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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...

Firefighter magazine, December 2020 January 2021

11 Dec, 2020

This issue features the union’s #FundTheFrontline campaign which launched on 4 November, asking the government to invest urgently in our fire and rescue service and the independent research into how firefighters are affected by contaminants, a ground-breaking project, jointly funded by UCLan and the...

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Grenfell cladding lobbyists "aren’t fit to lace the boots" of firefighters

09 Dec, 2020 By Anna Zych

Evidence seen by the Grenfell Tower Inquiry has shown that just six weeks after the fire, Kingspan, whose K15 insulation was used in the flammable cladding system mounted on to Grenfell Tower, hired PR agencies Portland and Grayling communications to convince MPs that "combustible materials are no...

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