The four hour strike staged by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) this evening (Saturday) has now ended.
London Fire Brigade is asking people to get a takeaway rather than cooking whilst drunk this Friday and Saturday night as the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) is on strike.
New figures released today show that fires caused by electrical heaters have resulted in 11 deaths and nearly 80 injuries over the past five winters.
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has announced that its members will take strike action again next weekend, Friday 13 and Saturday 14 December, both from 18.00 to 22.00. These will be the fifth and sixth strikes since the end of September.
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has announced a majority vote (15,758 of 18,446) for industrial action short of a strike, but have not yet announced when this additional action would take place.
Firefighters rescued a parrot from a house fire on Pinkwell Lane in Hayes yesterday afternoon. The fire damaged part of the ground floor and is believed to have been caused by cooking being left unattended.
A Haringey landlord has been fined a total of £12,520 for flouting fire safety laws in a Muswell Hill house he was renting out.
London Fire Brigade has joined forces with housing providers in nine London boroughs as part of its on-going drive to improve its emergency response to fires in the capital’s high rise buildings.
Cannabis factory fires have more than doubled in the last two years according to new figures released today by London Fire Brigade.