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Government plans to fund just 12 new fire inspectors after Grenfell in “gross underestimate” of building safety crisis

25 Jun, 2020 By infobo

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

19 Jun, 2020 By infobo

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...

“Dangerous disparity” between regions’ high-rise fire response after Grenfell

14 Jun, 2020 By infobo

Three years after the Grenfell Tower fire, a third of fire and rescue services still would not send sufficient resources to high-rise fires, new data from the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) can reveal. Residents still face a “postcode lottery” of fire and rescue response, the union has warned, with huge...

Grenfell anniversary: FBU “will not accept another year of inaction”

14 Jun, 2020 By infobo

Today, on the third anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has said firefighters will not accept another year of inaction on building safety. The FBU has called for an end to “a politics that values profit over people”, condemning “endless promises, excuses, and...

Grenfell Tower Fire – Three Years On

12 Jun, 2020

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Dear Brother/Sister Grenfell Tower Fire – Three Years On The 14 June marks the third anniversary since 72 people died as a result the Grenfell Tower Fire. The fire devastated an entire community. The...

COVID-19 and the Grenfell Tower Inquiry: an update on the FBU’s work

23 Apr, 2020 By Dave Green

The need for physical distancing during the COVID-19 crisis has led to the suspension of many activities, including the phase 2 hearings of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry (GTI). Dave Green, FBU National Officer, gives an update on the FBU’s work following the Inquiry’s suspension on 16 March. Like other...

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A home should be a human right, not a commodity

22 Apr, 2020 By Helen Hague

Grenfell survivor Nicholas Burton has huge respect for firefighters who enter burning buildings to save lives. He believes firefighters around the world deserve great respect and admiration from those they serve. After all he has been through, he is well placed to judge. Nicholas was rescued, along...

Firefighter magazine, April May 2020

15 Apr, 2020

This issue’s features are about the winter’s devastating floods and firefighters' rescue response, despite the lack of statutory duty in England and proper resources; the union’s defence of the right to collective bargaining for firefighters’ pay and conditions: and an interview with Nicholas Burton...

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Firefighter magazine, February March 2020

13 Mar, 2020

A double feature on the devastating bushfires in Australia, written by Professor Raymond Markey, highlighting the link to climate change and its effect on firefighters, is this issue’s main story. Also included are features about the pay offer in Scotland; what the recent pensions victory means to...

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Fire Brigades Union responds to Budget 2020

11 Mar, 2020 By infobo

Responding to the 2020 UK government Budget, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has criticised the Chancellor for failing to recognise the role of firefighters in responding to flooding, for failing to provide building safety funding for buildings under 18m and for promising “pittance” to fund...

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