Firefighter magazine

The first edition of Firefighter in 2017 features a special investigation about the slow creep of privatisation in the UK fire service. In a double page spread, David Wibberley lifts the lid on developments in Surrey, Cleveland and Cambridgeshire that are painting an uninspiring future of the fire...

This edition of Firefighter has a festive feel with the cover story looking back at firefighting during the Christmas period throughout the years. Matt Wrack appeals for firefighters and retired members to help with the union's centenary project which will celebrate 100 years since the union was...

This edition of Firefighter reports on how the FBU are determined to ensure that fire services learn and act on the lessons from the death of firefighter Stephen Hunt. Safety for sale in London as we report on the two historic threats to the capital's safety - the great fire and Boris Johnson. We...

New guidance on contaminants and how to avoid them leads the August/September edition of Firefighter. We also hear from the firefighters in Florida who responded to the biggest mass shooting in U.S history after a gunman targeted the gay nightclub Pulse. The union celebrates its centenary in 2018...

The Bafta award-winning short film Operator leads this issue of Firefighter magazine. The film, which the FBU co-funded, tells the real-life story of Sam Pendlebury, a fire control operator who guided a mother and her child to safety in one of her first ever calls. As the Scottish Fire and Rescue...

The new look Firefighter magazine is now available online. This issue leads on the winter floods crisis that devastated northern areas of the UK late last year and earlier this year. We speak to Nic Brennan about his experience transitioning genders while serving in the fire and rescue service. We...

As firefighters, along with almost 3.8 million other public sector workers, face losing the right to pay their union subscriptions direct from their pay packets, a process known as check-off, Firefighter investigates the impact of these changes on trade unions as well as detailing how FBU members...

The real reasons behind government plans to put police commissioners in charge of fire services, FBU wants answers over overtime for chiefs for working during strike, FBU launches discrimination cases against government over pensions and Trade Union Bill proposals is intended to scrap basic rights...

The August/September edition of the FBU members magazine is now available online. As discussions begin on home turf about the controversial issue of firefighters responding to medical emergencies this issue of FireFighter crosses the pond to talk to the Washington DC based International Association...