FeaturesOrganisational CultureProfessional Development “I consider myself really lucky”: What happens when services cultivate… Lorna King Jun 13, 2023 Following our coverage of the London Fire Brigade culture review, Features Editor Lorna King reports on services…
FeaturesFire & Emergency Response Three-tier response and individual decision making: Call for new model following… Dave Sloggett May 17, 2023 Science and Technology Correspondent Dr Dave Sloggett explores the immediate lessons that need to be learnt from…
FeaturesFire & Emergency Response Remembering the great fire of Windsor Castle Tony Prosser May 17, 2023 Thirty years after the Windsor Castle fire, Senior Correspondent Tony Prosser speaks to fire service personnel…
FeaturesHealth and Wellbeing Shocking spike in firefighter mortality rates from cancer Lorna King May 22, 2023 As a recent report found significant overall excess cancer mortality among Scottish firefighters, alongside…
NewsOrganisational Culture FBU leadership recommends acceptance of revised pay offer Fire Editor May 20, 2024 Fire Brigades Union leadership unanimously recommends that members accept revised pay offer. Dates for ballot on…
Fire & Emergency ResponseNews Welsh Firefighters deployed to assist with search and rescue operations in Turkey Fire Editor May 20, 2024 A team of 77 UK International Search and Rescue (UKISAR) experts made up of firefighters and staff from 14 Fire and…
Health and WellbeingNews Blue Light card offers up to 40 percent off this Valentine’s Day Fire Editor Feb 14, 2023 Blue Light Card asked their members how they'd be spending Valentine's this year, with over half reporting that…
Fire & Emergency ResponseFire Prevention & ProtectionNews Hotel fires spark further debate Fire Editor May 20, 2024 With hotels posing different risks and challenges, many people are surprised sprinklers are not the norm in such…
NewsOrganisational Culture Firefighters’ strike postponed after new pay offer put forward Fire Editor May 20, 2024 Fire Brigades Union moves to ballot members on new pay offer after employers shift Resounding mandate for strike…
NewsOrganisational Culture Fire Brigades Union urges “significant shift” from employers ahead of… Fire Editor Feb 8, 2023 Crunch talks over pay in the fire service set to take place on Wednesday Fire Brigades Union urges "significant…
NewsProfessional Development Could you be a firefighter? Fire Editor Mar 30, 2023 As well as varied incidents such as road traffic collisions and floods, recruits could carry out a home safety…
NewsProfessional Development Making way for the new generation of fire engineers through the apprenticeship… Fire Editor Feb 7, 2023 The Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE) has joined forces with leading training facility, the Fire Service College,…
Fire Prevention & ProtectionNews Warning over fires involving chimneys and wood burning stoves Fire Editor Mar 30, 2023 There has been a 240 per cent increase in incidents involving the appliances in Herefordshire and Worcestershire…
NewsOrganisational Culture Firefighters deliver decisive mandate for industrial action Fire Editor Jan 30, 2023 In the hope of averting strike action, the Fire Brigades Union has given the government and employers ten days to…
NewsOrganisational Culture Tributes paid to the world’s oldest firefighter Fire Editor Mar 30, 2023 Retired firefighter and World War Two veteran Joe Dixon sadly died on January 19th just two months after…