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“Put your money where your mouth is” East Midlands’ firefighters tell government

14 Jan, 2020 By infobo

Today, East Midlands’ firefighters lobbied MPs for urgent investment in their service, after the loss of more than 700 firefighters in the region since 2010, while the region experienced the fastest population growth in England. Firefighters argued for more national and regional resources, asking...

Firefighters urge fire authority to reject cuts

10 Jan, 2020 By Gabriella Matkin

Devon and Somerset Fire Authority must listen to residents’ concerns and reject the cuts to Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) said today, in an address to a fire authority meeting. The fire authority debated revised proposals, which include removing eight fire...

Fire Brigades Union response to HMICFRS inspections Tranche 3

17 Dec, 2019 By infobo

Responding to the third tranche of inspections from Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS), Matt Wrack, Fire Brigades Union (FBU) general secretary, said: On the national view “This tranche of reports is a complete indictment of the government’s dangerous...

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Surrey firefighters to ballot on Christmas industrial action

26 Nov, 2019 By Anna Zych

Firefighters in Surrey are today (Tuesday 26 November) balloting on industrial action to commence on 24 December, after exhausting all other avenues to prevent dangerous cuts to their fire and rescue service. The cuts, which include removing seven fire engines at night-time and cutting 70...

FBU briefings - FRS cuts and activity

23 Nov, 2019

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Dear Brother/Sister, FBU BRIEFINGS – FRS CUTS AND ACTIVITY Find attached two briefings that have been prepared by Head Office. These are intended to be short and to the point, in order to allow...

Number of fire fatalities on the rise in Surrey

22 Nov, 2019 By Anna Zych

The number of fire fatalities is on the rise in Surrey, the Fire Brigades Union has learned. Home Office statistics released on 14 November show that Surrey has seen the steepest rise in fire deaths in over a decade, with the number of fire-related fatalities rising from one to nine over the course...

Only a Labour government will rebuild the fire and rescue service

21 Nov, 2019 By Matt Wrack

As the election approaches, firefighters should bear in mind which politicians are responsible for the parlous state of the fire service and the cuts to their pay and which politicians opposed these policies, says Matt Wrack, general secretary London firefighters know all too well that, behind Boris...

Bolton fire: Firefighters condemn "complete failure" of UK fire safety system

16 Nov, 2019 By infobo

Responding to last night's terrible student accommodation fire in Bolton, the FIre Brigades Union (FBU) has called for a complete overhaul of UK fire safety and condemned cuts to fire and rescue services. Matt Wrack, FBU general secretary, said: “My congratulations go to the crews on the ground who...

Fire & Rescue Service Matters - Firefighter jobs see slight increase after years of cuts

17 Oct, 2019

For the first time in a decade, there has been a small increase in the number of firefighters - a marginal 1% rise, according to new figures obtained by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU). There was an increase of 300 frontline firefighter jobs, after a decade of drastic cuts. Since the Tory-led...

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Firefighters condemn “ludicrous” cuts in Surrey County Council debate

08 Oct, 2019 By infobo

Surrey County Council must not ignore residents crying out against dangerous fire cuts, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) will say today, in an address to County Hall. Over 13,000 people have signed a petition calling for an end to the drastic cuts to night-time fire cover across Surrey, due to be...

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