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  • Brigade launches #safetyselfie campaign

    The London Fire Brigade has launched an innovative social media safety campaign aimed at preventing fires and saving lives.

    19/09/2013 12:00 AM
    London-wide
    Safety warnings
  • Brigade prepared as date for national fire strike announced

    Following today’s announcement of strike action by the Fire Brigades Union the London Fire Brigade says it is ready and prepared to respond with a contingency level of fire and rescue service during the industrial action.

    17/09/2013 12:00 AM
    London-wide
    Safety warnings
  • Fire Authority votes to approve proposals on future of capital’s fire service

    London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority has voted to approve the final version of the draft fifth London Safety Plan (LSP5).

    12/09/2013 12:00 AM
    London-wide
    Our people
  • Off duty firefighters save heart attack victim’s life

    Two off duty firefighters helped save the life of a football fan who collapsed after a Charlton game at The Valley on Saturday (31 August).

    06/09/2013 12:00 AM
    London-wide
    Safety warnings
  • Capital’s fire service gears up for firefighter strike

    London Fire Brigade said today it is ready and prepared to deal with a firefighter strike, following the announcement that 78 per cent of Fire Brigades’ Union (FBU) members who took part in the ballot have voted in favour of strike action.

    29/08/2013 12:00 AM
    London-wide
    Our people
  • Hoax calls drop as phone boxes gather dust, says London Fire Brigade

    Hoax calls made to the London Fire Brigade’s 999 control centre have dropped by 48 per cent in the last seven years, Brigade officials said today.

    28/08/2013 12:00 AM
    London-wide
    Safety warnings
  • Brigade visits prevent five thousand fires in London

    New research released today by the London Fire Brigade shows that vulnerable people are 18 times less likely to have a fire if they receive a home fire safety visit from firefighters.

    22/08/2013 12:00 AM
    London-wide
    Safety warnings
  • Fire engines removed to prepare for possible pensions strike

    London Fire Brigade said today that 27 fire engines have been temporarily removed from fire stations across London as part of the Brigade’s contingency plan to prepare for a potential strike over firefighter pensions by the Fire Brigades’ Union (FBU).

    14/08/2013 12:00 AM
    London-wide
    Our people
  • Fire engines removed to prepare for possible pensions strike

    London Fire Brigade said today that 27 fire engines have been temporarily removed from fire stations across London as part of the Brigade’s contingency plan to prepare for a potential strike over firefighter pensions by the Fire Brigades’ Union (FBU).

    14/08/2013 12:00 AM
    London-wide
    Our people
  • Fire station rebuild programme gets underway

    Work on a major construction programme which will see nine of the capital’s ageing fire stations being rebuilt is set to get underway from September.

    08/08/2013 12:00 AM
    London-wide
    Our people