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  • World’s first ‘bobsleigh’ fire engine ready to race

    Firefighters will hurtle headlong down a "mountain" in a unique bobsleigh fire engine as they bid to raise money for charity by taking part in this year’s Red Bull Soap Box Race.

  • Changes to fire safety law: how it affects you

    From the 1 October 2023, Section 156 of the Building Safety Act 2022 makes changes to The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 that will affect all Responsible Persons. Find out what you need to know.

    Safety
  • The King's Cross fire, 1987 – fires that changed history

    On 18 November 1987, the worst fire in the history of the London Underground claimed the lives of 31 people, including a senior ranked firefighter, and seriously injured many more at King's Cross station.

    News
  • How to refer a child who is playing with fire

    How to get help for a young person. Children play with fire for a variety of reason, but without help and guidance, firesetting behaviour can increase and lead to more serious consequences.

  • Smoke alarm save in Wembley chip pan fire

    Firefighters have warned people to never leave their cooking unattended after a chip pan fire left a block of converted flats on Wembley Park Drive, Wembley uninhabitable yesterday evening.

    Incidents
  • Counterfeit phone charger causes Cricklewood house fire

    Firefighters are warning Londoners not to use fake electrical chargers after a counterfeit phone charger caused a devastating fire at a house in Cumbrian Gardens in Cricklewood on Monday (June 12).

    Incidents
  • Five people rescued in Golders Green shop fire

    Five people were rescued by firefighters wearing breathing apparatus from a fire in a shop with flats above it on Princess Parade, off Golders Green Road, Golders Green.

    Incidents
  • Heater warning after house fire in Hither Green

    Three people had a lucky escape after a heater, which was being kept in a storage room, was accidently switched on causing a fire on George Lane in Hither Green yesterday afternoon.

    Incidents
  • Candle warning after Islington flat fire

    Firefighters are reminding people to take care with candles this Christmas after one left burning in a wardrobe sparked a flat fire on Cottage Road in Islington N7 yesterday afternoon (Friday 22 December).

    Incidents
  • New report into New Providence Wharf fire shows serious fire safety issues in building

    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.

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