Firefighter magazine January / February 2012
Cumbria: fire union hits back over control room petition
The Fire Brigades Union have hit back at reports that a petition aimed at saving Cumbria’s 999 Fire Control room has failed. An online e-petition was intended to run along side a more traditional paper petition was submitted without the Unions knowledge to a council meeting last Thursday. As the...
LGPS joint union bulletin
This joint union bulletin outlines the Heads of Agreement for the LGPS for England and Wales. Although the majority of other unions were supportive of the Heads of Agreement, the FBU took a different view for the following reasons. The FBU believe that: Any proposal to introduce an increased normal...
Firefighters Demand Senior Officers Come Clean On Axing Bucks Emergency 999 Fire Control
The Fire Brigades Union is demanding a full public consultation over fire authority plans to axe Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service emergency 999 fire service command and control centre. At its meeting on the 28th September the Fire Authority took the decision, behind closed doors, to commence...
Why did Councillor Strong not declare interests at key Cabinet meeting over fire centre axe - union demands answers
The Fire Brigades Union is demanding to know why Councillor Gary Strong did not declare he was a director of North West Fire Control Limited at the Cabinet meeting which decided to move to the company’s regional fire control centre. The minutes and agenda contain no declaration. There is no...
Strong challenged on Cumbria fire control axe claims
The Fire Brigades Union is challenging Councillor Gary Strong over claims that fire authorities will be charged for the cost of abandoned regional fire control buildings even if they don’t use them. The union says the claim is wrong and the county council must look at the decision to axe Cumbria’s...
Cumbria fire union demands action over axing fire control as it launches save Cumbria fire control campaign
The Fire Brigades Union is demanding proper public consultation over plans to axe Cumbria’s fire service command and control centre and move the work to Cheshire. It says the county council never costed alternative and, failed to apply for a £1.8 million grant to upgrade Cumbria’s control. The union...
Fire union challenges Strong over claims there was 'long and hard debate' over Cumbria fire control axe
The Fire Brigades Union has challenged Cumbria County Councillor Gavin Strong’s claims there was a “long and hard” debate before a decision was made to axe the county’s fire control centre. The union says full public consultation did not happen, there has been no debate by the full fire authority...
Cumbria Fire Brigades Union vow campaign goes on to halt rushed plans to axe County's fire control centre
Cumbria’s fire crews say their campaign to stop the axing of the County’s only fire control centre will go on. The union says the plans are ill-thought out, a bad deal for council tax payers and could increase risk to the public and local fire crews. Ade Kevern, FBU brigade secretary and a local...
