Union stopped firefighters helping with Covid effort, say inspectors
by Jamie Grierson Home affairs correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#5D585)
FBU have branded the independent inspectors report a biased attack' full of untruths and omissions'
The union representing firefighters hampered efforts to deploy the emergency service into potentially life-saving scenarios during the coronavirus pandemic with outdated and unnecessary practices, independent inspectors have said in a damning report.
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) asked firefighters not to volunteer to support the NHS test-and-trace system and the Covid-19 vaccination programme, Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) said.
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