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FBU Scotland is the democratic & professional voice of firefighters, in all roles and on all duty systems.

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🔥”For over a decade real-terms budget cuts have increased risks to public safety, with firefighter numbers slashed and response times increasing as a result”🔥It’s time to increase fire service budgets not increase response times to emergency situations, with proposals for

🔥”For over a decade real-terms budget cuts have increased risks to public safety, with firefighter numbers slashed and response times increasing as a result”🔥It’s time to increase fire service budgets not increase response times to emergency situations, with proposals for
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🔥The Ministers claim that the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service proposals are not a cuts agenda is at best disingenuous. The Minister repeatedly told parliament back in 2023 that cutting 10 frontline appliances, and 166 firefighter jobs was temporary. The SFRS repeatedly stated these cuts were

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🔥Fewer fire appliances and firefighters means greater danger for the people of Fife, Jamie MacDonald of the FBU told the Cowdenbeath councillors "In our job minutes and seconds really do matter. I can't stress that enough. “They can make the difference between a fire in the

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🔥Data obtained from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service showed that in 2024 the average time for an appliance to arrive at the scene following a 999 call was eight minutes and 20 seconds.This was up from an average of six minutes and 51 seconds in 2014, with response times

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Scotland's firefighters say the math is simple - less cash means fewer firefighters and more deaths. It's after Freedom of Information requests revealed emergency response times have hit their slowest in a decade. In response, the Scottish Government said the service now has a

Scotland's firefighters say the math is simple - less cash means fewer firefighters and more deaths. 

It's after Freedom of Information requests revealed emergency response times have hit their slowest in a decade.

In response, the Scottish Government said the service now has a
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🔥Lochgelly firefighter Jamie MacDonald said “I live in Lochgelly. I have young kids and I want to know that if I dial 999, there will be a fire engine”🔥 The proposed cuts to fire appliances in Fife will put lives at risk - support the FBU campaign against the cuts by raising

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FF Brian Ritchie (L), Amber Watch, Methil branch, receiving 25 year FBU membership recognition from Glenrothes H&S rep, Gary Stewart. Thank you for your loyal support Brian✊FBU East FBU Scotland - North Area West Area Scotland FBU Fire Brigades Union

FF Brian Ritchie (L), Amber Watch, Methil branch, receiving 25 year FBU membership recognition from Glenrothes H&amp;S rep, Gary Stewart. Thank you for your loyal support Brian✊<a href="/FbuEast/">FBU East</a> <a href="/FBUScotNorth/">FBU Scotland - North Area</a> <a href="/WestScotlandFBU/">West Area Scotland FBU</a> <a href="/fbunational/">Fire Brigades Union</a>
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FBU Scotland Women’s Section held a drop in at Dundee yesterday where we discussed our next steps for the fight for 52 campaign, issues affecting our women members and our work plan for the year ahead. It was great meeting our members from across the Dundee area..look out for

FBU Scotland Women’s Section held a drop in at Dundee yesterday where we discussed our next steps for the fight for 52 campaign, issues affecting our women members and our work plan for the year ahead. It was great meeting our members from across the Dundee area..look out for
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Busy few weeks at FBU Scotland regional offices in Glasgow, with another group of branch H&S reps learning the basics around their legal rights and responsibilities, as well as the process for carrying out premise H&S inspections. Thanks again to the St Enoch’s centre for

Busy few weeks at FBU Scotland regional offices in Glasgow, with another group of branch H&amp;S reps learning the basics around their legal rights and responsibilities, as well as the process for carrying out premise H&amp;S inspections. Thanks again to the St Enoch’s centre for
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🔥Fife Councillors and MSPs Alex Rowley MSP and Annabelle Ewing have expressed their opposition to the proposed cuts to Lochgelly's fire service🔥Please register your opposition by completing the consultation which can be found here  - firescotland.citizenspace.com/sfrs-communica… Fire Brigades Union FBU East

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🔥Stop the axe falling on Scotland's Firefighters🔥12 years of underfunding of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has resulted in 1250 firefighter jobs being cut, now even more could be axed. Don't let this happen! Please scan on the QR code to submit your objections to these cuts to public safety

🔥Stop the axe falling on Scotland's Firefighters🔥12 years of underfunding of the <a href="/fire_scot/">Scottish Fire and Rescue Service</a> has resulted in 1250 firefighter jobs being cut, now even more could be axed. Don't let this happen!

Please scan on the QR code to submit your objections to these cuts to public safety