FBU general secretary Steve Wright
AFTER spending most of his evenings and weekends since August speaking to firefighters across Britain, Steve Wright is marking his first full week as the Fire Brigades Union’s (FBU) new general secretary.
Reflecting on more than 85 fire station visits, all conducted outside his working hours as executive council member for the Southern region and FBU national vice-president, the Oxfordshire firefighter said: “It’s been an absolute privilege to do.
“It was useful to have those conversations and the same issues were cutting through.
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
When it comes to extreme weather events, from wildfires to flash floods, it’s firefighters who are on the front line of defence, but services have been cut to the bone, and government is not taking seriously its responsibility for the environment, says STEVE WRIGHT
