Fire chiefs warn over refuse cuts
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Fire chiefs say plans to cut back on council refuse collections could increase the number of blazes.
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An union representing ambulance workers says scrapping paid meal breaks could create problems in the service.
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Firefighters must run the gauntlet of violent attacks -- as they are shot and stabbed -- as they battle to save lives, the Fire Brigades Union said Monday.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - The performance of two fire eaters got a little too hot for Johnson City police, who cited them as a safety hazard at the annual Blue Plum Festival.
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Nine Scottish firefighters who refused to hand out safety leaflets at a gay pride march won the backing of a senior Roman Catholic churchman, who said disciplining the men was &quot;alarming&quot;.
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By Karl Terry, The Portales News-Tribune, N.M.  Feb. 21--Concerns about a proposed year-round fire ban have apparently been spreading like wildfire since Roosevelt County Commissioners tabled the measure two weeks ago.
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Workers at wood processing plants of the forest company UPM have threatened to go on strike for a few days to protest the planned implementation of job cuts in the company.
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Business & money: Union warns British Airways it could face another summer of industrial strife over strain on baggage-handling staff due to job cuts.
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Health ministers will miss &quot;by a wide margin&quot; their target to cut the number of smokers in Britain by a quarter, one of the Government&#39;s leading advisers has warned.
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Councils urge the government not to force them to adopt a "pay-as-you-throw" charging scheme on rubbish.
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The Royal Society of Chemistry stages a demonstration to warn about the impact funding cuts will have on science jobs.
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Fire chiefs call for a single body in charge of tackling floods as England and Wales prepare for more heavy rain.
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Chief Constable Hugh Orde decides that more than half the PSNI's full-time reserve will be cut.
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The public must be alerted about the risk that not managing water properly could lead to shortages, MPs warn.
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By Chris Bowman, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Feb. 24--When it comes to fireside chats, local air pollution control officials believe money will talk louder than words.
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The former head of Britain's armed forces has warned against planned cuts in the standing army, saying they would leave it 'dangerously small and over-committed,' in comments published on Sunday.
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HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 12  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With bitter cold weather affecting most of the state, fire Commissioner Edward A. Mann is urging Pennsylvanians to practice safety when they heat their homes.