Publications

The February/March edition of Firefighter covers the LA wildfires: tracking how the deadly fires spread, the impact on firefighters on the frontline, and speaking to firefighter trade union voices in California. Also featured: Francis Beckett sits down with newly elected general secretary Steve...

This issue focuses on firefighters' health and safety, with features including an update on the union's DECON campaign, fighting for protections against fire contaminants; new research project looking at mental health; neurodiverse FBU members organising to break down barriers in the workplace; and...

The FBU held its 95th conference in May 2024 in Blackpool. You can download the report of proceedings via this page.

The Grenfell Tower Inquiry (GTI) report published in December is a damning indictment of central government failure over forty years. The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) believes the Inquiry's recommendations are a start at rectifying systemic failure, but the union wants the new ministers to go much...

The October/November issue covers the 'Time to Deliver' rally at Westminster, speaking to firefighters who travelled from across the UK to lobby MPs at Westminster. Also in this issue: Matt Wrack responds to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry's final report finding systemic failures and calls for regulatory...

In this edition of Firefighter, we bring you coverage of the FBU's national rally, which took place on Tuesday 8 October and saw a thousand firefighters gather in central London. We also carry in depth coverage of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry's final report and a cladding fire in Dagenham, as well as...

The latest updates from Eastern region.

After fourteen years of austerity, there are too few firefighters to guarantee resilience to the public, according to new figures obtained by the Fire Brigades Union.

The June/July issue of Firefighter sets out what is at stake in the upcoming general election. Other features include coverage of the union’s annual conference in Blackpool and, more than seven years after the disaster, the Grenfell Tower Inquiry report is set to be published this September. In news...