Humberside FBU Official Ian Murray is moving sideways to take up the role of Regional Secretary. Ian who currently is the Regional Chair and Humberside’s Assistant Brigade Secretary will officially take up the reigns at the start of the new year. Although moving into a position with a full time secondment, Ian will still be involved in Humberside’s FBU business on a daily basis.
Ian said earlier:
‘I’ve had a lot of calls asking me when i’m leaving Humberside Fire & Rescue Service but that isn’t exactly how it is. I’ve taken up a different role within the FBU that comes with a full time secondment. I’m still employed by Humberside Fire Authority and a member of HFRS it’s just i wont be operational whilst in this post. I’ll be very sad to come off riding pumps as i always said thats not what i wanted to do, but unfortunately with the amount of work and time required something had to give and if things dont work out i’ll be asking to come back pretty sharp. I’ll still be attending meetings within HFRS and turning up at Branch meetings to give the usual ear ache out to members. so dont get the flags out just yet!!!

Humberside FBU

Humberside FBU has seen some changes of Officials since the site was last updated. Joining Pete Smith as a Brigade official is Bro Dave Collingwood a long serving member of the Brigade Committee.

Bro Ashley Oldfield the former Brigade Secretary has now been appointed by the Brigade Committee to the position of Membership Secretary, to deal with the day to day administration of HUmberside membership isues.

Regional Elections
The latest FBU Regional elections have seen Bro Pete Smith (Humberside’s Brigade Secretary) elected to the position of Regional Treasurer and Ian Murray (Regional Chair & Humberside’s Assistant Brigade Secretary) elected as the Regional Secretary Elect to take up the position following Bro Sean Cahill’s retirement at the end of the year.

After being in post as an ‘Acting brigade Secretary’ for a short period Pete Smith has now been fully elected as the Brigade Secretary for Humberside FBU. Pete was the only candidate to receive nominations and accepted them following the close of the nomination stage on Monday 27th August.

Congratulations go to Pete 

 National Officer Election

At the close of the nomination stage yesterday for the vacant National Officers post three candidtaes had received nominations. The results were as follows:

• Bro Sean Starbuck     (Region 4 EC member)    172 nominations
• Bro Tam McFarlane    (Region 13 EC member)  162 nominations
• Bro Dave Green         (Region6 EC member)     122 nominations

The election will now move forward to the ballot stage and when it is known which candidates have accepted their nominations and declared they will be standing in the election then this information will be promulgated to members.

Brigade Secretary Stands down

Ashley Oldfield the recently elected Brigade Secretary has regrettfully had to stand down from the position for personal reasons. Ashley will still be involved at Brigade Committee level of the FBU but made the honest decision that at this present time, with his circumstances as they are at the minute he could not give the level of committment that is required at Brigade Official level. The Brigade Committee thanked Ashley for his time in office and we’re sure when the time is right he will be back.

As an interim measure until the election can be run Pete Smith was appointed by the Brigade Committee as Humberside’s ‘Acting’ Brigade Secretary.