Firefighter magazine

The October/November issue covers the 'Time to Deliver' rally at Westminster, speaking to firefighters who travelled from across the UK to lobby MPs at Westminster. Also in this issue: Matt Wrack responds to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry's final report finding systemic failures and calls for regulatory...

In this edition of Firefighter, we bring you coverage of the FBU's national rally, which took place on Tuesday 8 October and saw a thousand firefighters gather in central London. We also carry in depth coverage of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry's final report and a cladding fire in Dagenham, as well as...

The June/July issue of Firefighter sets out what is at stake in the upcoming general election. Other features include coverage of the union’s annual conference in Blackpool and, more than seven years after the disaster, the Grenfell Tower Inquiry report is set to be published this September. In news...

This issue of Firefighter focusses on the union’s campaigning over the last two decades to defend firefighters’ pensions against government attacks. The magazine also includes features on the risks posed to firefighters by PFAS, what the union is doing to fight for firefighters using its link to the...

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...

The last issue of 2023 covers amongst other news, updates on regional campaigns; the Minimum Service Levels Act; the Covid Inquiry; and forever chemicals in PPE. The features include the next steps in the Firefighters’ Manifesto campaign; the latest on BA policy; the union’s pushback against plans...

This issue sets out demands for the fire service as part of the Firefighters’ Manifesto campaign. Other features cover the serious implications of wildfires to firefighters and the public; the union getting its point across at this year’s TUC and Labour Party conferences; and how a former union...

This Firefighter includes features on: wildfires highlighting the effects of cuts to the service and the need for better funding, training and PPE; the launch of ‘Fight for 52’, the union’s campaign under the equality banner, for maternity leave on full pay; and the need to fight savage cuts in...

This issue reports on FBU annual conference where the Equality Matters campaign was launched. Other features include an interview with London firefighter Dave Badillo on Grenfell six years on; preparing for the next general election and; what’s next in protecting the right to strike. News covered...

How FBU members’ unity won a fair pay offer is the main feature in this issue. Other features and news include an important update on pensions, the rescues effected by FBU members in Turkey, equality and the cultural review, an introduction to the newly elected AGS Ben Selby and monitoring...