Matt Wrack

Matthew D. Wrack (born 23 May 1962) is a British firefighter and trade unionist. He was elected General Secretary of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) in May 2005.

Wrack was born in Manchester. He joined the Labour Party Young Socialists in Salford in 1978 and was a member of Farnworth Constituency Labour Party during the period in which the local MP John Roper left Labour to join the SDP. Wrack subsequently moved to London, working for a time in the DHSS before joining the fire service.

Wrack lives in East London, with his partner.

Personal life

Wrack is originally from Manchester but has lived in east London since 1981. He lives in Leytonstone, East London with his partner. They have four grown up children.

Service in the London Fire Brigade

Wrack joined the London Fire Brigade in 1983. He was initially posted to Silvertown Fire Station in the east London borough of Newham, which was closed during a round of cuts in 2014. in 1988 he transferred to Kingsland fire station in Hackney where he spent most of his fire service career on the green watch. Kingsland Fire Station was also closed during the cuts of 2014 and Wrack attended the protest at the closure. Wrack held various positions in the Fire Brigades Union at branch, area and regional level. He worked with Mick Shaw on the North East London Area Committee where both became at various stages secretary and chair. Mick Shaw went on to become the FBU President.