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The union said it hopes to resolve the dispute without a strike, and is giving employers chance to come forward with an improved offer.

The industrial action was announced after the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) rejected a five per cent pay rise offer in November

Members of the Fire Brigades Union voted “overwhelmingly” in favour of industrial action after they rejected a five per cent pay offer

Union dismisses ‘desperate tactics’ as chief calls for recognition of region’s ‘unique circumstances’

The action will affect firefighters from all over the UK after the FBU gained a mandate for action in a vote.

The FBU has given the government until February 9 to come forward with an improved offer on the 5% offered in November last year

"The 5 per cent offer is a non starter, when you take into account the cost of living"

Union gives the government and employers a further 10 days to come back with an improved pay offer

British firefighters have voted for a nationwide strike over a pay dispute, their trade union said on Monday, stopping short of setting out exact dates as it gave employers and the government a final shot at resolving the row.

The Fire Brigades Union said it was giving the Government and employers 10 days to make an improved offer before deciding its next move.

Locally 94% of FBU members voted in favour of action