Health and Safety

Firefighters in Essex today warned that cuts to the workforce from next April will severely hamper their ability to respond to emergencies such as the flat fire in Purfleet last week when they rescued three people, including a young child. The incident, which also left 50 people homeless, needed two...

When: 11am onwards, Thursday 2 October 2014 Where: Roald Dahl Plass, The Oval Basin, Cardiff Bay, CF10 6AN Senior managers at North Wales Fire and Rescue Service have warned that if their budgets continue to be frozen then frontline services would have to be reduced – days before the FBU’s anti-...

When: 12 noon, Friday 26 September 2014 Where: Riverside Grass, South Bank, London SE1 9BB (behind ITV London Studios, between Blackfriars and Waterloo bridges) Russell Brand will be speaking at the Fire Brigades Union’s “Ring of Fire” anti-cuts event when it comes to London on Friday 26 September...

The Fire Brigades Union exhibited a stall, held a fringe meeting and put on the Ring of Fire show at this year’s annual Labour party conference in Manchester. The stall was packed out with visitors eager to hear about, and get a copy of, the union’s new report Sounding the alarm: the future of our...

South Wales Fire and Rescue authority voted to close Blaina fire station as well as lose Cwmbran’s RDS appliance as part of the Services Fire Cover Review. The group made of councillors from local authorities in the area voted to lose both following a meeting this morning. The fire service said the...

Firefighters in Cornwall have slammed proposed cuts in the frontline Fire and Rescue Service which they say will compromise cover and put public safety at risk. The cuts have been put forward by Cornwall County Council as part of plans to slash £196m from the budget over the next four years. The...

The Fire Brigades Union has announced a nationwide “Ring of Fire” tour of the UK to highlight the devastating impact the government’s austerity agenda is having on the fire and rescue service. The 20 date tour, which kicks off in Liverpool on 9 September, will promote the union’s recently published...

Tim Farron MP has called upon the government to begin an independent review of the regional fire control system for the North West, after the emergency fire control centre for the entire North West of England ordered firefighters from Carlisle to respond to an incident in Lancashire, a 200 mile...

The family of a Newcastle upon Tyne retired firefighter, who died from incurable asbestos cancer, has received compensation for his death. The 78 year old worked at Pilgrim Street fire station in the centre of Newcastle for over 25 years, from 1960 – 1986. His health began to deteriorate rapidly...