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Fire Brigade recruits go through their paces during a drill at a Fire station in East London, July 21, 2022
THE Welsh government took action today to replace the South Wales Fire & Rescue Service Authority with four external commissioners.
Deputy Minister for Social Partnership Hannah Blythyn told the Senedd she had little confidence that the fire authority could deal with the service’s culture of misogyny and wider failings in management and leadership.
Fenella Morris KC published a damning report on the culture and values of the service on January 3.
Investigation reveals NHS maternity services are failing women and babies
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
