Cuts

At least one of the fire engines that played a vital role in tackling a major fire in Gorton, Greater Manchester on Sunday night is set for the chop, it can be revealed. The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) have today said that under budget slashing plans by Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, one...

Hereford and Worcester Fire Authority met this week to confirm the closure of Stourport and Bewdley fire stations. They will be replaced with a shared emergency service hub which the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) say will add up to two and a half minutes onto the time it takes firefighters to get to an...

Two fire engines are being cut from the Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service’s (TWFRS) operational fleet today. The removal of the two vehicles, from West Denton and Hebburn, is going to increase safety risks to both the public and to firefighters, according to the Fire Brigades Union (FBU). This...

Warwickshire’s fire service will not be ‘fit for purpose’ if its budget is slashed by another 20%, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has warned today. The leader of Warwickshire County Council, Izzi Seccombe, is expected to unveil the cost-cutting plan at a council meeting this Thursday (22 September)...

Greater Manchester firefighters are astonished as fire and rescue service managers announce plans to sack every frontline firefighter in the area, totalling 1250. Only those who agree to new imposed conditions of service will get their jobs back. Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service (GMFRS)...

Alarming new figures reveal that 10,000 firefighter jobs have been lost in the past six years, plunging the fire and rescue service into its worst state of crisis in decades. In a parliamentary briefing released to all MPs, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) warns that another round of central government...

The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) told delegates at this year's TUC annual congress that government funding cuts are stretching the fire and rescue service beyond the limit and putting lives at risk. More than 9,600 firefighter jobs have gone since 2010, with fire stations closing all over the UK and...

A Conservative councillor in charge of fire and rescue services in Suffolk has been slammed after saying “we must balance the books at all costs”, just as a fire engine is being axed from one of Ipswich’s busiest stations. The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) say the comments from Cllr Matthew Hicks show a...

Fire chiefs in Scotland have been heavily criticised after it was revealed almost 1,000 posts have been axed in three years. It is now feared that lives will be put at risk because of a lack of staff. Figures from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service show 956 jobs have been cut since the service was...