Firefighter magazine, April/May 2022

Firefighter April May 2022 issue front cover
Welcome to the new look Firefighter with a slightly different look and some new content. This issue features union members delivering vital firefighting equipment to Ukraine, the cost of living rise and the FBU’s policy on discrimination. News includes Sir Ken Knight's evidence to the Grenfell Tower...

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Control staff Westminster rally 2009 c Stefano Cagnoni

‘Include control staff in royal medal award’, FBU tells Home Office

The FBU has called out the Home Office for ‘disrespecting’ fire control staff by excluding them from the criteria for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal. The government announced last year that all serving frontline emergency service workers with five years continual service would be awarded the...
Roddy McAllister Control member 2002 FBU pay campaign

Proud Red Clydesider and always a team player

By Helen Hague
When Roddy McAllister started working in fire, 45 years ago, Glasgow still had the unenviable reputation as the “Tinderbox City” of Europe; in the 60s, fires were frequent and some shockingly devastating – with death tolls not seen outside wartime bombings. In late autumn, days after Roddy retired...
Large wildfire in the dark

New job cut figures - firefighters “might not be able to fight all fires”

By Ben Duncan-Duggal
Firefighter numbers have reached a new low since the beginning of austerity in 2010. One in five firefighter roles which existed in 2010 no longer exist, according to figures released today, with a fall in numbers of 11,680 since then. The figures have been released just prior to Priti Patel’s...

Election of control staff sectional committee secretary

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Dear Brother/Sister ELECTION OF CONTROL STAFF SECTIONAL COMMITTEE SECRETARY I am pleased to inform you that at the closing date for receipt of nominations in the election for Control Staff Sectional...

999 IT failures endangering lives

By infobo
IT issues in North West and East Coast emergency fire control rooms are creating dangerous delays in emergency response, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has warned today. The union has issued five Safety Critical Notices to those fire controls demanding the problems are urgently addressed, as control...

Election of control staff national sectional secretary

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Dear Brother/Sister ELECTION OF CONTROL STAFF NATIONAL SECTIONAL SECRETARY I wish to advise you, in accordance with the Rules of the Union, that the Executive Council has decided to conduct an...

Election of control staff national committee chair

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Dear Brother/Sister ELECTION OF CONTROL STAFF NATIONAL COMMITTEE CHAIR I am pleased to inform you that at the closing date for receipt of nominations in the election for Control Staff National...
1909 FBU Surrey rally credit Jess Hurd

South East 999 call mergers “unsafe and unsustainable”

By Anna Zych
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has issued a safety-critical notice after Surrey and West Sussex control rooms were merged, without an increase in staff. The union is concerned that emergency fire control staff cannot handle the current volume of 999 calls, and are calling on Surrey Fire and Rescue...
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