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FIREFIGHTERS across Britain will gather today for a minute’s silence to honour the thousands of their colleagues who have died in the line of duty.
Workers will mark Firefighters’ Memorial Day, organised by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) and the Firefighters’ Memorial Trust, by standing outside their stations, ending the silence with a blast of sirens for the fallen firefighters, including two serving firefighters who have lost their lives to coronavirus over the last year.
FBU general secretary Matt Wrack and president Ian Murray will lay a wreath at the national firefighters’ memorial at St Paul’s Cathedral in London in commemoration.
TONY FOX reports from a commemoration of the legendary Battle of Jarama in which four Stockton-on-Tees volunteers fell
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
LYNNE WALSH tells the story of the extraordinary race against time to ensure London’s memorial to the International Brigades got built – as activists gather next week to celebrate the monument’s 40th anniversary