Fire and Rescue Service Matters

On 6 February 2020 the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) announced their final local government finance settlement for 2020-21. The settlement funding assessment determines the amount of central government funding that will be allocated to local fire authorities in the...

For the first time in a decade, there has been a small increase in the number of firefighters - a marginal 1% rise, according to new figures obtained by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU). There was an increase of 300 frontline firefighter jobs, after a decade of drastic cuts. Since the Tory-led...

On 14 June 2019, it will be two years since the horrific fire at Grenfell Tower claimed the lives of 72 people and devastated a close-knit community in the heart of London. The social housing tower block that was their home was wrapped in materials that ignited faster than petrol (according to one...

The Westminster government continues to cut the fire and rescue service, despite the approaching two year anniversary of the Grenfell Tower Fire, and a rise in incidents and rescues. Have lessons still not been learned?

Firefighters carried out record levels of rescues over the last year, underlining the exceptional role of emergency intervention, according to new research by the Fire Brigades Union.

In 2017-18 fire and rescue services in England attended just under 170,000 fire incidents – a 3% increase since last year; during the past five years - total fire incidents has plateaued. Non-fire incidents have seen a large increase with firefighters responding to over 170,000 incidents - a...

Further cuts to vital firefighter jobs are still being forced through despite the tragedy of the Grenfell Tower fire, according to new figures obtained by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU).

The Latest edition of Fire and Rescue Service Matters. Fire deaths are up this year - even if Grenfell is not taken account of. The cuts continue.

The Grenfell Tower disaster should mark a turning point and a change of direction, but the Westminster government has decided to make further cuts to the fire and rescue service. Read the latest parliamentary briefing from the union to uncover the figures for your brigade.

Firefighters rescued more people over the last year than ever before, underlining the exceptional role of emergency intervention, new research by the Fire Brigades Union has found.