London Fire Brigade News

London Fire Brigade's Fire Safety Week included work with children in schools across the capital Fire Safety Week highlights importance of safety awareness to Londoners London Fire Brigade has successfully staged its first ever Fire Safety Week which highlighted the work it is doing to get its fire safety messages across to Londoners. Fire Safety Week was part of the Brigade's new Keep Your Community Safe & Sound fire safety campaign which is encouraging all Londoners...

A defibrillator - one of several items included in the IEC kits Emergency care packs will aid treatment of casualties Fire crews in Ealing are better prepared than ever to treat casualties at incidents, after being kitted out with life saving emergency care packs. The new gear, called "Immediate Emergency Care" equipment, will be carried in a specially designed backpack on all fire engines at Acton, Ealing, Northolt and Southall fire stations. London Fire Brigade's Borough...

Firefighter Janine Culley with her trophy, donated by The Worshipful Company of Firefighters London Fire Brigade officer won for record medal haul Firefighter Janine Culley has been named the Fire Service Sports and Athletics Association (FSSAA) sports personality of the year. Janine becomes only the second woman to win this prestigious award and she is also the first in the award's history to be presented with a trophy which has been donated by The Worshipful Company of F...

Members of the AFS tackling a fire on Oxford Street during World War II National event will highlight the contribution of AFS officers London Fire Brigade is hosting a national event to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS), which was mobilised at the outbreak of World War Two on 1st September 1939. The AFS played a vital role in protecting the country from fires and other emergencies for over 30 years. Its members worked tirelessly alongs...

Tim Ayub (second from left) initiated sending the London Fire Brigade engine to his family's village in Ghana Villagers in Ghana will use engine to transport drinking water, fight fires A fire engine normally more accustomed to racing to emergencies on London's streets is on its way to Africa after an ex-London Fire Brigade employee came up with a plan to use it in Ghana. Tim Ayub, who formerly worked at London Fire Brigade's training centre, contacted the Commissione...

London Fire Brigade hailed for its support of women in the fire service Award celebrates commitment to supporting female firefighters London Fire Brigade is the first organisation to a win a prestigious ‘Networking Women in the Fire Service Gold Award' for its "exceptional commitment" to supporting women in the fire service. Five female Brigade employees - past and present - were also presented with the highest individual award possible, for their work on behalf of wo...

LFB urges Londoners to perform pre-holiday fire safety checks LFB reminds Londoners to check homes for fire hazards before departure London Fire Brigade is reminding Londoners of the importance of protecting their homes from fire when leaving the capital for their well deserved summer break. By carrying out some simple checks before leaving your home, you may be able to avoid coming back to the devastation that fire can cause. The precautions advised (in...

A church organisation has been prosecuted for fire safety breaches Organisation admitted guilt on three contraventions of fire safey requirements A church organisation have been ordered to pay £30,000 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to serious breaches of fire safety legislation following a prosecution brought by the London Fire Brigade. Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries International admitted guilt on three contraventions of the Regulatory Reform (Fi...

QinetiQ is now working to deliver a robot-based firefighting system in and around London Robots used to fight fires involving Acetylene cylinders Following a successful series of trials, QinetiQ is now working alongside key government partners to deliver a robot based service that is being used to help fight fires and support other major incidents - particularly if acetylene gas cylinders are involved which can become highly unstable - thereby protecting firefighters pl...

L to R: Sir Michael Craig-Cooper CBE, TD, DL, Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London and Bernie Higgins London Fire Brigade applauds officer's lengthy career Deputy Assistant Commissioner Bernie Higgins has been presented with a long service award by London Fire Brigade for more than 30 years of service to the capital. Bernie is head of the team which manages the Brigade's specialist equipment used at major incidents in London and nationally. He joined the Brigade in Octob...

Sarah Brown, Gordon Brown and Prince Charles attend the unveiling of the 7/7 memorial Memorial to 7/7 bombing victims unveiled The Prime Minister has attended the unveiling of a memorial to the victims of the 7 July 2005 London bombings today. Gordon Brown and wife Sarah joined Prince Charles, senior figures from the emergency services and relatives of the victims at the ceremony in Hyde Park. Fifty-two people were killed and hundreds more injured when suicide bombers d...

London Fire Brigade has commented on the recent Camberwell fire LFB comments on fighting Camberwell fire Speaking about the London Fire Brigade's response to the Camberwell tower block fire, London Fire Commissioner Ron Dobson said today: "Firefighters were at the scene within minutes of being called. There was no delay in getting fire engines to the incident and firefighters took immediate action as soon as they arrived. Crews worked under very difficult and hazardous ci...

London Fire Brigade is hosting a breakfast to celebrate gay pride in the firefighting community London Fire Brigade celebrates its status as UK's top gay-friendly fire service Brian Coleman AM FRSA, Chairman of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority, will be hosting London Fire Brigade's Pride breakfast at Soho Fire Station on Saturday 4 July. The Brigade, the UK's top gay friendly fire and rescue service according to Stonewall, and London's firefighters wil...

Nine fire stations across London are to be completely rebuilt Funding will provide complete rebuild for fire stations across the capital Nine ageing fire stations across London will be entirely rebuilt after the government gave the green light for a huge building programme to go ahead. The Private Finance Initiative project will see London Fire Brigade receive £57.4 million to make major improvements to nine of its stations. The new stations will replace fire station...

Phil Smith, Paul Roberts, and Steve Turek, with the signed concordat New intiative seeks to improve NHS facility fire safety NHS staff from hospitals and primary care trusts across London visited London Fire Brigade's training centre in Southwark on the 24th June, to discuss ways of making the capital's health venues safer. The ‘Working together in partnership - Fire Safety Workshop' featured presentations from a range of experts including Paul Roberts, the Depa...

London Fire Brigade promotes fire safety for children London Fire Brigade launches new child fire safety campaign Firefighters are urging Londoners to keep their community safe and sound by teaching children about the importance of fire safety. London Fire Brigade’s Assistant Commissioner for Community Safety Andy Barrett said, “Parents and carers can become fire safety champions by protecting their children from fire just by talking to them about what to d...

London Fire Brigade launches its new fire safety campaign: 'Keep Your Community Safe and Sound.' London Fire Brigade's new fire safety campaign has got underway with a celebrity launch Actor Cliff Parisi, who plays ‘Minty' in EastEnders, joined London Fire Commissioner Ron Dobson and the Vice Chair of London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority, Cllr Liaquat Ali to launch the ‘Keep Your Community Safe &Sound' campaign. The new campaign is encouraging all...

Brian Newstead (left) is congratulated by London Fire Commissioner Ron Dobson Retirement of LFB firefighter after over 50 years of public service In 1958 Britain's first motorway was opened, Elvis joined the army and Manchester United lost a generation of talented players in the Munich Air disaster. It was also the year that Brian Newstead joined the fire service and he is now retiring after over half a century of dedicated service to the public. Brian, who lives in Wemble...

Les Bowman has been awarded the Queen's Fire Service Medal Prestigious medal awarded to 23-year career firefighter Les Bowman has been awarded the Queen's Fire Service Medal in the Queen's Birthday Honours list, in recognition of his service to Londoners during a 23 year career with the London Fire Brigade. Les, currently a Station Manager at Kingsland Fire Station in East London, joined the Brigade in 1986 as a firefighter at Dagenham Fire Station, where he stayed fo...

Nick Collins, Assistant Commissioner of the LFB, has been awarded the Queen's Fire Service Medal LFB Assistant Commissioner awarded medal for dedication to the service London Fire Brigade Assistant Commissioner Nick Collins has been awarded the Queen's Fire Service Medal (QFSM) in the Queen's Birthday Honours list, in recognition of his dedication to the fire and rescue service. AC Collins joined the Brigade in 1978 and rose through the ranks to become Assistant Commission...

Two London landlords have been punished for breaching fire safety regulations Case highlights need for responsible fire safety in UK premises Two Haringey landlords have been sentenced to six months imprisonment and ordered to pay £5000 costs each for breaching fire safety regulations, after a successful prosecution by London Fire Brigade. The prosecution followed a fire at a house converted into bedsits, on Hampden Road, N8, on 31 March 2007. Sentencing of the buil...

Shell's serious breaches of fire safety regulations included blocked fire exits Shell International Ltd. was fined £300,000 and ordered to pay £45,000 in costs after pleading guilty to serious breaches of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (the "RRO"). The fine is the largest imposed under the RRO. The London Fire Brigade prosecuted Shell following two small fires in the space of three weeks at the Shell Centre on York Road, SE1 7NA. The first fire w...

Manjit Singh, one of the UK's first Asian firefighters, is retiring from the LFB One of the first Asian firefighters in the country is hanging up his helmet after 27 years of service to Londoners. Watch Manager Manjit Singh joined the London Fire Brigade in 1982 and has enjoyed every minute of it. He said: "I really have loved my job and when I joined it was seen as a landmark for an Asian to be a firefighter. I would like to see a lot more Asian firefighters coming throu...