Cuts

Surrey Fire Brigades Union (FBU) have launched a trade dispute with their fire and rescue service, calling for management to end unsafe practices in their fire and rescue service. Concerned firefighters and residents will protest outside Surrey County Hall at 13:00 on Tuesday 24th September. The...

30,000 sign petition against Devon and Somerset fire cuts Firefighters in Devon and Somerset are today handing in a petition with over 30,000 signatures from members of the public, calling on the service to scrap plans to ‘decimate’ fire services in the area. The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has asked...

Firefighters have claimed an ecstatic victory in their fight against cuts to South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (SYFRS). After a successful and hard-fought campaign from Fire Brigades Union (FBU) members, the fire authority resoundingly voted to shelve the proposed plans to reduce the number of...

Firefighter posts have increased by just 318 this year, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has learned. This year’s 1% increase means that there are still nearly 11,500 fewer UK firefighters than in 2010. The FBU is urgently calling for the government to fund firefighter recruitment and reverse a decade...

Fire budgets could be cut in favour of policing, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has warned after fire authorities lost a bid to block a takeover from West Mercia's Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC). Firefighters’ vital community engagement work could also be threatened, as their independence from...

Fires in England have increased by almost 10% this year, while the government continues to cut fire and rescue services. The overall number of incidents, including flooding and wildfires, attended by firefighters also continued to rise, amidst heavy cuts to fire and rescue budgets and firefighter...

The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has slammed “outrageous” cuts to the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS), after management proposed reducing fire cover in some areas, while cutting emergency resources in Belfast. The cuts are intended to make up a £3.26M shortfall in NIFRS’s revenue...

Over thirty Manchester firefighters took their fight to Parliament today to lobby MPs against Mayor Andy Burnham’s proposed cuts to Greater Manchester fire and rescue service. The lobby comes amidst news that the Mayor’s office is considering deferring one small part of the cuts until the next...

Suffolk firefighters today launch a campaign to save their fire and rescue service from risking public safety, after funding cuts have left Suffolk’s fire cover worse than in neighbouring counties. The #RescueSuffolkFire campaign calls for an end to the erosion of fire cover and emergency response...

Firefighters have reacted with ‘fury’ at plans to cut fire and rescue services in Devon and Somerset to the bone. Yesterday, senior management of DSFRS announced proposals which will close eight fire stations and scrap over 30 fire engines across the region. These plans will demolish front-line...