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Wales becomes latest nation to give firefighters a duty to respond to flooding

March 01, 2017 Flooding duty, Flooding Wales

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The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has welcomed the news that fire and rescue services in Wales are to be given a statutory duty to respond to flooding emergencies. It now means England is the only nation...

Flooding duty ‘straightforward’ to enact

February 17, 2017 Flooding duty, Flooding

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A minor change in government legislation would improve the fire and rescue service’s response to flooding in England, an FBU report has concluded. In a submission to the Environment, Food and Rural...

Post-legislative scrutiny: Flood and Water Management Act 2010 inquiry

February 17, 2017 Flooding duty, Flooding, Government

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This is the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) submission to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (EFRA) inquiry into the Flood and Water Management Act 2010.

MPs demand more funding for fire and rescue services to tackle flooding

November 02, 2016 Flooding duty, Flooding

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A group of cross party MPs has called for fire and rescue services in England to be given greater funding to respond to flooding incidents. In a report investigating flood management in England , the...

England is still not prepared for major flooding disaster

September 08, 2016 Flooding duty, Flooding

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The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has branded the government’s National Flood Resilience Review, which has been published today, a “wasted opportunity”. Matt Wrack, general secretary of the FBU, said: “...

FBU sends solidarity message to European firefighters tackling 'worst flooding in decades'

June 07, 2016 Flooding duty, Flooding, International, Trade unions

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The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has paid tribute to the work of fire service personnel across Europe who have been dealing with the fallout of devastating flooding. Residents in Germany, France,...

December 2015 floods report

June 02, 2016 Campaigns, Flooding duty, Flooding

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This report from the Fire Brigades Union outlines the lessons of the floods that gripped the north of England in December 2015. The report picks out key themes to improve emergency response and makes...

Government 'absurd' not to give firefighters formal responsibility for flooding response following Storm Desmond

December 10, 2015 Flooding duty, Flooding

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Fire and rescue services need to be given greater resources to tackle flooding emergencies in the wake of Storm Desmond, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) said today. Firefighters have been leading the...

Corbyn backs campaign for more resources for firefighters tackling floods

December 10, 2015 Flooding duty, Cuts, Flooding North West

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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn backed the campaign to give fire and rescue services more resources to tackle major flooding incidents, as he visited firefighters in Cumbria on Thursday. Corbyn spoke to...

Cambridgeshire firefighters demand action to protect property as well as life as flood rescue calls soar

July 20, 2015 Flooding duty, Cuts, Flooding, Health and Safety Eastern

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Firefighters have called for urgent action to tackle the soaring number of flood related emergencies they are being asked to respond to. Firefighters attended just twelve flood incident emergency...

Wales becomes latest nation to give firefighters a duty to respond to flooding

News

Flooding duty ‘straightforward’ to enact

News

Post-legislative scrutiny: Flood and Water Management Act 2010 inquiry

Publication

MPs demand more funding for fire and rescue services to tackle flooding

News

England is still not prepared for major flooding disaster

News

FBU sends solidarity message to European firefighters tackling 'worst flooding in decades'

News

December 2015 floods report

Publication

Government 'absurd' not to give firefighters formal responsibility for flooding response following Storm Desmond

News

Corbyn backs campaign for more resources for firefighters tackling floods

News

Cambridgeshire firefighters demand action to protect property as well as life as flood rescue calls soar

News

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