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            <description>The transformation of a potential white elephant into a hub for the capital&#8217;s 999 fire response service will be officially recognised on Wednesday 1 February when fire minister Bob Neill, MP opens a new London Fire Brigade operations centre in Merton.</description>
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            <description>The London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority will today discuss a report suggesting that millions of pounds of taxpayers&#8217; money could be saved by sharing more fire stations with the ambulance service. </description>
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            <description>New figures released by London Fire Brigade show that last year, there was one fire every three days in the capital&#8217;s schools, colleges and nurseries -  the equivalent of one fire for nearly every school day. </description>
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            <description>Strictly Come Dancing, X Factor and Twitter helped make last November 5 the quietest on record for the capital&#8217;s firefighters, according to a new report being published next month.</description>
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            <description>The number of fires and the number of people who lost their lives to fire in London fell this year, according to initial figures released today by the London Fire Brigade.</description>
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            <description>London Fire Brigade has today asked cricketing legend Shane Warne to back their Christmas cooking campaign after the Australian badly burnt his hand in a cooking accident putting his return to cricket into serious doubt. </description>
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            <description>As the office Christmas party season reaches full swing, the London Fire Brigade is launching a new safety campaign to encourage young people not to cook after a night out drinking. </description>
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            <description>The London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority has welcomed the publication of the interim report from the Communities and Victims Panel. </description>
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            <description>Members of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority have today agreed proposals that will see the biggest modernisation of firefighter training in over a century.</description>
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            <description>A revolutionary new type of cigarette could save one life every five days in the UK by cutting the number of fires caused by smoking, according to the London Fire Brigade.</description>
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            <description>London Fire Brigade has  swooped to close a number of commercial buildings being used as living accommodation after uncovering some of the worst fire risks safety officers have ever seen.</description>
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            <description>The winding up petitions against the company that runs the London Fire Brigade&#8217;s fire engines have today been withdrawn in a hearing at the High Court. </description>
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            <description>Fire chiefs at the London Fire Brigade have today revealed recommendations  that would lead to the biggest changes to firefighter training for over a century.</description>
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            <description>Over 2,000 homes across London are being lost to fires each year according to new figures released today by London Fire Brigade, causing an estimated &#163;120 million worth of damage and adding to the housing shortage across the capital.</description>
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            <description>London Fire Brigade hopes to reach 1 million people with its top fire safety messages.</description>
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            <description>Fire investigators believe that a chest freezer may have caused the Neasden fire.</description>
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            <description>With only weeks to go until this year&#8217;s biggest firefighter event, London Fire Brigade is preparing to welcome fire and rescue services from across the UK to this year&#8217;s UK Rescue Challenge London 2011.</description>
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