International

Messages of support for firefighters have been sent to the Fire Brigades Union ahead of industrial action on Friday and Monday over pensions and retirement age. Jan Willem Goudriaan, deputy secretary of the European Federation of Public Service Unions, said: “The FBU’s action in September was...

Firefighters from New South Wales in Australia have send solidarity to their UK counterparts ahead of strike action on Wednesday. Firefighters in England and Wales will walk out for four hours on 25 September over government attacks on pensions. And now as well as messages of support from the public...

North American firefighters have written to their UK counterparts to offer solidarity in the campaign to protect fire and rescue services. Harold A Schaitberger, General President of the International Association of Fire Fighters, wrote to Fire Brigades Union General Secretary Matt Wrack last week...

In response to substantial fires in both Arizona and the West Midlands, Fire Brigades Union General Secretary, Matt Wrack, said: “The Fire Brigades Union and its members are very sad to hear about the deaths of at least 19 firefighters in Arizona. This appears to be the worst incident for...

Harold Schaitberger, General President, International Association of Fire Fighters Dear Harold, We have followed closely the news about the four firefighters killed attending the fire in Houston. Fire Brigades Union members in the UK are shocked and saddened by this terrible tragedy. Our thoughts...

You will have read about the dreadful factory collapse in Dhaka, Bangladesh yesterday and where the death toll is rising by the hour. Many of those killed were young women who worked in the five garment factories that operated in the building, women who were making clothes for the UK High Street...

“Risking their lives in a city in decline, with low pay and substandard equipment – sounds familiar” says FBU general secretary Matt Wrack The European premiere of a new film about Detroit firefighters is being sponsored by the Fire Brigades Union. BURN captures a year in the lives of Detroit...

The FBU welcomed today’s news of the release of their humanitarian aid by the Israeli Authorities. The lifesaving firefighting kit had been detained at the Israeli Port of Haifa since Oct 14th. At a meeting in the Scottish Parliament, FBU regional organiser Jim Malone praised the support given by...

FBU give a cautious long awaited welcome to the Israeli Military’s decision to release most of the humanitarian equipment donated to the Nablus Fire Department. Jim Malone, Scottish organiser says ‘Today’s news gives us some hope that this is nearly the end of what has been a long journey from...