Firefighter magazine

This issue of Firefighter reports on: the TUC and Labour Party conferences; how the outcome of the looming general election could further affect the fire and rescue service; and on members’ pensions. Also featured is an account from an FBU official who with colleagues joined with Care 4 Calais...

This issue of Firefighter celebrates the union’s successful pensions win, demonstrating why all firefighters should be members of the FBU. In addition to regional campaign updates, the union's campaign Grenfell: Never Again demands answers and action. Also in this issue: an extended feature written...

Firefighter reports from annual conference on members pay, funding of the FRS, Grenfell two years on and internationally, support of Miguel Roldan, a Spanish firefighter who faces prison time for rescuing drowning migrants in the Mediterranean. Also included, are features on the unveiling of a red...

This issue includes news of the union’s major victory that additional pay allowances must count towards pensions and results of the recent pay consultation. Matt Wrack, general secretary, speaks about investing in the fire service. The features also include an interview with Brendan Woodhouse, a...

This issue covers the FBU's ‘age discrimination’ win on pensions, with questions answered on the 1992 pension scheme by national officer Sean Starbuck. It also includes features about a pioneering research project on contaminants, funded in part by the Firefighters 100 Lottery; the recent California...

This issue of Firefighter, in addition to features on the union’s centenary celebration on 13 October and the Firefighters 100 Lottery in 2018, an update of the FBU's continued fight for pension’s justice and retained duty system recruitment campaign, included, in keeping with the historic features...

As part of the union’s centenary year, the Firefighter has included features on major fires where the FBU has played a crucial role in securing new fire safety regulations. In this issue, Helen Hague writes about the Kings Cross fire. Also in this issue, David Wibberley writes about the health...

This month's Firefighter magazine reports from the annual FBU conference where the Grenfell Tower fire took centre stage during a debate hailed as one of the most poweruful in union history. Read up on the debate and the other key moments from conference. Elsewhere in the magazine Dave Green...

Contaminants, the dangers they pose and what firefighters can do to protect themselves is the key theme of the latest issue of Firefighter magazine. FBU national officer Sean Starbuck reports on an international conference convened to tackle the issue of firefighters being exposed to cancer-causing...

In the first Firefighter magazine of our centenary year, we lead on the 60th anniversary of the Smithfield market fire which led to the deaths of two firefighters. The blaze also led to major changes to Breathing Apparatus and firefighting procedures. Elsewhere, we hear about the union's plan to...