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  • Past
    Last updated: 30/07/2026, 5:36 PM

    Grass fire - Berwick Pond

    Firefighters tackle another grass fire in Rainham, near Berwick Pond Road

    30/07/2026 3:25 PM
    Havering
    Outdoor fire
  • Past
    Last updated: 30/07/2026, 3:30 PM

    Grass fire - Hornchurch

    Eight fire engines and around 60 firefighters tackled a grass fire near South End Road in Hornchurch.

    30/07/2026 1:18 PM
    Havering
    Outdoor fire
  • Past
    Last updated: 29/07/2026, 10:25 PM

    Grass fire - Rainham

    Fifteen fire engines and around 100 firefighters tackled a grass fire near Acer Avenue in Rainham.

    29/07/2026 7:36 PM
    Havering
    Outdoor fire
  • Past
    Last updated: 29/07/2026, 7:49 PM

    Grass fires - Romford

    Firefighters are responding to two separate grass fires in Romford.

    29/07/2026 4:15 PM
    Havering
    Outdoor fire
  • Past
    Last updated: 30/07/2026, 10:01 AM

    London Fire Brigade urges public to help prevent grass fires after busiest day of 2026

    As temperatures topped 30 degrees in parts of the capital and prolonged dry conditions continued, London Fire Brigade experienced its busiest 24-hour period of 2026 on 29 July

    29/07/2026 12:00 AM
    London-wide
    Outdoor fire
  • Past
    Last updated: 28/07/2026, 8:21 PM

    Waste fire - Caledonian Road

    Fifteen fire engines responded to a fire at a waste facility off Caledonian Road.

    28/07/2026 4:04 PM
    Islington
    Utilities
  • Past
    Last updated: 29/07/2026, 11:20 AM

    Grass fire - Orpington

    Eight fire engines and around 70 firefighters tackled a grassfire near Orpington, where the effective use of fire breaks limited the spread of flames. 

    28/07/2026 1:20 PM
    Bromley
    Outdoor fire
  • Past
    Last updated: 28/07/2026, 3:06 PM

    Fire at mixed-use building - Greenwich

    Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters were called to a fire at a mixed-use building on Laban Walk in Greenwich.

    28/07/2026 5:03 AM
    Greenwich
    Fire at commercial property
  • Past
    Last updated: 28/07/2026, 10:37 AM

    Firefighters tackle three grass fires across London

    Firefighters tackled three separate grass fires across London, resulting in nearly four hectares being damaged by fire in one evening.

    27/07/2026 5:07 PM
    London-wide
    Outdoor fire
  • Past
    Last updated: 27/07/2026, 2:24 PM

    Firefighters respond to over 1,300 incidents as hot weather continues

    As the warm weather continues, London Fire Brigade had another busy weekend, with Control Officers handling 2,729 emergency calls between Friday and Sunday, while firefighters attended 1,345 incidents across the capital.

    27/07/2026 12:00 PM
    London-wide
    Outdoor fire