Was A Firefighter & Royal Marine Commando. Can say what I want now. 😂
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After 7 & half years in the Royal Marines & 25plus years as a Firefighter in London. Today is my last day on duty before I retire..😊
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When people dial 999, they expect a quick and fully resourced response, not to be told their local station has been closed or downgraded.
These proposals by West Midlands FRS, to cut cover across 14 stations, will put lives at risk.
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Firefighters are already at least 2x more likely to suffer and die from cancer than the average worker.
Now, due to hotter, drier summers, firefighters are exposed to bracken emissions and other toxins for months on end.
Source: ITV Wales.
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The UK has lost 1 in 5 firefighter posts since 2010. Meanwhile, fire and rescue incidents have risen by 22% since 2015.
Now, firefighters are faced with 15 hour shifts, tackling wildfires without proper PPE or welfare facilities.
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The Stourbridge fire exposed what wildfire resilience looks like in the UK, after 19 homes were burnt to the ground.
Firefighters don't have the proper PPE, training or numbers to deal with this growing risk.
FBU general secretary Steve Wright on Channel 5 news.
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BREAKING: Prosecutors asked to consider manslaughter charges against firms and people over Grenfell fire news.sky.com/story/cps-asked…
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We’ve lost 12,000 firefighters since 2010.
If Labour wants to protect the public, they must properly fund the fire service and build resilience back into public services.
FBU general secretary Steve Wright on Sky News.
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#WeRemember the 343 firefighters who lost their lives in the 9/11 terror attacks, 25 years ago today.
Many more firefighters have since suffered from diseases likely linked to toxic substances present at ground zero.
Today, Firefighters will observe a minute's silence at 13.46 – the time in the UK when the first plane impacted the North Tower of the World Trade Center.
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Firefighters have just battled a record breaking wildfire season with 12,000 fewer firefighters than in 2010.
Despite a £38 million uplift from government for fire services nationally, Cleveland Fire Authority is pressing ahead with a public consultation on cuts to fire cover.
Matt Jackson retweeted
What about @JamesCleverly war on London Firefighters when he was in power in london in 2014 he used his deciding vote to close 10 london fire station
Belsize
Bow
Clerkenwell (London's oldest station)
Downham
Kingsland
Knightsbridge
Silvertown
Southwark
Westminster
Woolwich
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2014 as a result of your deciding vote 10 London fire stations across the capital were closed.
Belsize
Bow
Clerkenwell
Downham
Kingsland
Knightsbridge
Silvertown
Southwark
Westminster
Woolwich
500 firefighter axed & Fourteen fire engines scrapped
@LondonFBU
@fbunational
Matt Jackson retweeted
Put simply London does not need the return of @jamesclevery the man who closed 10 fire stations scraped 27 fire engines and axed 900 firefighters in London leading to a 40% increase in fire deaths in the capital.
@LondonFBU @fbunational
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Wildfires are becoming more frequent & severe, while fire services are already stretched.
The government has agreed to the @fbunational call for a National Wildfire Summit.
On 3 Sept, we will set priorities & shape the case for a properly resourced UK wide wildfire strategy.
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The writing is on the wall.
We need significant investment in every UK fire and rescue service to tackle the growing threat of wildfires.
With more extreme weather on the horizon, we're calling for an immediate increase of 5,000 firefighters.
ALT Source: Sky News, Data X Forensics Map shows that every fire and rescue service in the UK has fewer firefighters than in 2010.
ALT Source: Sky News 'We have never seen anything like this summer': How wildfire threat in UK is escalating dramatically
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More fires. Bigger fires. More land burning.
We’re already stretched responding to wildfires alongside everything else we deal with every day.
We need more firefighters and the resources to match the growing demands on our fire and rescue services.
Sky's Data and Forensics team has revealed that over 18,800 hectares of land have burned across England and Wales, setting a record for this point in the year.
Sky's @Chesh breaks down the numbers.
📺 trib.al/IC3Q7xx
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We are demanding 5,000 extra firefighters to begin the process of replenishing the fire service and bringing it up to a capacity where we can be prepared for future wildfires.
Our general secretary @UnionSteveW spells out what we need in the Sunday Mirror today. 📰🚒
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I’ve seen first hand this week firefighters stretched to the very limit. Some taken to hospital with heat exhaustion working hours past their shift. The call from @fbunational to fund the fire service and call for a wildfire meeting with the government is a welcome thing ✊
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Footballers during the World Cup had hydration breaks every 25 minutes. Meanwhile, firefighters are working in scorching temperatures for hours at a time.
We need 5,000 more firefighters, backed up by access to proper welfare and PPE.
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