Cuts

U-turn on £2m of cuts to frontline fire service in Nottingham Outcome follows sustained campaign of lobbying led by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) Union official hails “fantastic result for the people of Nottinghamshire” The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has won a reversal of £2m of cuts to the fire...

The Fire Brigades Union has responded to His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services State of Fire and Rescue 2022 report. The report, conducted by new Chief Inspector Andy Cooke, endorsed the ongoing attacks on firefighters' right to democratically organise outlined in the...

This bonfire night there are worries that fire and rescue services may not be able to cope, with new statistics revealing massive cuts. Bonfire night is traditionally the fire and rescue service’s busiest night of the year and can be hugely dangerous for fires and other incidents. Statistics...

Amid the pay dispute, Matt Wrack, general secretary will address members online on Thursday 29 September at 6.30pm. RMT assistant general secretary Eddie Dempsey is also set to speak on the movement’s struggle for fair pay, terms and conditions. The meeting will discuss the 2% pay offer made by fire...

Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service is set to scrap its entire control operation on money-saving grounds, in a move first revealed to fire control and officials on Tuesday 14th September. Firefighter control staff handle calls from the public, provide safety guidance and deploy resources during...

Firefighters have reacted angrily to a series of statements made by several chief fire officers which clearly have been written in order to downplay the impact of under-resourcing on their response to wildfire incidents. Firefighters are incensed that chief fire officers and other fire and rescue...

The Fire Brigades Union has warned that the fire service continues to be understaffed and needs huge investment, with another heatwave set to hit this week. The last heatwave, in July, saw firefighters fighting wildfires across the country, including in Wennington, East London, where two rows of...

The Fire Brigades Union has revealed that 221 firefighter positions have been cut since Grenfell, as the fifth anniversary of the fire takes place on 14 June. The figure comes after large cuts to the fire and rescue service in the run-up to Grenfell, with for example the UK losing over 11,000...

Firefighters have responded to the Scottish finance secretary’s statement on the Scottish spending review, which sees zero increase in the budget of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service over the next five years. This means a potential large real terms cut, especially so given the currently rampant...