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Brigade launches biggest Firefighter recruitment campaign in six years
The biggest firefighter recruitment campaign in over six years will launch on Monday afternoon. The Brigade is searching for 400 people to start their career as a firefighter and develop into other firefighting specialisms such as technical rescue, fire investigation and community prevention work.
02/10/2017 12:43 PMLondon-wideCommunity -
Brigade ‘butts’ into vaping campaign
The Brigade welcomes Public Health England’s support for e-cigarettes as a key way to help smokers quit tobacco smoking to help reduce the number of smoking related fire deaths.
29/09/2017 4:32 PMLondon-wideSafety warnings -
Brigade trials light blocking solution for solar panel fires
The Brigade is the first fire service in the world to trial a specially designed light blocking coating to tackle emergencies involving solar panels.
26/09/2017 3:49 PMLondon-wideOur people -
London’s fire chief talks to BBC Breakfast about importance of sprinklers in schools
Only four new and refurbished schools installed sprinklers, despite the Brigade’s recommendations last year
25/09/2017 4:21 PMLondon-wideSafety warnings -
Grenfell 100 days on: Brigade makes fire safety plea
Grenfell 100 days on: Brigade makes fire safety plea
22/09/2017 12:00 AMLondon-wideGrenfell Tower -
New F.I.R.E bags launched to help crews at fire scenes
A new kit bag is being introduced on all London Fire Brigade fire engines to help crews carry equipment from appliances to the scenes of incidents.
18/09/2017 2:12 PMLondon-wideOur people -
Fire Authority approves changes to the way the Brigade recruits firefighters
London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA) members have today approved measures that will help increase the number of firefighter applicants and encourage a cross section of society to consider firefighting as a career.
15/09/2017 11:33 AMLondon-wideOur people -
Fire Chief urges action on sprinklers as Grenfell Inquiry opens
Fire Chief urges action on sprinklers as Grenfell Inquiry opens
13/09/2017 12:00 AMLondon-wideGrenfell Tower -
Apply to be a firefighter and truly get inside London Fire Brigade
Firefighters appearing in the hit ITV documentary Inside London Fire Brigade are calling on people to join them as a new round of recruitment opens at a time when the Brigade needs more firefighters.
27/08/2017 11:28 AMLondon-wideOur campaigns -
One year on from Shepherd's Bush tower block fire: Government risks deadly delay on ’white goods’ fires
One year on from Shepherd's Bush tower block fire: Government risks deadly delay on ’white goods’ fires
21/08/2017 12:00 AMLondon-wideOur campaigns