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Fire chiefs welcome inclusion of smoke alarm question in housing survey
The London Fire Brigade has welcomed changes to the English Housing Survey Questionnaire which will now include a question asking residents when their smoke alarms were last tested.
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Brigade says carry on camping during fire strike week
We're reassuring Londoners that it's okay to 'carry on camping' in August so long as they take extra care especially during the Fire Brigades Union strike next week.
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Fireworks warning following strike announcement by Fire Brigades Union
We are urging Londoners to take care in the run up to Bonfire Night as the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has announced strike action in the days before the annual celebration.
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Marylebone landlord hit with £35,000 fine for fire safety breaches
A Marylebone pub landlord has been hit with a £35,000 fine for breaking fire safety laws and potentially putting her customers and tenants at risk after we successfully prosecuted them.
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Smoke visible for miles following fire near Royal Docks
Brigade ‘999’ Control Officers took around 35 emergency calls to a fire on the site of the Old Millennium Mills building near the Royal Docks in Silvertown last night.
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Pupils from school where boy drowned in Thames visit fire station as London Fire Brigade calls for push on water safety
The family of a teenager who drowned after jumping into the River Thames in 2022 has joined London Fire Brigade in urging schoolchildren to take extra care around water this summer.
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London Fire Brigade backs TfL ban on dangerous private e-scooters on London’s transport network
London Fire Brigade has given its backing to a TfL ban of private e-scooters on London’s transport network, which comes after one caught fire on a packed tube train.
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London Fire Brigade has fundamentally changed the way it tackles large scale fires in high-rise buildings
Fundamental changes to the way London Fire Brigade deals with large high-rise fires since the Grenfell Tower fire aim to make people safer and demonstrates the service’s willingness to listen, adapt and better serve London’s communities.
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Firefighters fear deliberate grass fires could spike further over summer holidays as Feltham grass fire believed to be arson
Last year, London Fire Brigade attended the lowest number of deliberate fires in 20 years, but firefighters are concerned that this number could rise over the summer holidays due to fire setting.
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Mayor welcomes new fire boats on the Thames as part of £40m Brigade transformation funded by City Hall
The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has welcomed London Fire Brigade’s new fire boats to the Thames as part of a £40 million investment made by City Hall to expand the Brigade’s fleet of equipment and vehicles.
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