Home Office report - FRS (England) compliance with National Framework
Make building safety top priority in new schools programme, FBU warns prime minister
FBU demands fitting of fire sprinkler systems in new and existing schools; Hundreds of fires still occurring each year in schools in England; Firefighters have called on Boris Johnson to tackle the ‘very real’ fire risk in schools and ensure that both new and existing schools in England are fitted...
Government plans to fund just 12 new fire inspectors after Grenfell in “gross underestimate” of building safety crisis
The maximum projected cost for the government’s Fire Safety Bill would fund fewer than one inspector per brigade More than 2 million homes in England could be covered by the bill The FBU has called for an immediate doubling of inspector numbers and a statutory advisory body for the fire and rescue...
Firefighters demand PM and First Ministers issue national moratorium on fire cuts
Fire Brigades Union urging politicians to focus on investment The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has called for a UK-wide moratorium on fire cuts, calling on the Prime Minister and devolved administrations to halt fifteen years of “unprecedented” austerity and invest in the fire and rescue service. In a...
Fire Brigades Union responds to Budget 2020
Responding to the 2020 UK government Budget, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has criticised the Chancellor for failing to recognise the role of firefighters in responding to flooding, for failing to provide building safety funding for buildings under 18m and for promising “pittance” to fund...
Prime Minister’s “zero” leadership and long-term planning undermining flood response
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has criticised the “shambles” of Boris Johnson’s flooding response, saying that he should be “ashamed” of the government’s failure to plan for floods in the long-term. Funding for fire and rescue services in England has been cut by £141.5m over the four-year local...
