Firefighter magazine

This issue of Firefighter features trailblazing, hijab wearing firefighter Uroosa Arshid, who says firefighters can look like me; the union’s first virtual one day conference with guest speaker NEU general secretary Kevin Courtney, speaking against pay review bodies; the union’s safety victory on...

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...

This issue delves into the HMICFRS report and the reasons behind its political attack on firefighters and the FBU. The features detail the planning and people behind the attack and explains why firefighters must stand together to protect their terms and conditions through collective bargaining...

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...

This issue’s features are on the union’s fighting for fairer funding of the fire and rescue service, and campaigns in East Sussex, Surrey and London against cuts. In news: firefighters continued covid work; and support from the union and MPs for the End Our Cladding Scandal campaign, that calls on...

This issue’s main story is on Westminster’s failure to prepare for a pandemic, despite it being recognised as one of the most serious risks facing the UK for more than a decade. Other features include the union’s campaigning plans aimed at winning significant pay rises for FBU members, after yet...

This issue includes features on Grenfell and how a relentless drive for profit is destroying safety regulations, regardless of the human cost; how this year’s Firefighters Memorial Day was marked across the UK and how firefighters are stepping up to help their communities during the coronavirus...

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...

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...

This issue of Firefighter reports on: phase 1 of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry and how the report missed the point; the first of a series of meetings where senior union officials met with members to hear their views on the fire service; a 2019 round-up of the Firefighters 100 Lottery and news of the...