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Fire and rescue services battling Storm Ciara have had their annual funding cut by £141.5m over the last four years, according to Fire Brigades Union (FBU) analysis of England’s local government funding settlement coming before Parliament today (Wednesday 12 February). The worst storm-hit areas in...

The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has backed Rebecca Long-Bailey as the next leader of the Labour Party, cementing her place on the ballot of Labour members. The FBU wrote to all candidates asking for their views on the fire and rescue service, the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, repealing anti-trade union laws...

The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has nominated Richard Burgon to be Deputy Leader of the Labour Party. The FBU wrote to all candidates asking for their views on the fire and rescue service, the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, repealing anti-trade union laws, ending the blockade of Gaza, and Labour Party...

Today, East Midlands’ firefighters lobbied MPs for urgent investment in their service, after the loss of more than 700 firefighters in the region since 2010, while the region experienced the fastest population growth in England. Firefighters argued for more national and regional resources, asking...

Fires in England have increased by almost 10% this year, while the government continues to cut fire and rescue services. The overall number of incidents, including flooding and wildfires, attended by firefighters also continued to rise, amidst heavy cuts to fire and rescue budgets and firefighter...

Commenting on the latest assessments from HMICFRS, Matt Wrack, Fire Brigades Union general secretary, said: “These reports confirm what we have been saying for years. HMICFRS is absolutely right, a decade and a half of localism and austerity has led to fragmented services and a postcode lottery of...

The next Labour government must deliver an overhaul of fire and rescue services, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has demanded. After years of cuts to services, the Labour-affiliated union’s annual conference voted for sweeping changes to the fire and rescue service and a new regime of investment in...