Cuts

To coincide with this years Conservative party conference Matt Wrack, FBU general secretary, spoke at a protest organised by the People’s Assembly in Manchester. In his speech Matt Wrack warns that Jeremy Corbyn, the newly elected Labour leader, will face continued attacks in order to undermine the...

At this years annual Labour party conference Matt Wrack, FBU general secretary, spoke at the Sussex branch of the Labour Representation Committee's (LRC) fringe event Standing Together Against Austerity. In his speech Matt Wrack welcomes the election of Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader but points out...

Essex firefighters have today welcomed Essex County Fire and Rescue’s (ECFRS) public commitment to an open and transparent examination of statistics compiled by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) on the numbers of fire deaths, home fires and casualties in Essex that buck the national downward trend. As a...

New research published today by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) shows that 73% of the British public feel firefighters help contribute to society’s wellbeing, next only to doctors (87%) and hospital workers (81%). Respondents were asked to choose six professions they held the most esteem for. Some...

Firefighters in Gloucestershire have reacted with anger at the announcement of “dangerous” plans to close Painswick Fire Station and cut frontline services at Cirencester Fire Station. The plans to cut budgets by £2M over three years were published by Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue in their...

Leicestershire’s fire service is facing ‘unprecedented’ budget cuts that will put the public at risk, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has said. The county’s Combined Fire Authority (CFA) have published proposals to close Central and Kibworth fire stations, remove 11 fire engines, and cut 194 frontline...

Norfolk firefighters say the scale of Government cuts will put lives and property in the county at significantly increased risk saying it will take longer for them to get to emergencies. Yesterday Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) published their 2015 Integrated Risk Management Plan (IRMP)...

Essex firefighters are striking again today (Tuesday 1 September) on the day before Essex fire authority meets to discuss its public consultation on the largest frontline cuts ever to Essex Fire and Rescue Service (ECFRS). The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) says the cuts are being driven through despite...