We are facing one of the biggest threats to firefighters’ health and safety in decades.

The National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) have issued dangerous new policy on fighting high-rise fires, which would allow firefighters to be deployed beyond the bridgehead wearing breathing apparatus, but not under air.

We’re calling for Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service to abandon its plans to hire senior fire service managers with no experience of firefighting or the fire service.

While others are running away from danger, firefighters are running towards it. Tragically, some firefighters have paid the ultimate sacrifice keeping people safe.

The Fire Brigades Union is committed to ensuring that no matter how much time has passed, firefighters who died protecting their communities are remembered and honoured.