Cuts

A petition protesting plans to cut the fire and rescue service in Buckinghamshire has gained over 500 signatures. Launched by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU), the petition calls for Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Fire Authority to stop plans to remove 7 fire engines and close 2 fire stations in the...

Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service has this morning informed firefighters of proposals to close eight fire stations across the county, in a series of cuts that the Fire Brigades Union has warned will put lives at risk. The eight fire stations facing closure are: Ramsbury Bradford on Avon...

The Fire Brigades Union has responded to the Scottish government's latest budget, calling for urgent investment to rebuild following over a decade of cuts. Steve Wright, Fire Brigades Union general secretary said: “The Scottish government’s latest budget has, once again, failed to provide the...

The Fire Brigades Union has warned that firefighters “will fight for every job and every station in every corner of the UK” as it prepares for the prospect of industrial action over cuts. The move comes as two fire services – Avon and Leicestershire – appear to have been spared cuts to services...

The London Fire Brigade (LFB) is facing £6 million in budget cuts next year, with a further £12 million in unidentified ‘savings’. The LFB 2026-2027 budget submission also removes key operational budgets such as for uniform and communications upgrades. The brigade has been criticised by the union...