New Edition: (2025) National Risk Register

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Dear Brother/Sister, New Edition: (2025) National Risk Register The National Risk Register (NRR) is a very important document which impacts across the UK Fire & Rescue Service. It was first launched...
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Making history

A few days before Firefighter went to print, I attended a historic meeting. For the first time in more than 20 years, the FBU has been invited to advise ministers directly on fire service policy. For years, we have warned of a postcode lottery on fire cover, caused by fragmentation and underfunding...

Firefighter December 2024 January 2025

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This issue focuses on firefighters' health and safety, with features including an update on the union's DECON campaign, fighting for protections against fire contaminants; new research project looking at mental health; neurodiverse FBU members organising to break down barriers in the workplace; and...

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National Audit Office report on dangerous cladding

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Dear Brother/Sister National Audit Office report on dangerous cladding The National Audit Office published its report, Dangerous cladding: the government’s remediation portfolio, on 4 November. The...

Non-compliant apprentice schemes

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Dear Brother/Sister, Non-compliant apprentice schemes It has been brought to the attention of Head Office that one or more Fire and Rescue service (FRS) is implementing or has implemented...

National Audit Office report on dangerous cladding

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Dear Brother/Sister National Audit Office report on dangerous cladding The National Audit Office published its report, Dangerous cladding: the government’s remediation portfolio, on 4 November. The...
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Labour conference demands urgent action to prevent another Grenfell tragedy

By Alice Dann
Labour Party conference has unanimously passed a motion demanding urgent government action to tackle the building safety crisis in the wake of the damning Grenfell Tower Inquiry report. The motion, submitted by the Fire Brigades Union, condemns deregulation and austerity as central causes of the...
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