Firefighters on the front line of the climate emergency From flooding to forest blazes, firefighters all over Britain are already engaged with the practical battle against the climate crisis – but our services are not yet fully prepared for the enormous implications of the emergency, writes DENISE CHRISTIE of the Fire Brigades Union
Features | Monday 13th May 2019 Voices Of Scotland Invest in our firefighters and fire and rescue service
Tuesday 16th Apr 2019 Trade unions, the working class and our fight against neoliberalism Nothing has ever been handed on a plate to workers — we have always fought industrially to gain these rights, says DENISE CHRISTIE
Sunday 07th Oct 2018 Fighting fires for a hundred years On its centenary the FBU most look back with pride and maintain its fierce independence, says its Scottish secretary DENISE CHRISTIE
Wednesday 18th Apr 2018 STUC Conference ’18 Why emergency response times matter to firefighters and the public SAVING people’s lives is still the heart of a firefighter’s job. Hundreds of people are rescued from fires in Scotland every year.
Wednesday 13th Dec 2017 Voices of Scotland Cuts cost lives: could we cope with a Grenfell disaster in Scotland? Years of cuts have left the Scottish fire and rescue service dangerously understaffed, with over 700 front-line firefighters' jobs lost since 2013, says DENISE CHRISTIE