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The Fire Brigades Union’s 47th period of strike action ended last night. The four day strike began at 1800 on 31 October and finished at 1800 on Tuesday 4 November.

A serious failure of a smoke ventilation system that resulted in the building acting like a  “broken chimney”  left residents’ only escape route smoke logged during the New Providence Wharf fire, a report released today by London Fire Brigade has said.

London Fire Brigade removed from enhanced monitoring

Firefighters, over the years, have had to be prepared to deliver their fire and rescue services in all kinds of weather conditions – the Butler's Wharf fire of 1931 saw us fight flames and frozen temperatures.

A landlord has been found guilty of a series of fire safety failings which left residents with only one option to escape a fire - via a restaurant with a metal shutter that was closed at night.

Ahead of VE Day, the family of an Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) hero who drove a fuel truck during the Blitz visited London Fire Brigade to learn more about her story. 

London’s Fire chiefs have welcomed the launch of a new public online database which will name and shame dishonest landlords who are putting their tenants’ lives at risk by flouting fire safety laws

London Fire Brigade has today issued a warning about ‘beauty blazes’, following a large house fire that is believed to have been caused by a hairdryer in Harrow this week.

London Fire Brigade says the prosecution of a Croydon chicken shop owner handed a 15 month suspended prison sentence for flouting fire safety laws should serve as a stark warning to business owners and landlords.

The most senior fire officer in London today expressed concern about house fires during the festive period, following the announcement that members of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) will be on strike on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.