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London Fire Brigade criticised over rehiring retired senior staff in ‘tax-saving’ measure

Union said rehiring retired senior staff showed bosses were ‘gaming system’ to ‘rob taxpayers’

Evening Standard

Warning that Bonfire Night may leave firefighters 'too stretched to cope'

“Communities should know that their fire and rescue service is far weaker than it should be"

Manchester Evening News

Scots firefighter who died tackling hotel blaze 44 years ago honoured with plaque

Alexander 'Sandy' Drummond was lost his life in fire which badly damaged the Crinan Hotel in Argyll and Bute in 1978.

Daily Record

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Plaque unveiled in memory of firefighter who died in line of duty

A PLAQUE has been unveiled in memory of a firefighter who died in the line of duty tackling a blaze at a hotel 44 years ago.

The National (Scotland)

Firefighters take pay fight to Holyrood in ‘biggest protest in years’

Fresh BT and Openreach strikes also set to take place today

Insider UK

Firefighters take pay fight to Holyrood in ‘biggest protest in years’

The Fire Brigade Union previously said low pay meant firefighters were being forced to go to food banks amid the cost-of-living crisis

Daily Record

Merseyside fire unions ballot over industrial action short of a full strike

Members began placing ballots on Tuesday and can do so until next month

Liverpool Echo

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A firefighter strike could be on the horizon - and our fire authority blames the government

The Fire Brigades Union is currently in dispute with the government over staff pay

Chronicle Live

Firefighters urged to reject improved pay offer

The FBU says the 5% offer is a ‘significant’ real terms pay cut.

The Independent UK

Firefighters warn lives are 'at risk' due to staff reduction

Merseyside firefighters are considering industrial action

Liverpool Echo

Firefighter sacked for speaking out to support Brexit wins £8,000

Paul Embery is now a presenter on GB News

Wales Online

Firefighters in England say 100-hour weeks to pay bills are ‘gamble with safety’

Emergency service at ‘breaking point’ as union ballots over 2% pay award

The Guardian - UK

Firefighters could strike as union holds ballot on industrial action amid 'real terms pay cut'

Firefighters and control room staff were offered a two per cent pay rise in June, way below the inflation rate of 10.1% recorded in July

Chronicle Live

Thousands of firefighters to ballot for strike action over pay

The Fire Brigades Union said 32,500 of its members across the UK will vote in the next few weeks

Liverpool Echo

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Manchester Evening News

Thousands of firefighters and control room staff could go on strike over pay

"There is huge anger among firefighters at falling pay."

The Independent UK

Firefighters and control room staff to be balloted for strikes over pay

The Fire Brigades Union said the move follows a 2% pay offer made in June, which has not been increased despite the soaring rate of inflation.

Wales Online

Firefighters and control room staff to vote on strike action

Firefighters could walk out in a protest over pay

Glasgow Live

Firefighters who died in Glasgow's Kilbirnie Street fire honoured 50 years on

New plaque pays tribute to the seven firefighters who perished in a rescue operation after a blaze broke out in the Sher Brothers warehouse in Kilbirnie Street in August 1972.

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The Guardian - UK

Firefighter numbers in England down 20% since 2010, analysis shows

Exclusive: Scale of the cuts risks lives and homes as firefighters find themselves on the frontline of the climate crisis

The National (Scotland)

‘Their sacrifices are not forgotten’: Kilbirnie Street fire tribute planned

FBU Scotland will this month unveil a plaque in commemoration of those firefighters who lost their lives in the Kilbirnie Street fire 50 years ago

Nottingham Post

Nottinghamshire fire service planning for strike action as 2% pay rise rejection 'likely to cause problems'

'My key message really is to my workforce is that whatever action our workforce takes that needs to be done with respect'

Manchester Evening News

Fears frontline firefighters will strike at same time as support staff

A 2 pc pay offer was rejected, but negotiations are ongoing

Daily Mirror

Firefighters 'at breaking point' because of slashed jobs, pay cuts and heatwave chaos

The London Fire Brigade had its busiest day since World War Two on Tuesday, dealing with more than 1,146 incidents and taking 2,670 calls and campaigners warn more could follow

Daily Mirror

Fire chief makes grim warning for future after 'game-changing, brutal' day

Dave Walton, Deputy Chief Fire Officer (DCFO) for West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said Tuesday's unprecedented number of fires was a "wake-up" call and will not be a one off

Wales Online

Firefighters’ union claims Government attacking pay and conditions

Fire Brigades Union says ministers have a 'scandalous' approach while its members face a cost-of-living crisis

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