31/12/2008
London Fire Brigade Deputy Assistant Commissioner Frank Stark has been awarded the Queen’s Fire Service Medal (QFSM) in the New Year’s Honours list.
23/12/2008
Thousands of spectators will get to see how London Fire Brigade is protecting the capital when it takes part in the annual New Year’s Day Parade for the first time.
17/12/2008
Firefighter Wolé Adesemoye from Battersea Fire Station has won the second series of the hit BBC Three programme Last Man Standing.
16/12/2008
A Hillingdon property manager has been ordered to pay nearly £13,000 in fines and costs after being found guilty of breaches of fire safety legislation.
10/12/2008
In the lead up to Chanukah, firefighters are reminding members of London’s Jewish community to celebrate safely.
08/12/2008
As the Christmas break approaches, London Fire Brigade is warning the capital’s residents not to let their guard down and fall victim to fire
04/12/2008
London firefighter Richard Reid has been selected to be one of the first ever national black role models.
03/12/2008
While the number of fire deaths in London are falling almost one in three fatal accidental fires in Londoners homes have alcohol as a contributing factor.
02/12/2008
London Fire Commissioner Ron Dobson will join Councillor Brian Coleman the Chairman of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority which runs the Brigade to answer questions from London Assembly members at City Hall on Wednesday 3 December.
01/12/2008
London’s firefighters will be getting a new look when their new-style fire kit hits the streets in 2010.
25/11/2008
Fire officers from Barking and Dagenham are working closely with Police Community Safety Officers (PCSO) in a bid to reduce arson in the borough.
24/11/2008
As the cold weather bites, firefighters are warning Londoners to take some simple advice that could protect their property and even save a life.
18/11/2008
The London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA) will meet at City Hall on Thursday 20 November to discuss a range of business matters, including its response to the Mayor’s preliminary draft budget proposals for 2009/10.
17/11/2008
London Fire Brigade (LFB) has scooped two awards at the Mayor of London’s Green Procurement code awards.
06/11/2008
London Fire Brigade will take part in the Lord Mayor’s Show on Saturday 8 November to show how London’s fire and rescue service is protecting the capital.
04/11/2008
The Mayor of Ealing, Cllr Ian Green, visited two of Ealing’s four fire stations on Friday to learn about the work of the borough’s firefighters.
03/11/2008
Fire crews in Tower Hamlets are better prepared than ever to treat casualties at incidents after being kitted out with improved first aid equipment.
31/10/2008
A range of excellent work, from emergency rescues to staff who’ve gone the extra mile to prevent fires, was highlighted yesterday at London Fire Brigade’s annual ‘Special Achievement Awards’.
The Mayor of Barnet, Cllr John Marshall visited two of Barnet’s fire stations last Wednesday (29 October), to learn about the work of the Borough’s firefighters.
30/10/2008
The United Kingdom’s top woman fire officer has been presented with a long service and good conduct medal by London Fire Brigade after serving for 20 years.
29/10/2008
In the lead up to Bonfire night London Fire Brigade is urging Londoners to be safety aware while they are having fun.
22/10/2008
Firefighter Wolé Adesemoye from Battersea Fire Station is one of six contestants competing on the hit BBC Three programme Last Man Standing.
21/10/2008
A landlord has been sent to prison in the first custodial sentence to be given in London under the new fire safety regulations.
20/10/2008
In the lead up to Diwali the London Fire Brigade is reminding members of the London community who will be celebrating to do so safely.
30/09/2008
A joint investigation into the 2007 Cutty Sark fire has concluded that the most likely cause was the failure of an industrial vacuum cleaner that had inadvertently been left switched on for 48 hours before the fire started on 21 May last year.
26/09/2008
London Fire Brigade is taking the opportunity to remind older people and their relatives about fire safety this Grandparent’s Day (Sunday, 5 October).
22/09/2008
Wandsworth firefighters have been giving new university students lessons in fire safety.
Meet Makeda Freeman. Does she look like a firefighter to you?
18/09/2008
The London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA) has today taken action to improve changing and resting facilities at fire stations in London for women firefighters.
The London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority has agreed a groundbreaking new reward system for a key group of London Fire Brigade staff, averting a dispute over future pay for 450 of its operational managers.
17/09/2008
London’s Fittest Firefighter competition proved a big hit with spectators this year, drawing crowds of up to 1,000 people to Covent Garden.
15/09/2008
London Fire Brigade is delivering a stark message to residents -'Pull Your Finger Out and check your smoke alarm.’
09/09/2008
The Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Louise Hyams, and Leader of Westminster City Council, Cllr Colin Barrow CBE, visited Westminster’s three fire stations last Thursday, to learn about the work of the Borough’s firefighters.
03/09/2008
A firefighter from Southall Fire Station is staging a 36 hour row-a-thon at Chelsea Fire Station as part of a fundraising effort which will finish with him rowing single handed across the Atlantic.
27/08/2008
London’s firefighters joined a colourful array of performers, dancers and party goers as they took part in this year’s Notting Hill Carnival parade, using a special float designed to look like a fire station.
12/08/2008
Rapping London firefighter Stephen-remell Coleman is again using his musical talents to get across important fire safety messages – this time to the Asian community
11/08/2008
Local children learnt the importance of fire safety and had a fun packed day at Wembley Fire Station on Wednesday (6 August).
08/08/2008
A Harrow landlord has been ordered to pay more than £10,000 in fines and costs for breaching fire safety regulations, after a successful prosecution by the Brigade.
01/08/2008
London Fire Brigade is urging Londoners to be vigilant in the warm weather and be on the look out for grass fire - as the last few summers have seen a number of fires in the Capital’s open spaces.
18/07/2008
Merton’s firefighters, and the Merton Partnership, are inviting local people to have a great day out at the Borough’s first ever Mela, on Saturday 2 August
15/07/2008
A successful London Fire Brigade scheme designed to improve the self-esteem of young people and promote fire safety is to run its first course for young people with autism.
14/07/2008
While you’re packing your factor 20 don’t forget that you’re not the only thing that can get burnt while you’re on holiday this summer.
07/07/2008
A leading sports retailer has been ordered to pay £23,550 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to breaches of fire safety legislation.
02/07/2008
London Fire Brigade, the UK's top gay friendly fire and rescue service, will be joining in the capital's carnival atmosphere on Saturday, 5 July with a Pride breakfast at Soho Fire Station.
26/06/2008
The new Chairman of the London’s fire authority has set out his plans for the London Fire Brigade over the next few years.
24/06/2008
LFB is one of 12 organisations across England and Scotland to achieve the new Carbon Trust Standard.
23/06/2008
Reducing fire crime and anti-social behaviour will top the agenda when London Fire Brigade, in partnership with the Reducing fire crime and anti-social behaviour will top the agenda when LFB, in partnership with the Department of Communities and Local Gov
17/06/2008
Assistant Commissioner Max Hood, responsible for Fire Safety Regulation at the Brigade, was awarded the Queen’s Fire Service Medal (QFSM) for Distinguished Service in the June 14 Birthday Honours List.
16/06/2008
London Fire Brigade is using National Child Safety Week (23rd - 29th June) to get parents to make sure their kids are clued up when it comes to the dangers of fire.
11/06/2008
With hot weather on its way and thousands of Londoners cooking up a storm on the barbecue, London Fire Brigade is urging would-be chefs to follow our advice and Be Better Qualified (BBQ) before lighting your barbecue.
The owner of a local hairdressers has been ordered to pay £8,000 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to breaches of fire safety legislation.
09/06/2008
A Brigade prosecution for fire safety breaches has led to a company being ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £17,000 – after a major blaze in Hammersmith last year.
05/06/2008
Firefighters are saddling up and using pedal power to highlight fire risks across the capital
Lewisham Fire Station’s Green Watch is teaming up with the African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust (ACLT)
A successful scheme run by the London Fire Brigade in Brent to improve the self-esteem of young people and reduce anti-social behaviour will celebrate its 50th Pass Out Parade next Friday (13 June).
19/05/2008
Thinking about doing some DIY this bank holiday weekend? Remember, that having a working smoke alarm is the best improvement you can make to your home.
13/05/2008
London Fire Brigade (LFB) has teamed up with Homes for Islington (HFI)
07/05/2008
Dagenham Fire Station hosted new London Mayor Boris Johnson when he met with young people taking part in a London Fire Brigade scheme designed to boost confidence and reduce anti-social behaviour.
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has announced the appointment of Councillor Brian Coleman AM as Chairman of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA), which runs London Fire Brigade.
02/05/2008
The London Fire Brigade (LFB) has won a prestigious award for the sustainable way it is heating and powering its fire stations.
15/04/2008
London Fire Brigade will be working closely with Newham’s Eastern European residents as part of a fire safety project designed to build links with communities across the capital.
07/04/2008
Hundreds of people flocked to Southall Fire Station, in West London on Sunday, as the Brigade took part in the annual Vaisakhi celebration procession.
02/04/2008
It’s that time of year when people get out their dusters and London Fire Brigade has some timely advice to all would be ‘spring cleaners’.
London Fire Commissioner Ron Dobson joined firefighters and non-uniformed staff from London Fire Brigade as they limbered up for the 2008 Flora London Marathon in front of one of the capital’s iconic landmarks.
London Fire Brigade (LFB) has won a prestigious Gold Award from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) for its commitment to health and safety.
01/04/2008
London Fire Brigade has been working closely with Hackney’s Vietnamese residents as part of a fire safety project designed to build links with communities across London.
20/03/2008
Members of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA) today (Thursday 20 March) approved the Third London Safety Plan.
17/03/2008
Firefighters and non-uniformed staff from across London Fire Brigade took the opportunity to spread vital community fire safety messages to thousands of people when they joined St Patrick’s Day celebrations in central London on Sunday. (16 March).
12/03/2008
London Fire Brigade is urging smokers to ‘stub it out’ on National No Smoking Day (Wednesday 12th March) as cigarettes continue to be the biggest killer in accidental home fires.
10/03/2008
From Tuesday, 3 March the new equipment has been carried in a specially designed backpack on all fire engines at Lambeth, Brixton, Clapham and West Norwood Fire Stations and on the fire boats at Lambeth River Fire Station.
07/03/2008
A successful scheme run by the London Fire Brigade in Tower Hamlets to improve the self-esteem of young people and reduce anti-social behaviour has celebrated its 50th Pass Out Parade.
06/03/2008
All three hundred tonnes of old office furniture from the London Fire Brigade’s former HQ in Lambeth are being reused and recycled rather than dumped under an innovative furniture disposal scheme.
05/03/2008
London Fire Brigade firefighter Angus Campbell has been presented with the Queen’s Gallantry Medal following his actions at the attempted bombings in London on 21 July 2005.
29/02/2008
Tooting Fire Station held a big birthday party on Wednesday 27 February to mark 100 years of service to the people of Wandsworth.
25/02/2008
A successful scheme developed by London Fire Brigade to improve the self-esteem of young people and reduce anti-social behaviour is being adopted by the New Zealand Fire Service.
London Fire Brigade has teamed up with Waltham Forest Housing Association (WFHA) to help the registered social landlord carry out home fire safety visits for their tenants.
22/02/2008
Her Majesty The Queen, accompanied by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, officially opened the new London Fire Brigade Headquarters at Union Street, Southwark, yesterday (February 21).
13/02/2008
London Fire Brigade – part of the Greater London Authority Group – has welcomed the first report into the Group’s progress in taking social and environmental issues into account when buying goods or services.
11/02/2008
London Fire Brigade is supporting National Chip Week (11 – 17 February 2007) by urging people to cook chips safely.
An investigation continues today (11 February) into the fire at Camden Market on Saturday 9 February.
04/02/2008
Over 40 young people from all over London have been recognised for their outstanding achievements while attending a firefighting skills course run by the London Fire Brigade.
31/01/2008
London’s Fire Service is ‘performing strongly’ as an organisation and over the last three years has delivered improvements in key areas such as arson reduction and deaths from accidental fires – an inspection by the Audit Commission has found.
24/01/2008
A special service was held yesterday (23 January) to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Poultry Market fire, during which two London Fire Brigade firefighters lost their lives.
23/01/2008
The first group of Haringey young people to complete London fire Brigade’s intensive five day firefighting skills course took part in a passing out ceremony on Friday (18 January).
15/01/2008
LFB is backing a Government campaign which urges people to “pull your finger out” and check your smoke alarm.
10/01/2008
London Fire Brigade has again improved its position in a national list of gay friendly employers, moving up to 13th place in Stonewall’s ‘Workplace Equality Index 2008’.
09/01/2008
London Fire Brigade’s Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams were called upon to use their full range of specialist equipment to free a trapped builder from a house that had partially collapsed in Purley, South London.
04/01/2008
Fire investigators have started work to find the cause of a fire at the Royal Marsden Hospital in Chelsea on Wednesday, 2 January.
