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FBU national officer Riccardo de la Torre backs calls for attacks on firefighters to end
[Mark Thomas]
DISGRACEFUL and unacceptable physical assaults on firefighters and verbal abuse directed against control room staff must end, Fire Brigades Union (FBU) members demanded today.
Delegates gathered in Blackpool for the union’s 2023 conference unanimously backed a resolution which demanded more research into the worsening problem and a national campaign to protect key workers in the emergency service.
Attacks are at an all-time high, with almost one thousand firefighters now having suffered assaults while attending incidents, according to the latest Home Office figures.
EDDIE DEMPSEY explains why the RMT is calling for urgent action against assaults on staff and passengers on our public transport system
Since 2010, one in five firefighter jobs has disappeared alongside 30% funding cuts — all while climate breakdown brings record blazes and flooding. It’s time to fund our fire service properly, writes FBU general secretary STEVE WRIGHT
