FBU Mental Health Project – survey launch
Fire and ice
Two firefighters from Wales, Rebecca Openshaw‑Rowe and Georgina Gilbert, pulled well over their own body weight on an untried 750-mile plus route to the South Pole. They spoke to Steve Morgan “52 days, 10 hours and 30 minutes – in the freezer”. It doesn’t get any further removed from the...
Quite a journey
Firefighter Lorna Dodd represents Great Britain in the duathlon. She spoke to Steve Morgan Curiosity killed the cat, but an enquiring mind – and a dose of fabled Yorkshire grit – have been the making of Lorna Dodd. In March, the Halifax firefighter will represent Great Britain in the European...
FBU to run personal training apprenticeships as fire service launch new guidance on firefighter fitness
Sign up here The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has announced its plans to provide Level 3 personal training apprenticeships to fire and rescue services in England as new guidance is published by fire service employers and employees on firefighter fitness best practice. More than three quarters of...
Firefighters’ union launches legal challenge against government over pensions
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) today announced it is mounting a legal challenge to the government over what it says are unfair pension arrangements for its members. Under new arrangements introduced on 1 April, firefighters are expected to ride fire engines, run with heavy fire hoses and carry people...
Fire strikes: minister’s pension “colossal” compared to firefighters’ says FBU
The Westminster fire minister’s pension is “colossal” compared to firefighters’ and any claims that the governments proposed changes to their pensions are “generous” must stop, the Fire Brigades Union has said. Firefighters in England and Wales began eight consecutive days of strike action this week...
