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Matt Wrack, general secretary commented: “We welcome the regular inspection of fire and rescue services as part of the work of HMICFRS. It is absolutely right that fire and rescue services are held to high standards. “The report findings are the stark reality of austerity– services are overstretched...

The government’s announcement of a partial ban on the future use of some flammable cladding does not go far enough, according to the Fire Brigades Union. Matt Wrack FBU general secretary said: “This is not the outright ban on combustible cladding that firefighters have been calling for. The...

No public mandate exists for the West Midlands Fire Service to be taken over by the Mayor according to the results of a public consultation, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has said. The consultation saw just 1163 people respond out of a population of 2.8 million people within the West Midlands. The...

The 2017 Autumn budget has failed to deliver any substanial improvements for workers in the public sector, the leader of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has said. Matt Wrack, FBU general secretary, said: “Seven years of pay restraint on public sector workers has been seven years too long. It was and...

Following a democratic consultation with members, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has today rejected the recent pay offer put forward by the national employers of the fire and rescue service. The offer of an immediate 2% rise came with a whole host of strings which included the continuation of the...

Firefighters have called on MPs to support an amendment to the Queen’s Speech today that will protect the fire and rescue service in the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower disaster. The Fire Brigades Union (FBU), which represents the vast majority of firefighters in the UK, is supporting a Labour Party...