Industrial action

Firefighters have been travelling across Essex county this week campaigning against huge frontline fire and rescue service cuts which could see frontline firefighter numbers cut by up to a quarter. Firefighters in Essex will walk out this week in protest at the cuts. The FBU say fire chiefs are not...

Firefighters in Essex are planning to strike next Thursday (6 th August) in protest at further cuts to firefighter jobs which the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) says are set to decimate the county’s fire and rescue services. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service (ECFRS) have already suffered some...

Bullish fire chiefs in Essex are sending the normal professional fire and rescue force home without pay from 6pm today (Friday 12th June) until 9am on Monday morning (l5th June) to punish firefighters who are going on strike for a single night shift on Saturday (13th June). The firefighters are...

Firefighters and 999 emergency control staff in Essex are preparing for further strike action over huge cuts to frontline staff. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service plan to cut at least 179 full time firefighters working at frontline fire stations – more than a 25% reduction in the full time 999...

As demonstrated by April’s devastating earthquake Nepal is afflicted by more than its fair share of natural hazards. International aid agencies have long recognized that Kathmandu is the most at risk urban population on the planet due to the high risk of earthquakes in the area. For firefighters in...