Government

The government has today set out its plans for the fire and rescue service. Its response to the consultation on its white paper ‘A profession we can all be proud of - Reforming our Fire & Rescue Service’ was published this afternoon. Matt Wrack, Fire Brigades Union general secretary, said: “The fire...

Matt Wrack, the leader of the Fire Brigades Union, has slammed the government's pandemic response as "chaotic, callous and negligent". His comments come as Rishi Sunak appears in front of the Covid Inquiry. Matt Wrack, Fire Brigades Union general secretary, said: It is welcome that Boris Johnson and...

Northamptonshire firefighters travelled to Westminster to raise serious concerns over fire service “chaos” caused by combining police force and fire service governance. Firefighters are raising the alarm following the conduct of Northamptonshire’s police fire and crime commissioner (PFCC), Stephen...

On Wednesday 29th November, firefighters will travel from Northamptonshire to Westminster to raise serious concerns over fire service “chaos” caused by combining police force and fire service governance. Firefighters have raised the alarm following the conduct of Northamptonshire’s police fire and...

Fire Brigades Union general secretary Matt Wrack has blasted the Chancellor's 'Punishment 'Budget' for workers and 'obscene giveaways' for the super rich. Wrack said the autumn statement was a reheated Mini-Budget delivered by the short-lived government of Liz Truss that sparked an economic meltdown...

The Fire Brigades Union has today condemned “failures at every level of government” leading to the evacuation of hundreds of residents of Barton House tower block in Bristol last week. The council is now carrying out investigations due to last Monday’s report that “in the event of a fire, explosion...

Today, Wednesday 1 November, hundreds of firefighters and control staff will assemble in Westminster to launch a new ‘Firefighters’ Manifesto’. As the country recovers from flooding, and braces for the realities of climate change, the union warned that politicians must “listen to the voice of the...