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Firefighters identify deadly private sector inspection threat in Building Safety Bill

22 Jul, 2021 By Ben Duncan-Duggal

Fire Brigades Union general secretary Matt Wrack has responded to the Building Safety Bill passing its second reading in Parliament yesterday by saying that it is ‘vitally flawed’ in its present form. The bill is set to see private sector firms turned to if fire and rescue services are not in a...

MP who voted against post-Grenfell safety measures challenged over Grenfell local fire station visit

21 Jun, 2021 By Ben Duncan-Duggal

A firefighters’ union representative who was one of the first on the scene of the Grenfell Tower disaster has challenged Conservative Kensington MP Felicity Buchan over a visit to the local fire station. Buchan has been widely criticised for voting against implementing recommendations of the...

Four years on - fighting the building safety crisis

14 Jun, 2021 By Ben Duncan-Duggal

The Fire Brigades Union is marking the fourth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower disaster by laying a wreath at Grenfell Tower, and attending the annual silent walk which marks the disaster. Firefighters will form a guard of honour for the bereaved, survivors and residents of Grenfell at the walk...

Poplar cladding fire and schools cladding: “government may well face another devastating loss of life”

03 Jun, 2021 By Anna Zych

Two pieces of news in one week have highlighted the scale of the fire safety crisis in UK buildings – a crisis which, it is thought, could be endangering millions of lives. On Sunday the Guardian published analysis showing that more than 70 schools are likely to have been cladded in combustible...

Fire Brigades Union responds to Labour's demands for government action to fix building safety crisis

18 May, 2021 By Anna Zych

Commenting on Labour's demands for action from the government to fix the building safety crisis, Matt Wrack, FBU general secretary, said: “We welcome Labour’s demands for a deadline to remove all combustible cladding. Developers and the government must put an end to our building safety crisis once...

Fire Brigades Union responds to Poplar cladding fire

07 May, 2021 By Gabriella Matkin

The Fire Brigades Union has responded after a cladding fire broke out at a 19-storey block of flats in East London. Twenty fire engines and 125 firefighters attended the incident at the New Providence Wharf in Poplar early this morning. FBU general secretary Matt Wrack said: “It is extremely...

Grenfell Inquiry update 2: Residents speak out

23 Apr, 2021 By Tam McFarlane

The GTI resumed on Monday 19 April after the Easter break. For the next three months, the inquiry will hear evidence about the complaints and communication with residents, the management of the building, compliance with the Regulatory Reform Order 2005 (RRO), the fire risk assessments and active and...

Firefighter magazine, April May 2021

16 Apr, 2021

April/May Firefighter has a double feature on the upcoming fight against the government’s attack on firefighters and their Grey Book, and lays out the reasons why firefighters must speak up and make their voice heard to protect ‘our say in our service’ and hard won terms and conditions. “A reckless...

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Grenfell Inquiry update 1: profiteering and de-regulation

26 Mar, 2021 By Tam McFarlane

Each month we will be providing an update on the evidence coming out of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry. Since the Inquiry resumed in on 8 February 2021, hearings have been held via video call after a resurgence in coronavirus cases saw another lockdown put in place across the United Kingdom. Module two...

Grenfell Tower Inquiry - FBU members’ update

22 Dec, 2020

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Dear Brother/Sister Grenfell Tower Inquiry - FBU members’ update Since September 2020, the Grenfell Tower Inquiry has been hearing evidence from the contractors involved in the refurbishment of the...

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