Urban search and rescue (USAR) funding cuts

Conference notes the Home Office’s decision to cease funding in 2024 for five USAR teams across England, namely those in Hereford and Worcester, Norfolk, Buckinghamshire and two teams in London.

Conference recognises the impact that this will have on Fire Brigades Union Members and instructs the Executive Council to do everything possible to protect Members, including a nationally negotiated agreement through the National Joint Council for pay protection measures, and in the event of redundancies a recall Conference to agree an industrial response.