Local government

The Fire Brigades Union has warned that firefighters “will fight for every job and every station in every corner of the UK” as it prepares for the prospect of industrial action over cuts. The move comes as two fire services – Avon and Leicestershire – appear to have been spared cuts to services...

The Fire Brigades Union has responded to reports that the government plans to scrap the controversial model of police and crime commissioners. Currently, four PCCs— in Cumbria, Essex, Northamptonshire, and Staffordshire— hold responsibility for fire and rescue services in addition to their duties...

The Fire Brigades Union has slammed the record of Reform’s ‘flagship council’ as it emerged that Kent and Medway Fire Authority was in disarray following the removal of five councillors, including its chair and vice chair. Reform UK won a majority on Kent County Council in May but have since...

Planned cuts to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have been implemented by the former chief fire officer, despite the fire authority voting to delay the decision in late August. Chief Fire Officer Neil Odin, who stepped down from his role in September, confirmed in a video message...

The Fire Brigades Union and concerned members of the public are calling on Hampshire and Isle of Wight fire authority to defer £1.6 million of proposed frontline cuts to the fire service at its meeting this Friday. The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service (HIWFRS) has already lost one...

Today, Rachel Reeves has set out budgets for government departments in the Spending Review 2025. Commenting on the Spending Review, Fire Brigades Union general secretary Steve Wright said: The Spending Review must represent the end of the austerity era. The fire service has been battered by nearly...