Election of control staff national committee chair
Fire Brigades Union condemns attacks on firefighters
Today, as the Scottish Parliament debates attacks on emergency service workers and thanks them for all the work they do - the Fire Brigades Union condemns verbal and physical attacks on firefighters during one of the busiest periods of the year. This year, on bonfire night, Operational Fire Control...
New fire service mobilising system putting lives at risk
Fire appliances are not being mobilised to life-threatening emergencies because of failing I.T. software in East Sussex, it can be revealed. Since the introduction of a new mobilising system at East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service in March there have been dozens of incidents where life-saving...
Exposing the shambolic Regional Fire Control project
Regional Fire Control needs to be exposed as one of the biggest acts of hypocrisy in modern politics, says Tam McFarlane For a government that takes great pleasure in cutting public services in the name of ‘efficiency savings’, the ongoing fiasco of empty Regional Fire Control Centres is surely one...
Chronic staff shortages at North Yorkshire fire control leave public public at risk, say firefighters
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) have revealed that budget cuts to North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service’s control room are putting lives at risk, with staffing reductions to blame. In 2016, the service reduced the number of emergency control operators from 22 to 15. Untrained staff are fielding...
Chaos at Surrey fire service as I.T. systems fail
Vital I.T. systems have crashed at Surrey Fire Emergency Control forcing operators to use pen and paper in order to take details of emergency incidents and mobilise fire engines. The Surrey County Council I.T. system crashed at 17:39 on Monday evening (17 July). The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) says...
Out of control | FBU conference slams cuts in fire control rooms
Yesterday FBU conference discussed a range of issues that are facing members in control rooms. After the session Tam McFarlane spoke to Amelia Diallo from the control staff national committee (CSNC) and Brent Thorley from Dorset and Wiltshire on two vital issues facing control staff. Amelia outlines...
