The Fire Brigades Union today welcomed the announcement by the Government to restructure the current eight fire and rescue services into a single structure 08 Sep, 2011 News The Fire Brigades Union today welcomed the announcement by the Government to restructure the current 8 fire and rescue...
East Sussex FBU request ‘Call Challenge Policy’ to be reviewed 05 Sep, 2011 News East Sussex Fire and Rescue management have stated that following a recent incident, whereby a member of the public...
AssetCo in the high court today 25 Aug, 2011 News AssetCo got a month stay of execution in the high court today. FBU general secretary Matt Wrack said: “Privatising...
London’s Fire Brigade urged to “learn from its mistakes” and stop new privatisation 24 Aug, 2011 News The day before AssetCo – the troubled company which owns and maintains all London and Lincolnshire’s fire engines –...
Record spending by Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service on consultancy fees and employment agency payments 22 Aug, 2011 News The Fire Brigades Union has uncovered that Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service in the first seven months of this...
Bournemouth floods “show recklessness of fire service cuts” 19 Aug, 2011 News “This emergency required 100 firefighters and 20 fire engines” said FBU general secretary Matt Wrack. “If the proposed...
London Fire Brigade "stretched to breaking point" during riots 19 Aug, 2011 News The London Fire Brigade was stretched to breaking point during the recent riots, the Fire Brigades Union said today. The...
Fire crews sickened by the silence of politicians over fire service cuts 10 Aug, 2011 News The Fire Brigades Union says fire crews are ‘sickened’ by the silence of politicians over fire service cuts. Politicians...
Attacks on fire crews must stop before people die 09 Aug, 2011 News The Fire Brigades Union is warning that attacks on fire crews will result in deaths if they continue. Any delay in...
Station closures could threaten public safety 08 Aug, 2011 News The Fire Brigades Union in the West Midlands is totally opposed to the proposed closures and planned merger of Halesowen...
