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London Fire Brigade trains with partners to protect London’s wildlife from wildfires
London Fire Brigade is warning of the devastating impact wildfires could have on London’s wildlife and green spaces, as crews took part in a wildfire response training exercise in Richmond Park.
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London Fire Brigade leads the way with new electric fleet
London Fire Brigade has taken another step in its commitment to reducing its carbon footprint with the rollout of its first fully electric large goods vehicles and driver training cars
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London’s Burning ‘Blackwall’ fire station reopened by cast and current firefighters
The former cast and producer of ITV drama London’s Burning will today attend the official opening of a brand new fire station on the site where the iconic show was set and filmed.
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Fire Authority approves changes to the way the Brigade recruits firefighters
London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA) members have today approved measures that will help increase the number of firefighter applicants and encourage a cross section of society to consider firefighting as a career.
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Apply to be a firefighter and truly get inside London Fire Brigade
Firefighters appearing in the hit ITV documentary Inside London Fire Brigade are calling on people to join them as a new round of recruitment opens at a time when the Brigade needs more firefighters.
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Landlord receives suspended prison sentence for breaking fire safety laws
A landlord who rented out rooms in a disused Kentish Town pub has received a suspended prison sentence and ordered to carry out 100 hours of community service for breaking fire safety laws.
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Fire chiefs slam food blogger for promoting cooking when ‘hosed’
London Fire Brigade is reminding people that they should stay out of the kitchen after a few too many, following the recent publication of an article, ‘How to whisk up a mean pissed pasta’ in the Evening Standard.
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Fire Brigades Union vote in favour of industrial action short of a strike
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has announced a majority vote (15,758 of 18,446) for industrial action short of a strike, but have not yet announced when this additional action would take place.
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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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