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Use LED candles at Diwali, London Fire Brigade urges
Firefighters are asking people celebrating Diwali to use LED tea lights rather than candles to avoid the huge fire risk from leaving candles unattended
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Daughter follows in Dad’s footsteps and joins London Fire Brigade
Following on from Dad joining the Brigade 30 years ago, Borough Commander John Simpson’s daughter Sophie has joined as a Fire Engineer Technician.
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Safety warning on anniversary of largest grass fire in London’s history
One act of foolishness can have devastating consequences – that’s the serious reminder from firefighters on the first anniversary of London’s biggest ever grass fire
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Simba the fire dog helps secure murder convictions after arson attack
On International Dog Day (August 26), we are highlighting how important the work of our fire dogs is and how valuable an asset they are to the Brigade.
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Tom George retires after 32 years at London Fire Brigade
Deputy Commissioner and Director of Operations Tom George has retired from London Fire Brigade after 32 years of service to the capital.
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Firefighters urge people not to overload sockets after Morden house fire
The fire is believed to have been caused after two electric heaters plugged into an extension socket, which was then plugged in to an extension reel, overloaded the electrics
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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.
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Brigade and Fire Brigades Union sign Joint Collective Agreement about Marauding Terrorist Attacks
This week the Commissioner signed a Joint Collective Agreement with the Fire Brigades Union
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Fire safety failures in over half of care homes audited in new Brigade report
Our report shows potential serious fire safety breeches in care homes.
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Firefighters issue cooking safety reminder after fire at a shop with flats above - Finchley
Firefighters remind Londoners to not leave their cooking unattended after a fire in Finchley
