DCLG publishes BA guidance - FBU expresses concerns
Victory for firefighters as Cumbria reduces cuts to fire and rescue services
Cumbrian firefighters this week celebrated success in their campaign to defend local fire and rescue services after the county council confirmed that it would scale back cuts. Graeme Higgins, Fire Brigades Union Secretary in Cumbria, said: “This is a victory for the communities of Cumbria, as...
Firefighters and supporters to protest fire station closures tomorrow
Firefighters will be joined by local campaigners in widespread protests against London fire station closures tomorrow (Thursday). The mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has forced through £45m of cuts in the London Fire Brigade, resulting in the closure of ten stations and the loss of 588 frontline...
Firefighters formally call for GLA investigation into Boris Johnson’s ‘campaign of lies’ on fire safety
London firefighters have accused Mayor Boris Johnson of a “campaign of lies and disinformation” and formally asked the Greater London Authority’s Monitoring Officer to investigate his behaviour. The London Fire Brigades Union says it has evidence showing that the Mayor has breached the GLA’s Code of...
Stagg-gate: Cambridgeshire firefighters ‘livid’ after another senior officer receives double pay-pension pay off
Responding to reports that Neil Newberry, a senior officer at Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service, will join Chief Fire Officer, Graham Stagg in being allowed to retire and then claim his pension lump sum before returning to work a few weeks’ later, Fire Brigades Union Cambridgeshire Secretary...
Fire Minister’s letter echoes firefighters’ anger over Cambridgeshire fire boss pay scandal
Fire Minister Brandon Lewis has written to Sir Peter Brown, Chairman of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Fire and Rescue Authority following the “very obvious public concern” over the pay and pension arrangements of Chief Fire Officer, Graham Stagg. It was recently reported that Stagg had left the...
