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Pressing need for regulation

At even very low levels, chemicals of the PFAS group pose a serious threat that the UK government is slow to react to. Professor Andrew Watterson, public health researcher, University of Stirling, sets out the issues Firefighters have become increasingly familiar with and in contact with PFAS. Poly...
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Firefighters raise safety concerns after flat fire

Firefighters in Scotland have raised safety concerns over cuts to specialist appliances for fighting high-rise fires following a blaze in a block of flats in March. Some 70 firefighters and 12 appliances from across Scotland, including specialist height appliances, were called to the incident in...
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Political fund ballot 2024 - VOTE YES

The law dictates that trade unions cannot spend money on political objectives unless this has been approved by a ballot of members The FBU’s political fund is used for political campaigning and to lobby politicians on behalf of our members at Westminster and in the devolved governments, no matter...
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Fire union warns of “criminal complacency” after Wembley cladding fire

By Alice Dann
At least 125 firefighters and 20 fire engines were called to a cladding fire in Wembley yesterday, 29 January. Matt Wrack, Fire Brigades Union general secretary, said: "Firefighters have once again been called to cladding fire which could have resulted in tragedy. “The Fire Brigades Union warned of...
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Labour urged to back plan for justice for seriously ill firefighters

By Ben Duncan-Duggal
Keir Starmer is facing a call from the Fire Brigades Union to back financial support – alongside funding for health monitoring and prevention measures – for firefighters who have developed cancer and other diseases through their job. In a letter to the Labour leader, FBU general secretary Matt Wrack...
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Riccardo la Torre outlines the latest with breathing apparatus policy, and how the Health and Safety Executive is letting firefighters down Firefighters face one of the biggest threats to health and safety in decades. Under proposals from the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC), now imposed by some...
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Now is the time to make your voice heard

Two days before this magazine went to print, after a wait of more than one year, the Westminster government finally published its plans for the fire and rescue service in England. Because of the FBU’s campaigning work, the government has retreated on many of its most damaging proposals, but dangers...

HSE Inspection Correspondence - BA Safety Campaign

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Dear Brother/Sister, HSE Inspection Correspondence - BA Safety Campaign Members of the Fire Brigades Union are facing one of the biggest threats to our safety in decades. Previous circulars have...
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