Control

Westminster Lobby and Rally on October 21, union moves to strike ballot, pensions justice nearer and Fire authorities reject regional controls plan.

Union moves to end fire service planning chaos, pay tops agenda as union builds campaign on operational standards, enhanced education officers’ role will boost members’ skills and Fire Control: nearly £40m of taxpayers’ money is going up in smoke.

We are busy, please call back. £1.4 billion on regional controls – this is what you’ll get. Flood response: union asks why the Government is still refusing a statutory duty, Weymouth crews campaign against cuts, boost in central Scotland firefighter numbers and treatment of disabled firefighters...

This short review has looked at the Regional Business Case (RBC), compared them with the findings of our eariler reviews of the FIReControl Business case and commented on outstanding issues.

Support for regional controls crumbles among fire authorities, ill-health pensions appeal to go ahead, workforce development gets boost with new code and FBU steps up its anti-fascist campaign.

Terry Walker on controls and a well-run fire service, pay in the fire service, attack on right to strike and Government acts on FBU pension lump sum demands.

Conference rallies behind control staff, Merseyside agreement is much-needed boost for brigade’s industrial relations, what does a Scottish Fire minister do?

Defend control jobs, 112 control jobs under threat in South West, Humberside authority defers cuts and Protecting the public from floods – a duty?

YES To Local Controls, four funerals, deaths touch colleagues home and abroad, still no action on firework 'bombs', cuts fightback - Services under threat in England and Northern Ireland.

New Dimension - Rollout nears Completion but concerns remain, members give fire-control a massive thumbs down, Windsor fight will go down right to the wire, Firefighter wins damages for partial hearing loss, Cleveland and Fire Minister admits Government's failings, promises to do better.