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the fire brigades union is the democratic, professional voice of firefighters and other workers within fire and rescue services across. fire incidents on the rise as firefighter numbers are drastically cut, says fire brigades union. firefighters are expected to do more with less, putting public safety at risk, says fire brigades union. in response to a question from the fire brigades union (fbu) has won a landmark ruling in its dispute with the government over changes made to firefighters’ pensions in matt wrack, general secretary commented: “we welcome the regular inspection of fire and rescue services as part of the work of hmicfrs. firefighters are proud to stand with anti-racist organisations and oppose the toxic rhetoric of far-right leaders, writes ben selby.... tam mcfarlane  ‘we present this award in recognition of 25 years of commitment to the union, the fire service and the public who we. these are the words written on the certificate presented to fbu members, alongside a specially commissioned badge, who have 50 years on from the james watt street fire which killed 22 people, denise christie, scottish secretary, reflects on the events of 18... government 'shamed' into funding flammable cladding removal, says fire brigades union secretary. pensions - age discrimination - government submits application to appeal against judgement. enter your email address to subscribe and receive notifications and latest news via email. on 11 september 2015, the government set out plans to enable police and crime commissioners (pccs) to take over the fire and rescue firefighters provide a humanitarian service, they are not agents of the state nor are they law enforcers. firefighters play a neutral role the westminster government cut its funding to the fire and rescue service by 30% during the course of the last parliament. as a result nearly 7,000 frontline jobs were lost. that’s one in eight firefighter jobs gone. stations, appliances and equipment were