brigades Union is raising the alarm over unprecedented risks to public safety posed by deep and dangerous cuts to the fire service. The warning comes as firefighters prepare to join tens of thousands of people tomorrow on TUC marches for a Future That Works in London, Glasgow and Belfast...
