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Jan. 09, 2006

Report on working time and retirement - 2006

EPSU European Firefighters' Network Report on working time and retirement Introduction On 12-13 July 2006 EPSU convened a meeting of affiliates who organise firefighters. The meeting took place at the

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

Jan. 10, 2008

The EPSU Firefighters' Charter

The EPSU Firefighters' Charter version 2007 in English, French, Italian, Spanish, Croatian, Greek, Portuguese and Slovenian firefighters charter - ENfirefighters charter - FRfirefighters charter - ITfirefighters charter - ES Firefighters

Apr. 08, 2009

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Brief report of the firefighters meeting19 and 20 March 2009, Rome

The meeting was organized in the framework of the EPSU firefighters’ network and Firefighters’ Charter by FP-CGIL, with support from the European Commission. It was prompted by the dramatic and

Sep. 02, 2009

Privatisation of emergency services - PSIRU report 2009

This paper examines the extent of privatisation in the ambulance, emergency and firefighting services in Europe. Ambulance and firefighting services are the two main services, with both services often involved

Oct. 28, 2009

Report of the 2008-2009 Mediterranean Firefighters Project

- Health and Safety for Firefighters of the Mediterranean Area Report - ENReport - ESReport - ITReport - ELReport - PTReport - SLReport - CR - GUIDE- VADEMECUM FOR THE

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

Jun. 30, 2010

Main tasks of fire services

Fire services do not all perform the same functions around Europe. One key difference is the extent to which firefighters also provide emergency medical care. In recent years Fire Services

Jul. 09, 2010

Fire service funding

The source of finance for fire services around Europe does vary from country to country with the main difference being whether the main source of funding comes from the state

Jul. 09, 2010

Training

The requirements and provision of training for firefighters can vary depending on whether there are national standards and rules or whether it is left up to local fire services to

Aug. 18, 2010

Numbers of firefighters by country and category

Most countries have a number of different categories of firefighter with the main two groups consisting of professional firefighters in the public sector and voluntary firefighters. Other smaller categories include

Aug. 23, 2010

Health & Safety (Solar Panels)

Solar panels pose safety hazard to firefighters On 25.01.2014 a fire at a warehouse in the US state of New Jersey highlighted the risks for the health and safety of

Oct. 06, 2010

Fire fighter 1 final

No to cuts in public spending - 29 september demo, Brussels

- For more photos, please check this page - Also on Flickr - See also the actions from our affiliates -Speech of Anne-Marie PERRET, EPSU President (in French)