Covid-19 – Tracing and isolation in the FRS
Covid has exposed the folly of austerity - there is another way
Fifteen years ago, more than 200 firefighters were deployed to respond to a terrorist attack in London. Firefighters used boards, blankets, sheets and scraps of metal to rescue the dying and injured. It was a heroic, well-coordinated response and firefighters were praised by the coroner. But, after...
Firefighters stay on Covid alert after eight in 10 fire services pulled into first wave response
Agreement allowing firefighters to aid the coronavirus response extended New data reveals two thirds of fire and rescue services brought in to assist mortuaries Fire and rescue services are preparing for a second wave of coronavirus as daily UK cases surge to record highs. An agreement allowing...
Coronavirus outbreak wipes out 30% of county’s fire cover
Cuts have put service in ‘extremely vulnerable’ position, union says An outbreak of coronavirus has left Surrey firefighters struggling to maintain fire cover after their brigade failed to properly implement vital health and safety measures. As many as seven fire engines have been unavailable at any...
Firefighters agree to continue delivering coronavirus response until end of September
Firefighters have agreed to continue aiding the coronavirus response, warning that the virus threat “remains serious” despite the government’s easing of lockdown restrictions. The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has assured the public that “firefighters aren’t going to abandon their communities now”, as...
