Published by New Internationalist on behalf of the Fire Brigades Union Fighting Fire celebrates the centenary of the FBU, focusing on the last three decades of the union's history. It is based upon the testimonies of FBU representatives and members: control staff, officers and wholetime and retained firefighters from Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England. Their accounts capture the lived experience of firefighters in a changing environment. A distinctive feature is the way that the dynamics of gender, race, sexuality and class are woven into the narrative. The book shows how 100 years since its formation in 1918, the FBU continues to be simultaneously part of the fabric of the fire and rescue service and a 'politically committed union'.

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扑灭火灾：消防队联盟一百年

由 New Internationalist 代表消防队联合扑火出版，庆祝 FBU 成立一百周年，重点介绍工会过去三个十年的历史。它基于 FBU 代表和成员的证词：控制人员、官员以及来自苏格兰、威尔士、北爱尔兰和英格兰的全职和留用消防员。他们的叙述记录了消防员在不断变化的环境中的生活经历。一个显着的特点是性别、种族、性取向和阶级的动态被编织到叙事中的方式。这本书展示了自 1918 年成立以来的 100 年，FBU 如何继续同时成为消防和救援服务结构的一部分，也是一个“政治上忠诚的工会”。