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The Fire Brigades Union has joined calls for the government to bring water into public ownership, to ensure the clean and adequate water supply firefighters need to safely tackle fires. Water companies are currently releasing record amounts of sewage into UK rivers and seas. This year, sewage was...

Firefighters in Hampshire and Isle of Wight are calling for councillors to scrap “dangerous” plans to cut 30 firefighter posts. Since 2010, Hampshire and Isle of Wight has lost nearly 1 in 4 firefighters to cuts. Now fire service leaders are proposing slashing a further £1.6 million from the...

The fire appliance donated by FBU members in Scotland to Palestinian firefighters has now been detained by Israeli customs for over a year.  The fire engine has been held by Israel despite having the necessary paperwork to be transported to its destination in Nablus, in the West Bank.  This is part...

Trade unions have pushed for Labour to deliver a legislative package of improvements to workers’ rights, which is now making its way through parliament as the Employment Rights Bill. The first changes are expected to come into effect this autumn, following the bill returning to the House of Commons...

Firefighters in Scotland are fighting back against proposed cuts following over a decade of underfunding by the Scottish government.  The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service is currently consulting on 23 proposals to downgrade fire cover at a number of specific stations, or close them entirely. The FBU...

Hot temperatures and dry weather has resulted in several UK wildfire records being broken this spring. The Met Office reported hot dry weather with unusually sunny days this March and early April. As a result, the area of the UK burnt by wildfires by before the end of April was higher than the total...

Richard Tice, deputy leader of Reform UK, has unveiled plans to reduce local authority pensions in the 10 councils now controlled by the party. Citing Elon Musk’s Department Of Government Efficiency (DOGE) as inspiration, the multi-millionaire took aim at pensions for new staff: telling the...

Campaigners calling for ‘Zane’s Law’, to protect communities from contaminated land, held a summit at the Houses of Parliament this June. The proposed law would improve transparency around historic landfill sites and clarify who is responsible for making these safe. It is named after seven-year-old...

The results of the consultative ballot on pay were announced on May 20, with 82% voting to accept the pay offer on a turnout of 59%. As a result, the employers have agreed an increase of 3.2% with effect from 1 July 2025. Continual Professional Development (CPD) payments will also increase by 3.2%...

Firefighters Jennie Logan, 30, and Martyn Sadler, 38, tragically died in a fire at the Bicester Motion site on Thursday 15 May 2025. Both were FBU members based at Bicester fire station in Oxfordshire. A member of the public, David Chester, also died in the fire, and two FBU members who attended the...