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Brigade stages tower block exercise in Barking
London Fire Brigade is staging a training exercise in a Barking tower block to further improve its emergency response to fires in residential high rise buildings.
14/11/2013 12:00 AMLondon-wideSafety warnings -
Brigade targets stay at home parents during fire strike
The London Fire Brigade is urging the UK’s stay-at-home parents to take care today, during the national Fire Brigades Union strike.
13/11/2013 12:00 AMLondon-wideSafety warnings -
Four hour strike ends
The Fire Brigades Union’s (FBU) fourth period of strike action started at 1000 and finished at 1400 today.
13/11/2013 12:00 AMLondon-wideSafety warnings -
Bonfire Night 2013 quietest on record as call outs continue to fall
The London Fire Brigade has said that this year’s Bonfire Night was the quietest on record, with just 119 fires in the capital during the whole of 5th November.
06/11/2013 12:00 AMLondon-wideSafety warnings -
Contingency fire crews ready as fourth strike announced
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) have announced a further strike on Wednesday, 13 November between 10am and 2pm.
05/11/2013 12:00 AMLondon-wideSafety warnings -
End of two hour Fire Brigades Union strike
During today’s two hour Fire Brigades Union (FBU) strike the Brigade’s contingency crews attended a fire in a block of flats on Saint Leonards Street in Bromley by Bow.
04/11/2013 12:00 AMLondon-wideSafety warnings -
London Fire Brigade statement following the FBU strike on 1 November 2013
This dispute is between the FBU and government about changes to firefighter pensions, but London Fire Brigade is responsible for providing a contingency fire service to the capital when strike action is taken.
02/11/2013 12:00 AMLondon-wideOur people -
Fire Commissioner stands by recall of crews
Fire Commissioner stands by recall of crews
01/11/2013 12:00 AMLondon-wideSafety warnings -
Striking FBU staff recalled to duty
Due to an on-going major incident in Dagenham all striking FBU staff who would normally be on duty are immediately being recalled to their fire stations under the terms of the agreed Recall to Duty Procedure. This recall is voluntary.
01/11/2013 12:00 AMLondon-wideSafety warnings -
Cancel your amateur firework displays on “strike Friday” warns Brigade
London Fire Brigade is asking people to cancel their amateur firework displays this Friday and attend organised displays instead because of the national Fire Brigades Union strike.
30/10/2013 12:00 AMLondon-wideSafety warnings