Fire Bridades Union concerned about merger of Isle of Wight Fire Control Centre to Surrey
FIRE BRIGADES UNION IMMEDIATE MEDIA RELEASE: 23rd September 2010 Fire Bridades Union concerned about merger of Isle of Wight Fire Control Centre to Surrey At the Isle of Wight Council Full Council meeting, held on Wednesday 22 September 2010, Councillors voted through plans for an ‘in principle’ decision to move the Island’s emergency 999 Fire Control Centre to Reigate in Surrey. The Fire Brigades Union are deeply concerned that these proposals are hastily being moved forward, to the extent that full public consultation and scrutiny is being pushed aside, with the issue of the Island’s Fire Control not due to return to a Full Council Meeting (rather a delegated decision at a future Cabinet Meeting)…
Lease costs for South East Regional Control Centre announced
Lease costs for South East Regional Control Centre (SERCC) have been announced. The figures show that the South East Regional Emergency Fire Control has a 25 year lease costing £46 million. Breaking this down per annum is an annual cost of £1.84m. Dividing this figure down further to County level (for the nine counties for the RCC: Isle of Wight, Hampshire, Surrey, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, West Sussex, East Sussex, Kent, Berkshire) means the cost per annum to the local tax payer will be £204,445. Additional figures that would have to be added to the above annual costs for the Regional Fire Control Centre (based in Fareham) would be £396,825 per annum (£44,091 for the Isle of Wight)…
Funeral arrangements for Hampshire Firefighters: Alan Bannon and James Shears
At the request of the families, the funerals of Alan Bannon and James Shears will now be private events for close colleagues and family members. This is a change to the previously published arrangements.
Regional Control Meeting: Weds 7 April 2010
REGIONAL CONTROL MEETING 1230 WEDNESDAY 7 APRIL 2010 THE HAWTH HOTEL, CRAWLEY Please put the date above in your diaries – we have organised a joint Region 11 & 12 meeting for Control Room staff to update you on the current position on RCC’s and to give you a chance to ask any questions at this critical point in the RCC process. The meeting will be 1230 for lunch – 1300 start, hope to finish by approx 1600. Travel arrangements will be made for you depending on final numbers. Please contact your Brigade Chair or Sec to confirm your attendance. Alli Burrows …
Isle of Wight 24hr Golf Challenge 2010 for the Paul Fletcher Memorial Fund
A team of Hampshire Constabulary staff are holding the Isle of Wight 24 hour Golf Challenge on 2 July of 2010 to raise funds for the Paul Fletcher Memorial Fund. This will comprise of the team completing all eight Isle of Wight golf courses in the 24 hours; further details are via the link below. On Friday 02nd July 2010, Three employees of the Hampshire Constabulary on the Isle of Wight, who knew Paul, not only through his time when he worked for the Police, but also through Paul’s love of football and golf, will attempt to play every golf hole on recognised golf courses on the Isle of Wight. A total of 94 holes. Further details…
Isle of Wight FBU Branch response to letter from Richard Hards published in IWCP 19/02/2010
Response from Mark Deacon (Fire Brigades Union Brigade Chairman, Isle of Wight Branch), Newport – letter published in the Isle of Wight County Press 26/02/2010: THE Fire Brigades Union is not normally in the habit of responding to letters in the County Press, however Mr Hards’ (former, retired Chief Fire Officer, Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service) letter (shown below) last week cannot pass without comment. During his final year with the IW fire service, the budget was £7,312,400, or 3.6 per cent more than it is now. Under his ‘leadership’, our Island service was rated as one of the two poorest performing in the country, not once but twice. We were in real danger…
Improper use of development rates of pay All member circular HOC0759SS
CIRCULAR: 2009HOC0759SS 14 December 2009 TO: Brigade Secretaries Dear Brother/Sister, CHALLENGE TO IMPROPER USE OF DEVELOPMENT PAY UPON PROMOTION UPDATE On 12th October 2009 a circular was distributed to Brigade Secretaries informing them of the situation whereby some FRAs may be misusing development pay upon promotion and attaching ideas for a model letter to raise it in your brigade should the problem be present. At the Executive Council meeting 8th, 9th & 10th December 2009 this issue was discussed in detail and it was felt that officials should be reminded of the importance of this challenge and encouraged to take this up at their earliest opportunity. Some officials have taken up the challenge with their…
Final Bulletin for National Rally and Lobby
Middle managers under attack
Defend our fire service & lobby of Parliament 21.10.09
Brothers & Sisters Please support our control members and joins us in Westminster to lobby your MP on Wednesday 21st October 2009. Contact your Brigade officials to find out times & travel arrangements.
