Firefighters in London are prepared for a weekend of windy weather in the capital, with the Met Office predicting gusts of up to 50-60mph on Saturday.
London Fire Chiefs are calling on the capital’s housing providers to install sprinklers to help protect vulnerable residents from fire.
The number of fires in London has fallen by a quarter in the last year and by 64 per cent over the last 10 years, which means they are at the lowest level since records began, according to new figures from London Fire Brigade.
The owner of a fried chicken shop who persistently broke fire safety laws has been handed a four month suspended prison sentence and ordered to pay a total of £19,000 in fines and costs, following a successful prosecution by London Fire Brigade
With ten London fire stations set to close this Thursday, 9 January, the Chairman of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA), James Cleverly, said today that Londoners will continue to be safe and receive the fastest emergency response in the capital, if not the UK.
The six hour strike staged by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) this evening (New Year’s Eve Tuesday, 31 December) has now ended.
From Wednesday, 1 January the London Fire Brigade (LFB) will be the first fire service in the country to recover costs from buildings like hospitals, airports and student digs with a poor false alarm record.
London Fire Brigade fire investigators have revealed some of the weird and wonderful causes of the blazes they attend in a bid to highlight the importance of fire safety.
The most senior fire officer in London today expressed concern about house fires during the festive period, following the announcement that members of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) will be on strike on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.
The seventh strike by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) this evening (Tuesday, 24 December) has now ended.