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Military on stand-by to drive ambulances and fight fires over strike fears

Hundreds of troops are being trained, the Cabinet Office said

Manchester Evening News

Merseyside firefighters to take industrial action for up to 6 months

The union says its members are facing a reduction in staffing numbers and new shift systems

Liverpool Echo

Firefighters to ballot for strike action after rejecting five percent pay offer

It would be the first strike for pay in 20 years

Manchester Evening News

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Union is ‘sceptical’ senior leaders can change culture in London fire brigade

After a damning report exposes misogyny, racism and bullying in the organisation, union says it raised concerns ‘over many years’

The Guardian - UK

Skint fire chiefs told to pay £4,000 for EACH soldier to cover striking firefighters

Skint fire service chiefs face having to pay £4,000 per week per soldier if they are drafted in to cover pay strikes from February - but they won't be allowed into burning buildings or to rescue people. One authority chairman blasted: 'It's crazy'

Daily Mirror

Son ‘overwhelmed’ as plaque honours firefighter father who died in line of duty

The plaque to Adrian McGill who died in 1972 has been unveiled at Maryhill Fire Station.

The Independent UK

Glasgow firefighter who lost his life in Maryhill blaze commemorated with plaque on 50th anniversary

Adrian McGill lost his life in a devastating blaze 50 years ago today, and now he's been commemorated with a plaque mounted on the wall of Maryhill Fire Station.

Glasgow Live

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Firefighters take a step closer to industrial action by rejecting 5 per cent pay increase

A ballot for strike action may follow

Manchester Evening News

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

Firefighters and control staff balloted on 5% pay offer

The Fire Brigades Union is recommending that its members reject the offer

Wales Online

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

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

Climate complacency has left firefighters ill-prepared, says union chief

Matt Wrack of Fire Brigades Union says ‘historic cuts’ have angered and demoralised his members

The Guardian - UK

Scottish fire service left 'hollowed out' as staff numbers drop to record low

EXCLUSIVE: The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has lost almost 15 per cent of its staff over the last decade.

Daily Record

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The National (Scotland)

Firefighters prepare for ballot on strike action over 'insulting' pay offer

FIREFIGHTERS are preparing to ballot for strike action after negotiations failed to increase an “insulting” 2 per cent annual pay offer made on…

Manchester Evening News

Region's fire service is now better prepared for terrorist attack, government inspectors say after criticism last year

'By April 2023 we will equip every fire appliance in Greater Manchester with specialist equipment to support a timely response to a Marauding Terrorist Attack or a Mass Casualty Rescue incident'

The Guardian - UK

The UK’s new official opposition: how powerful union leaders are taking on the Tories

As the cost of living crisis bites, leaders of barristers to bin collectors are becoming a force to be reckoned with

The Guardian - UK

UK weather: drought expected to be declared in parts of England on Friday

Drought group preparing to meet as Met Office issues highest fire risk warning for much of England

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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

The Guardian - UK

I’ve fought wildfires for decades. None of it prepared me for the UK infernos this week

The fire service is at the frontline of the climate crisis – yet with 11,500 frontline staff cut we are simply not equipped for it, says the Fire Brigades Union’s Tim Green

Evening Standard

London fire engines out of action due to staff shortages, says union

Londoners are “at greater risk of death or serious injury” as staff shortages continue to plague the London Fire Brigade, the Fire Brigades Union has warned.

Evening Standard

Firefighters could strike over ‘insulting’ 2% pay rise offer

The executive of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) is recommending rejection of the offer, which it said is well below the soaring rate of inflation.

Liverpool Echo

Merseyside firefighter numbers fall according to Home Office figures

Fire and Rescue Service says it is one of the highest-performing in the country

The Independent UK

Names of 72 Grenfell victims read out at memorial service on fifth anniversary

A series of memorial events will be held to mark five years since the tower block blaze, which claimed the lives of 72 men, women and children.

Evening Standard

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge meet with mourners at Grenfell Tower

William and Kate join bereaved families and survivors to remember victims on fifth anniversary of tragedy

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