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New firefighter's birthday kitten rescue
Firefighter Jessica New celebrated her 21st birthday by rescuing a kitten from a house fire in Wembley.
12/02/2020 10:08 AMBrentIncidents -
Property company fined for fire safety breaches after resident unable to escape during blaze
A resident who was unable to access an emergency escape route during a fire was found standing on a windowsill hanging from guttering and had to be rescued by firefighters
11/02/2020 11:22 AMEnfieldSafety warnings -
Firefighters prevent disruption at Victoria as Storm Ciara hits the capital
Fire crews attended around 160 weather related incidents in a 12 hour period.
10/02/2020 1:07 PMLondon-wideIncidents -
Tyre company director nailed for fire safety failings
The director of a scrap tyre yard has been handed a suspended prison sentence for a series of fire safety offences after an emergency fire door was nailed shut in a building where workers were living
30/01/2020 10:00 AMCroydonSafety warnings -
New fire commissioner signs covenant with UK Armed Forces
London Fire Brigade’s first Commissioner in 75 years to have served as a commissioned officer in the British army has today sign a covenant with the UK armed forces.
22/01/2020 5:10 PMLondon-wideOur people -
Response to statement from Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
London Fire Brigade welcomes the announcement on building safety made by the Secretary of State.
21/01/2020 11:00 AMLondon-wideSafety warnings -
Hotel fined for putting staff and guests at risk through fire safety failings
A Stratford hotel and its owner have been ordered to pay a total of £45,000 for “serious and systemic” fire safety failures which “put staff and guests at risk”
17/01/2020 3:14 PMNewhamSafety warnings -
London’s first ever woman Fire Commissioner retires after 32 year service
Today the Brigade’s first ever woman Commissioner Dany Cotton leaves London Fire Brigade after 32 years. Her long career has seen her break new ground for women in the fire service and open up the discussion around mental health issues in the emergency services.
31/12/2019 7:00 AMLondon-wideOur people -
Watson joins fire dog detectives Sherlock and Simba
A new four-legged trainee has joined the ranks of London Fire Brigade’s dog detectives
20/12/2019 11:52 AMLondon-wideOur people -
Brigade responds to Whirlpool washing machine recall
We have highlighted the issue of door switches causing fire in different white goods to Whirlpool, Government and in our evidence to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Select Committee, so we are pleased to hear that Whirlpool have decided to take the step to get these potentially lethal washing machines out of people’s homes.
17/12/2019 2:12 PMLondon-wideOur campaigns