Fire and Rescue Service Matters - September 2015 | Rescues
Essex fire service worst at reducing home fires as casualty figures soar
Essex firefighters are striking again today (Tuesday 1 September) on the day before Essex fire authority meets to discuss its public consultation on the largest frontline cuts ever to Essex Fire and Rescue Service (ECFRS). The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) says the cuts are being driven through despite...
Public safety threat as fire engines axed in North Yorkshire
This week the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) in North Yorkshire stepped up their campaign against cuts to the local fire and rescue service which would see six fire engines replaced with smaller ‘tactical response vehicles’ which carry fewer firefighters and less equipment. The union plans to distribute...
FBU commend emergency service personnel after Shoreham disaster
Following Saturday’s tragic incident at the Shoreham Air Show the Fire Brigades Union wish to commend all Emergency Service personnel who dealt with this harrowing incident. Danni Armstrong, secretary of the South East region of the FBU said “Our members, along with other emergency services, have...
Essex Fire and Rescue failing to reduce fire deaths, home fires and casualties, new report shows
Official Government figures in a new report by the Fire Brigades Union show how the fire and rescue service in Essex is failing to reduce the number of deaths, home fires and casualties, in stark contrast to the downward trends nationally. The report comes as Essex County Fire and Rescue (ECFRS)...
Fire Brigades Union says decimating cuts are responsible for delayed response to Anglesey chip shop blaze
Incidents like the chip shop fire in Llangefni on Tuesday, which saw a delayed response of almost 20 minutes by the fire and rescue service, will become more prevalent if budgets get cut any further, according to the Fire Brigades Union (FBU). The last five years have seen devastating cuts to the...
Investigating attitudes of operational firefighters to community safety
The FBU have teamed up with Tony Prosser who is conducting a PhD research project through Nottingham Trent University, investigating attitudes of operational firefighters to community safety and home fire safety checks/visits in particular. We are encouraging members to log on to this survey and...
Essex firefighters warn against dangerous cuts as they take strike action
Firefighters in Essex took strike action Thursday 6 August in protest at the largest, most devastating cuts to emergency fire response in the history of Essex County Fire and Rescue Service (ECFRS). FBU Brigade Chair for Essex Riccardo la Torre said “We will see these cuts hit all areas of our 999...
