#470 Cuts, Cancer, Crewing & What’s Really Happening to the UK Fire Service with Ben Selby Assistant General Secretary of Fire Brigades Union

About this episode

Ben Selby discusses the challenges facing the UK fire service, including funding cuts and workforce changes.

This episode with Ben Selby from the Fire Brigades Union takes a clear and honest look at the pressures facing the UK fire and rescue service, from funding cuts and the loss of around 12,000 firefighters since 2010 to the real-world impact seen in places like Oxfordshire and Dorset and Wiltshire. We explore the strain on on-call systems, the need for national standards and how workforce changes, duty systems and family support are shaping the modern job. The conversation also dives into...

People in this episode

Host: Pete Wakefield

Guest: Ben Selby

Topics covered

• UK fire service
• funding cuts
• firefighter workforce
• on-call systems
• national standards
• duty systems
• family support

Keywords

• fire service
• funding cuts
• firefighters
• on-call systems
• workforce changes
• national standards
• family support

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fire Brigades Union

Places: UK, Oxfordshire, Dorset, Wiltshire

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