Marlie Farm Fatal Incident 2006: An important legal victory for all Firefighters and their Families
Marlie Farm deaths High Court ruling: ‘common sense and justice prevail’ say firefighters
Marlie Farm deaths High Court ruling: ‘common sense and justice prevail’ say firefighters Today’s High Court judgement on the deaths of two firefighters in the 2006 Marlie Farm fireworks blaze found that East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service were responsible for the health and safety of their...
Tragic death of Manchester firefighter Stephen Hunt
Following the death of firefighter Stephen Hunt in Manchester, Matt Wrack general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union said: “This is a terrible tragedy. Firefighters in Greater Manchester and around the UK are devastated by the news. The thoughts of everyone in the fire and rescue service will be...
Arizona and West Midlands fires show hazards faced by firefighters every day, says FBU
In response to substantial fires in both Arizona and the West Midlands, Fire Brigades Union General Secretary, Matt Wrack, said: “The Fire Brigades Union and its members are very sad to hear about the deaths of at least 19 firefighters in Arizona. This appears to be the worst incident for...
Firefighter deaths in Houston
Harold Schaitberger, General President, International Association of Fire Fighters Dear Harold, We have followed closely the news about the four firefighters killed attending the fire in Houston. Fire Brigades Union members in the UK are shocked and saddened by this terrible tragedy. Our thoughts...
Take action on the Bangladesh factory collapse
You will have read about the dreadful factory collapse in Dhaka, Bangladesh yesterday and where the death toll is rising by the hour. Many of those killed were young women who worked in the five garment factories that operated in the building, women who were making clothes for the UK High Street...
Lessons need to be learned from the Lakanal House fire
The Fire Brigades Union is urging fire authorities and the government to learn the lessons of the Lakanal House fire, while warning that cuts to the fire service will undermine efforts to prevent similar tragedies in the future. The union was responding to the coroner’s inquest verdict published...
Families of firefighters killed in Sussex take their battle for compensation to the courts
Six years after two firefighters were killed in a fireworks explosion at Marlie Farm near Lewes in Sussex, their families’ long fight for compensation reaches the High Court next week. A three week trial of the case against East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service (ESFRS) starts this Monday, 25 February...
