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Additionally, changes to central government, local government, and geographical boundaries have affected the fire service in the UK. The fire service in England consists of local authority brigades or FRSs, which come under the administrative control of metropolitan and shire, or county fire authorities (e.g. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service).
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The 2002–2003 UK firefighter dispute was a period of nationwide strike action which began when the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) voted to strike in an attempt to secure better salaries. The FBU demanded a 39 percent increase in pay, which would have brought the average firefighter's wage to around £30,000 (equivalent to £61,642 in 2023).
Firefighters had difficulties fighting the fire and the coroner's report stated that Bannon and Shears had died after being exposed to "sudden exposure to initially intense heat from 20.38 to 20.41 and thereafter to excessive heat while dealing with a fire in a flat on the 9th floor of the high-rise tower block Shirley Towers". [13] [14] David ...
Wildfire response across the UK is an under-resourced "postcode lottery", claims a new union report. UK unready as wildfires surge, warns firefighters' union Skip to main content
London Fire Brigade, along with many UK fire and rescue services, adopted a change in rank structure in 2006. The traditional ranks were replaced with new titles descriptive of the job function. [32] [33] On 17 October 2019, London Fire Brigade announced a return to the traditional rank titles, in a policy named "Role to Rank". [34]