What’s new Artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence has rapidly become part of everyday life. More than just clogging up social media feeds, it is...
Features As long as we’re still talking about Grenfell, they can’t get away with it Francis Beckett meets Dave Badillo, who was on the first fire engine at Grenfell Tower six years ago, and who will not...
Equalities As Trump's America turns back the clock, LGBT+ history is more important than ever Maria Buck, acting secretary of the FBU’s LGBT+ section, on trade union solidarity against the far right LGBT+ history...
Features As wildfires rage…. ....questions on kit, training, resources and shortages of firefighters are looming larger. Firefighters across the UK...
Legal Beagle Asbestos Asbestos, a “hidden killer”, remains a serious health risk in the UK, with approximately 5,000 people dying each year...
Gen Sec comment At a crossroads The fire and rescue service is at a crossroads. After 14 years of austerity, Labour has a duty to deliver for public...
Features Back on track Steve Greaves has a simple message: It’s OK not to be OK and seeking help can change lives. Steve Morgan heard his...
News BBC probe exposes impact of cuts and heavy reliance on overtime Freedom of information requests by the BBC have revealed the devastating impact of understaffing on Essex fire and...
Features Blackpool: on the frontline Blackpool’s firefighters battle to keep people safe in a seaside town that has come to symbolise “left behind Britain”...
Sounding off Borders Bill is a racist attack on human rights The Nationality and Borders Bill is a racist and brutal attack on human rights, removing the ability to claim asylum...
News Breathing apparatus win as Health and Safety Executive agrees to investigate The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has said that it will assess the safety of the National Fire Chiefs Council...
Features Brick by brick The reopening of Redhills Durham is a reminder of how Britain’s trade unions built their own networks of welfare, art...
News Brigade secretary unfairly dismissed Staffordshire FBU brigade secretary Rob Moss was wrongly sacked on the grounds of capability, despite not being fitness...
News Bucks faces new cutbacks threat Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service is facing the loss of eight fire engines and two fire stations under new...
Features Building alliances, winning for firefighters Each autumn, delegates from the FBU attend the conferences of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Labour party and others...
What’s new Burn to protect? The Wales Wildfire Board are encouraging farmers and landowners to “Burn to Protect” the Welsh countryside over the...
Sounding off Bus fires Bus fires are a serious concern and they are occurring far too frequently. RMT has been at the forefront of...
News Call for firefighter health monitoring Steve Wright, FBU general secretary, has written to the department of health and the home office calling for urgent...
News Call for members’ pandemic stories The FBU is asking members to contribute their own personal stories of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Covid public inquiry...
News Campaigners call for protection from contaminated landfill sites Campaigners calling for ‘Zane’s Law’, to protect communities from contaminated land, held a summit at the Houses of...
News Campaigning pays off as council cancels plans to close control Fire control and firefighter members in Cornwall have saved the service’s fire control centre through months of...
Features Capturing fire on camera With the annual FBU photo competition open to members’ entries until July 25, the professionals share their best photos...
News Chaotic, callous and negligent The inquiry into the government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic has exposed a series of failings that led to the UK...
News Charity football helps fund DECON tests after bosses decline aid More than 100 West Midlands firefighters took part in the latest DECON research in October, with health testing carried...
