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Aug. 22, 2006

EPSU Firefighters' Network Meeting, 12-13 July 2006

An EPSU firefighters meeting took place in July in Kingston UK, in cooperation with the UK Fire Brigades Union. Discussion focused on the results of an EPSU firefighters' survey time

May. 15, 2007

EPSU Firefighters' Network Meeting, 14 May 2007

30 members of the EPSU firefighters' network from 19 European countries met on 14 May in Luxembourg. The main topic for discussion was the finalisation of the EPSU firefighters' Charter

Oct. 28, 2009

EPSU Firefighters' Network Meeting, 23 September 2009

(Brussels, 23 September, 2009) 43 participants from 18 countries took part in the EPSU firefighters’ network meeting on 23 September. The network discussed how they could influence EU standards regarding

Jun. 16, 2010

Report of the EPSU/ETUI workshop on "Working conditions and Health and Safety issues for firefighters"

10-12 June 2010, Vienna (15 June 2010) The EPSU/ETUI workshop brought together 28 participants from the EPSU firefighters network in 18 countries. The workshop discussion will feed into a European-wide

Jul. 26, 2013

Follow-up EPSU Firefighters Network

Berlin, 28 May 2013 This report gives the main elements of the discussions of the fire-fighters Network meeting organised by EPSU which took place on 28 May 2013 in Berlin

Jun. 15, 2012

EPSU Firefighters Library

- FBU Easy Targets? FBU Easy Targets? - FBU It's about time FBU It's about time - Firefighters pensions survey Firefighters pensions survey - Statistical yearbook 2011 Statistical yearbook 2011

Dec. 19, 2017

PUBLIC SERVICES CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION COVER

EPSU feature on adaptation to climate change

The heatwaves and droughts, storms and flooding that have hit Europe and other parts of the world this summer have left no doubt about the devastating consequences of extreme weather events linked to climate change.

Apr. 21, 2022

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Minimising firefighters' exposure to fire effluents

We are publishing a report commissioned by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) from the United Kingdom to UCLAN (The University of Central Lancashire) about the risks for fire fighters and their exposure to toxic effluents.

May. 19, 2021

Documents Firefighters' Network

2021 draft report on asbestos - posted 14/04 EPSU firefighters and emergency services workers - Adaptation to climate change - posted 19/05

Nov. 12, 2021

EPSU report to highlight the need to invest in emergency services to adapt to climate change

Has the EU forgotten about firefighters and emergency services?

As part of the European Green Deal, the European Commission launched in February 2021 a new strategy on adaptation to climate change. The objective is to make the European Union a climate-resilient society, fully adapted to climate change by 2050.