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Farewell Ken Cameron

By Matt Wrack
Our former general secretary Ken Cameron, a popular, well-known figure in the trade union movement at home and internationally, has died. Born in Scotland, Ken joined the fire service in Birmingham and rapidly became involved in the FBU. He addressed his first conference in 1966 and later became a...
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Firefighters' union call on government to tackle rise in fire deaths

By infobo
Reacting to figures published in the Guardian showing a 21% rise in fire deaths over the past year Matt Wrack, general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union, said: “We are now witnessing the tragic results of such wrong-headed cuts to the fire and rescue service. Over the past five years, the...

Firefighter magazine April/May 2016

Cover Firefighter magazine April/May 2016
The Bafta award-winning short film Operator leads this issue of Firefighter magazine. The film, which the FBU co-funded, tells the real-life story of Sam Pendlebury, a fire control operator who guided a mother and her child to safety in one of her first ever calls. As the Scottish Fire and Rescue...

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Fleur Lombard: ceremony marks 20th anniversary of tragedy

By Tam McFarlane
Twenty years since her tragic death, firefighters from across Avon gathered for a ceremony at the memorial dedicated to Fleur Lombard, writes South West EC member Tam McFarlane. On Sunday 4 February 1996, fire crews from the then Avon Fire Brigade, were called to reports of a serious fire at a...
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Never again' say FBU, as inquest into death of Manchester firefighter opens

By infobo
The inquest into the death of Manchester firefighter Stephen Hunt opens today, 4 th April, as the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) declare that the needless deaths of firefighters killed in the line of duty have to stop. Stephen Hunt, who was based at Philips Park fire station in Manchester, was killed...

Ewan Williamson's death was avoidable and unacceptable

By Chris McGlone
A report has been released into the death of firefighter Ewan Williamson making a number of recommendations to stop a similar tragedy occurring in the future. Ewan Williamson’s death in the line of duty, at a fire in the Balmoral Bar in Edinburgh was tragic, avoidable and unacceptable. The...
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Elderley couple die in house fire as cover stretched across Merseyside

By infobo
An elderly couple have died as a result of a fire at their home in Merseyside, a short distance from West Kirby fire station which was closed down last year following budget cuts. The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) say that on the night of the fire resources were spread so thinly in the region - five...
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Mayor's cuts to blame for Camden fire death

By infobo
A coroner has recorded an accidental death verdict for Choi Yip, the 85 year old man who jumped from his third floor Camden flat as it was engulfed in flames in October last year. At the time of the incident, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) said frontline cuts to fire services in the capital...

Boris Johnson urged to rethink fire cuts after fatal blaze

By infobo
Firefighters have called on the mayor of London to suspend plans to scrap 13 fire engines after the London Fire Brigade (LFB) missed its target attendance time when responding to a fire in which a man died. The fire took hold in the early hours of Sunday at 86-year-old Raymond Lister’s property in...
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