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Dagenham high-rise fire exposes “national scandal” of flammable cladding, says FBU

26 Aug, 2024 By Ben Duncan-Duggal

The Fire Brigades Union has said that a high-rise fire in Dagenham exposes the “national scandal” of flammable cladding and deregulation in the building industry. A fire broke out in a tower block on Freshwater Road in Dagenham, east London, in the early hours of Monday morning. Hundreds of...

Media Coverage: Grenfell Tower and 'Stay Put'

21 Aug, 2024

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Dear Brother/Sister, Media coverage: Grenfell Tower and 'Stay Put' Recent media coverage around the Grenfell Tower fire has once again focussed on the issue of the 'Stay Put' policy. A BBC report has...

Don’t let them off the hook

The Grenfell Tower public inquiry is set to publish its final report on 4 September, more than seven years after the disaster. FBU national officer Mark Rowe, sets out the union’s perspective Never again. That was the sentiment after the Grenfell Tower fire on 14 June 2017, which cost the lives of...

Fire union calls on Labour to end “crime of deregulation” as Grenfell anniversary looms

12 Jun, 2024 By Alice Dann

This Friday marks the seventh anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy, which killed 72 people. The Grenfell Tower Inquiry is set to publish its final report in September. The Fire Brigades Union has today launched a call for Labour to tackle the lack of regulation that led to the disaster...

High-rise evacuation response: too little, too late

The Home Office published high rise evacuation guidelines for fire and rescue services in February, four years after the Grenfell Tower inquiry recommended that the Westminster government produce guidance. This was the only recommendation aimed at central government from the inquiry’s phase 1 report...

Fire union warns government of Grenfell-style risk over weak high-rise evacuation policy

13 Mar, 2024 By Alice Dann

The union representing the overwhelming majority of firefighters has slammed new government guidance on building evacuation, saying that failings have left residents vulnerable to further Grenfell-style tragedies. The Grenfell Tower Inquiry recommended in October 2019 that the government develop...

FBU concerns about evacuation guidelines and research

01 Mar, 2024

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Dear Brother/Sister, FBU concerns about evacuation guidelines and research Earlier this month, the Home Office published high rise evacuation guidelines for fire and rescue services. The FBU believes...

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Firefighters' union demands 'action and justice' in wake of Valencia cladding fire

24 Feb, 2024 By Ben Duncan-Duggal

The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has called for 'action and justice' in the wake of a fire in a block of flats in Valencia. The fire, which was first reported on Thursday evening, has killed at least ten people. Initial indications are that flammable cladding played a key role in allowing the fire to...

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Grenfell firefighters settle for £20m in High Court

Firefighters who attended the Grenfell Tower fire have settled claims for £20m in the High Court. The 114 affected firefighters were given legal support through the FBU and its law firm Thompsons. They suffered personal injury and loss caused by alleged negligence and breach of statutory duty. Some...

Firefighter magazine February March 2024

15 Feb, 2024

This issue focusses on the political fund and the reasons why it is so important to FBU members. Also in this issue: the 40th anniversary of the 1984-85 Miners’ strike, one of the most bitter political and industrial conflicts in British history. In news: the union launches its plan to tackle sexual...

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