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..😊

Yesterday marked 9 years since the Grenfell fire tragedy, where 72 innocent lives were lost. Once again, firefighters stood with the community to say the names of those lost in the incident, to show solidarity with the bereaved and to walk in silence to demand justice. Next year marks 10 years since that tragic evening - the FBU will continue to demand justice.

Nine years on from the Grenfell Tower fire, we remember the 72 people who lost their lives and stand with the bereaved families, survivors and the North Kensington community. Grenfell was a preventable tragedy. The Inquiry exposed systemic failures across government, regulators and industry. Yet, nine years later, no one has been held accountable. As Grenfell Tower is dismantled and communities continue to fight for justice, the lessons of Grenfell must never be forgotten. Safe homes are a right, not a privilege.

🚨 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.

🔥 When your house is on fire, every second counts. Dorset & Wiltshire fire service already responds nearly 2 minutes slower than the national average. Now the fire authority wants to close 8 stations, axe 96 firefighter posts, and remove 8 fire engines.

Some1 is a happy boy tonight 😉👍 @BERTISMRPLOW

🚨 BREAKING: FBU WIN in Oxfordshire FBU members have been campaigning for months against dangerous proposals for cuts by Oxfordshire County Council. Firefighters' duty is to protect the public – and that is exactly what members have done. When FBU members fight back, we win.

BOMBSHELL: A retired US Army General calls the Iran war the greatest geopolitical disaster in the history of America. He confirms Iran is an impenetrable fortress and Trump has stuck his hand in a hornets nest with no way out. The Pentagon is panicking.

Ex army general on @lbc, asked if UK is ready for war. 'We haven't been since Cameron cut the defence budget by a 1/3 in 2010, people still don't understand what austerity actually mean't'.

WTF.. 🤔

🚨 Oxfordshire firefighters have voted overwhelmingly for industrial action in their consultative ballots. 71% turnout, 94% YES. Fire service management refuse to listen, despite clear opposition to closing stations, removing engines and axing jobs.

Buckinghamshire FRS has failed to recruit and invest in retained firefighters, and now plans to close two fire stations and remove six fire engines. Despite an overwhelming objection to the cuts in a public consultation, the fire authority is pushing ahead anyway.

14 years of cuts. Stations lost. Jobs gone. Services stretched to breaking point. Enough. The FBU is launching Cuts Kill – a UK-wide fight for reinvestment, protection for every job and every community, and a service fit for the future. And an important announcement about what’s next in the campaign against the cuts in Oxfordshire. Join the national all-member briefing 🗓 23 Feb 🕕 6pm Make sure your watch is represented. Sign up here: streamyard.com/watch/JWwZPgG…

KLC February 2026 London's unavailable cover Day 16 Fire Engines 3 Fire Rescue Units 2 Command Units Night 19 Fire Engines 3 Fire Rescue Units 1 Command Unit 1 Turntable Ladder Less Cover = more Risk Risk to London Risk to London Firefighters

KLC 17 February 2026 Appliance unavailability Day: 12 Fire Engines 2 Command Units 2 Fire Rescue Units 1 Turntable Ladder Night: 10 Fire Engines 1 Turntable Ladder 2 Operational Support Units 1 Fire Rescue Units #KLC #londonassembly #zackpolanski #mayoroflondon #LFB

Night: 16 Fire Engines 3 FRUs 2 Turntable Ladders 1 CSU Readiness requires capacity. Capacity underpins resilience. #KeepLondonCovered #londonfirebrigade #londonassembly #firefighter

KLC 7th February 2026 A huge win for England Rugby at Twickenham winning 48 - 7 The London Fire Brigade are also in high numbers with 16-26 and nobody is winning here. After a period of non-reporting, to give LFB time to improve following budgetary gaps being met by the Mayor

KLC – 24 January 2026 Daytime unavailability 12 fire engines 1 CSU 1 FRU 1 TL Night-time unavailability 6 fire engines 1 CSU 2 FRU 1 TL 1 OSU London is still covered — but London is not getting what it pays for.

@SupporttheFBU @joolstom @raywolst @JohnEdwards33 @RiccardoLaT0rre @stevehowley1974 Firefighter's widow slams ‘unacceptable’ delays in investigation into his death morningstaronline.co.uk/arti… #morningstaronline

Look at Jacob Rees-Mogg's face when Victoria Derbyshire asks, "How many failed former Conservative ministers are Reform UK going to accept?" "The number of asylum hotels peaked under Robert Jenrick as Immigration Minister" "Suella Braverman was sacked twice as home Secretary" "Nadine Dorries brought in the Online Safety Act which Reform UK dislikes" "Nadhim Zahawi sacked after it emerged he'd been investigated by HMRC for not paying enough tax when he was Chancellor, not to mention claiming expenses from taxpayers for heating his stables" Jacob Rees-Mogg, "It's not for me to defend"

The FBU are calling for immediate investment in the fire service and 5,000 new firefighters. Response times are 3.5 minutes slower than in the 1990s. Fire deaths have risen by up to 21%. This is the result of cuts to firefighters, fire engines and stations. Cuts kill.