Official account of the Fire Brigades Union East Midlands Region | EC Member - Mark Stilwell | Regional Secretary - Jed Goodfellow
East Midlands, England
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FBU national officer Adam Taylor, EC member Mark Stilwell, and regional chair Harry Brant attended the Emergency Services Show - raising our demands for building wildfire resilience for 2027 and beyond.
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🚨All Leicestershire Members Circular - National Deployments/Recall to Duty 🚨
Please find attached a local circular outlining the position of the Brigade Executive in regard to remuneration for the National Deployments that our members are being asked to assist with. – at Mountsorrel, England
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Given the heightened risk of fires & pressures on our fire services, I stopped in at Moulton Fire Station earlier today to meet with Helen Durman of @northantsfire & Brigade Secretary at @NorthantsFBU.
We discussed the measures that can be taken by the public & local authorities to reduce fire risks, & what more can be done to support our local firefighters in their critical & life-saving work. Really grateful to Helen for a candid & helpful meeting.
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Firefighting is a physically demanding job - but it can also take a mental toll.
The firefighters' health concordat must address this along with our work on physical health monitoring and prevention.
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🚨NEW: FBU national officer Adam Taylor, and former health secretary @wesstreeting discuss the firefighter health concordat.
It commits to...
🔥 Health monitoring for serving and retired firefighters
🔥 Better NHS data on firefighter health
🔥 Research into job-caused diseases
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🚨 NEW | FBU general secretary Steve Wright, president Ian Murray, and assistant general secretary Ben Selby deliver a briefing on the 2026 pay offer.
Watch the video and make an informed decision. The electronic ballot opens 15 June.
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🚨 All Leicestershire Members Pay Briefing Update 🚨
Tuesday 9th June 2026 at 7.00pm
Make every effort to attend. Ask your rep or a Brigade Official for the invite link.
It is YOUR Union and YOUR pay.
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📣 Important pension announcement - All Members Circular
The FBU will continue to challenge the government to ensure fair and secure pensions for all firefighters.
Please contact your regional officials for more information.
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FBU conference 2026 has voted to remain affiliated to Labour, ensuring its members will have a say in the election of a new party leader.
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Conference Day 1 is in the books.
Some great debates undertaken by Leicestershire Officials and members.
Our resolution advocating for paid time for Retained Firefighters to maintain operational fitness carried and is now a policy of our union!
#solidarity
Firefighters Jennie Logan, 30, and Martyn Sadler, 38, tragically lost their lives in a fire at the Bicester Motion site one year ago today.
Our thoughts are with the families and friends of Jennie and Martyn today. #WeRemember
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Lucy Powell, Deputy Leader of the Labour party will be speaking live at FBU conference 2026.
Head to our Facebook to watch live.
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“If he’d have gone in February… the Labour party wouldn’t have found themselves in the position where the voters have come out and sent a loud and clear message”
The Fire Brigades Union’s Steve Wright says he wants someone “bolder” as Prime Minister
#bbcqt
Today, on Firefighters Memorial Day, #WeRemember over 2,300 firefighters who have lost their lives in the line of duty.
Their bravery and sacrifice will never be forgotten.
Firefighters across the country will observe a minute’s silence at midday.
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Today marks a significant step forward.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting has committed to introducing proper, consistent health monitoring for firefighters, including cancer screening.
As Firefighters we face serious risks to protect the public, yet too many become ill because of the job. Regular health checks and early cancer screening can genuinely save lives.
This is an important step and will save lives.
gov.uk/government/news/firef…
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🚨 BREAKING: Today at our first-ever FBU health and safety summit, the Secretary of State for Health, Wes Streeting, announced health monitoring for firefighters.
Cancers and other diseases will be detected sooner, ultimately protecting firefighters from preventable ill health.
Regional delegation to the inaugural FBU Health and Safety summit.
A Safety First Fire Brigade Union!
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🚨 Firefighters in HIWFRS responded to a lithium-ion battery explosion yesterday, an emerging risk that poses serious risks to crews.
Li-ion battery fires release toxic gases linked to cancer, compounding already elevated exposure firefighters face to carcinogenic contaminants.
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🚨 Cuts Kill - Political Launch Today 🚨
Today the FBU launches its Cuts Kill message in Parliament - a national campaign demanding urgent funding for the fire and rescue service.
Since 2010, over 12,000 firefighter posts have been cut. Fire cover reduced. Response times stretched. Unsafe firefighter numbers on fire engines and in control rooms.
Risks rising for firefighters and the public alike.
FBU General Secretary @UnionSteveW will be addressing politicians alongside firefighters from Oxfordshire and Dorset and Wiltshire.
Find out more: fbu.org.uk/campaigns/cuts-ki…
#CutsKill
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Across the UK, cuts to the fire service are putting communities at risk.
Today, FBU reps gathered in Oxford to express their solidarity with Oxfordshire firefighters, who will be the first to move towards industrial action, and to set out our nationwide fight against the cuts.
We are ready to take on these fights, ready to defend our members, and ready to win investment — not just resist decline.
ALT Signed solidarity board outside Oxford fire station
