Christian Crabbe

"You can beat it": One firefighter's battle with alcohol

By William Murphy
Christian wants people dealing with alcohol addiction to know that help is out there. William Murphy reports. For the best part of 20 years, Wimbledon green watch firefighter Christian Crabb, 44, believed he was just a heavy drinker. He was fond of a beer now and then but he always had an element of...
TUC Union signing

West Mids Fire Service is latest to protect workers with terminal illness

By infobo
West Midlands Fire and Rescue Service has become the latest employer to sign up to the Dying to Work campaign to protect people at work who are diagnosed with a terminal illness. Currently, the law allows employers to dismiss terminally ill workers if they fail a capability assessment with...
Rescue injured medical accident

WANTED: Agreement on our pay, safety and health

By Lynne Wallis
Firefighters are ‘best in class’ when it comes to EMR – and their rewards, conditions and training must be too, reports Lynne Wallis Emergency medical responding (EMR) is one of the most conten­tious issues facing UK firefighters and it is a pivotal one for the union and the service. It was...
Firefighters pulling our hose appliance

Crew cuts could end up killing firefighters, warns FBU

By infobo
Firefighters could be killed if plans to cut the size of a fire crew are adopted, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has warned. Hereford and Worcester Fire Authority will vote Wednesday (15 February) on whether to cut the number of firefighters in each fire crew, from five to four, in a desperate bid to...
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