Fire and Rescue Service Matters - Grenfell Tower Inquiry exposes construction industry fire safety flaws
Firefighters call for Grenfell Inquiry to investigate "revolving door" between manufacturers and regulators
Former Chief Executive of company which produced flammable insulation chaired the board of supposedly independent regulator Government changes to building safety guidance risk repeating mistakes made by companies responsible for allowing deadly Grenfell refurbishment, FBU says The Grenfell Tower...
Thoughts on phase 2 of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry
You may be forgiven for thinking that the Grenfell Tower Inquiry had concluded with the firefighters’ evidence in Phase 1 – given the intense media attention afforded to the actions of individual firefighters and the London Fire Brigade. But you are mistaken, Phase 2 has been up and running since...
Grenfell Tower Inquiry: FBU calls for those responsible to be held accountable
Today (Monday 6 July), hearings in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry begin again after a pause due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has called for no more "painstaking postponements", saying that "in the cold hard light of day" the crimes of those responsible are apparent. Matt...
Make building safety top priority in new schools programme, FBU warns prime minister
FBU demands fitting of fire sprinkler systems in new and existing schools; Hundreds of fires still occurring each year in schools in England; Firefighters have called on Boris Johnson to tackle the ‘very real’ fire risk in schools and ensure that both new and existing schools in England are fitted...
Government plans to fund just 12 new fire inspectors after Grenfell in “gross underestimate” of building safety crisis
The maximum projected cost for the government’s Fire Safety Bill would fund fewer than one inspector per brigade More than 2 million homes in England could be covered by the bill The FBU has called for an immediate doubling of inspector numbers and a statutory advisory body for the fire and rescue...
NAO cladding investigation "should shame this government", firefighters say
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has responded to today's investigation by the National Audit Office (NAO) into the UK's flammable cladding scandal, condemning the government's action removing cladding as "too slow and too weak". The union has called on the government to requisition any building that...
