Firefighters to vote on strikes, union saysFirefighters and control room staff are to vote on whether to go on strike after a 5% pay offer was rejected.Matt Wrack, FBU general secretary, said: "There is remarkable strength of feeling amongst firefighters and control staff on this derisory pay offer.A further real-terms pay cut is an absolutely disgusting way to thank them."A Home Office spokesperson said: "Setting firefighter pay is the responsibility of employers, working through the National Joint Council; the Home Office plays no role in the negotiation or funding of firefighter pay.Employees across a swathe of different industries including rail, telecoms, ports and the postal sector have walked out, angry that pay rises being offered do not match their rising food and energy costs."