Fire Brigades Union
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We are the voice of firefighters and the fire and rescue service in the UK.
Promoted by the Fire Brigades Union, 171-173 Gray’s Inn Road, WC1X 8UE
Promoted by the Fire Brigades Union, 171-173 Gray’s Inn Road, WC1X 8UE
Anne is now fighting for a legal precedent that could win firefighters the protection and compensation they deserve.
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Anne's story: A firefighter's widow fighting for justice
Podcast Episode · The FBU Podcast · 22/01/2026 · 21m
podcasts.apple.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Anne is now fighting for a legal precedent that could win firefighters the protection and compensation they deserve.
🎧 Listen now on all podcast platforms.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
🎧 Listen now on all podcast platforms.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
Full story: www.fbu.org.uk/news/2026/01...
Fire service names eight fire stations under threat of closure in Dorset and Wiltshire
Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service has this morning informed firefighters of proposals to close eight fire stations across the county, in a series of cuts that the Fire Brigades Union has…
www.fbu.org.uk
January 23, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Full story: www.fbu.org.uk/news/2026/01...
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Privatisation has broken our water system. Evidence shows public ownership can bring fairer, cleaner and cheaper water. That’s why I'm backing the People’s Plan for Water. Join me:
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January 22, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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More from FBU general secretary Steve Wright: www.fbu.org.uk/news/2026/01...
January 20, 2026 at 5:18 PM
More from FBU general secretary Steve Wright: www.fbu.org.uk/news/2026/01...
The 1977 strike led to a pay formula that increased wages for the next 25 years.
January 16, 2026 at 10:58 AM
The 1977 strike led to a pay formula that increased wages for the next 25 years.
More from John McKenzie, regional secretary for FBU Scotland, here: www.fbu.org.uk/news/2026/01...
Scottish budget fails to provide funds to rebuild fire and rescue service
The Fire Brigades Union has responded to the Scottish government's latest budget, calling for urgent investment to rebuild following over a decade of cuts.Steve Wright, Fire Brigades Union general…
www.fbu.org.uk
January 14, 2026 at 1:16 PM
More from John McKenzie, regional secretary for FBU Scotland, here: www.fbu.org.uk/news/2026/01...
But across the UK, devastating cuts still threaten firefighter and public safety.
The FBU will fight for every job and every station in every corner of the UK. If necessary, members will take industrial action.
Full story: www.fbu.org.uk/news/2026/01...
The FBU will fight for every job and every station in every corner of the UK. If necessary, members will take industrial action.
Full story: www.fbu.org.uk/news/2026/01...
FBU pledges to “fight for every job” as cuts averted in Avon and Leicestershire
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.
www.fbu.org.uk
January 12, 2026 at 4:03 PM
But across the UK, devastating cuts still threaten firefighter and public safety.
The FBU will fight for every job and every station in every corner of the UK. If necessary, members will take industrial action.
Full story: www.fbu.org.uk/news/2026/01...
The FBU will fight for every job and every station in every corner of the UK. If necessary, members will take industrial action.
Full story: www.fbu.org.uk/news/2026/01...
Full story: labourlist.org/2026/01/fire...
FBU on ‘industrial footing’ as general secretary prepared for strikes this year – LabourList
Fire Brigades Union general secretary Steve Wright has said his union is putting its members on “an industrial footing” amid continuing cuts to the fire…
labourlist.org
January 12, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Full story: labourlist.org/2026/01/fire...
It's time to end the chronic underfunding that's crushing morale and putting communities at risk.
January 9, 2026 at 3:53 PM
It's time to end the chronic underfunding that's crushing morale and putting communities at risk.
Despite the best efforts from his colleagues at Crowborough fire station and ambulance staff, Alex and Philip lost their lives. Alex was 25, and his brother was 23. #WeRemember
January 8, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Despite the best efforts from his colleagues at Crowborough fire station and ambulance staff, Alex and Philip lost their lives. Alex was 25, and his brother was 23. #WeRemember