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Category Archives: London Fire Brigade
Firefighters welcome Brigade’s new team of wellbeing dogs
The London Fire Brigade has welcomed six furry, four-legged recruits this week, Mental Health Awareness Week, to join their wellbeing dog team. Members of staff volunteer with their own dogs to participate in the project. The team is available to … Continue reading
Posted in Health, London Fire Brigade
Tagged LFB, London Fire Brigade, Wallington, Wallington Fire Station, Wellbeing dogs
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Emergency service issues May Day warning over waterways
The unseasonably dry spring, and with warmer than usual weather predicted for the upcoming Bank Holiday weekend, the London Fire Brigade is urging extra caution from Londoners on the capital’s waterways. So far this year, the Brigade’s fireboats, specially designed … Continue reading
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Tagged Bank Holiday, LFB, London Fire Brigade
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Woman and child rescued from fire at South End chicken shop
Half of the ground floor and the ducting in the extraction system from the ground floor to the roof were damaged by a fire on Sunday night at the less-than-Perfect Chicken takeway on South End. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus led … Continue reading
Posted in London Fire Brigade, Restaurants, South Croydon
Tagged Croydon, LFB, London Fire Brigade, Perfect Fried Chicken, South Croydon, South End
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Fire Brigade appeals for greater care to avoid starting wildfires
As the weather warms up and the dry spell continues, the London Fire Brigade is becoming concerned at the increasing risk of grass fires and wildfires in the city’s parks and open spaces. The LFB has issued a warning after … Continue reading
Non-folding e-bikes banned from London’s transport network
From today, non-folding e-bikes are banned from most of the Transport for London network, including Tubes, Overground trains and trams, because of serious concerns over fires. Anyone found breaking the rule could face a fine of £1,000. The London Fire … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Cycling, London Fire Brigade, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged e-bikes, e-scooters, LFB, London Fire Brigade, TfL, Transport for London
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London is placed on ‘amber’ warning for risk of wildfires
It is the middle of March, but such is the tinderbox nature of some of the capital’s open spaces, the London Fire Brigade has had to issue a special warning to the public to help avoid causing wildfires. The wildfire … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon parks, London Fire Brigade
Tagged Croydon, London, London Fire Brigade, wildfires
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Fire Brigade’s top dog Sherlock retires after long service
The London Fire Brigade’s longest-serving fire investigation dog, Sherlock, has officially retired after a what the LFB called today “a distinguished 12-year career”. Working cocker spaniel Sherlock, born in 2012, joined the Brigade at just 10 weeks old, and immediately … Continue reading
Posted in London Fire Brigade, London-wide issues
Tagged Fire investigation dog, LFB, London Fire Brigade, Sherlock
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Brigade issues smoking reminder after Coulsdon shop fire
Firefighters have issued a smoking safety reminder following a fire at a shop with flats on Brighton Road in Coulsdon yesterday. Half of the roof of the building was damaged by fire. Three people left the property uninjured. The fire … Continue reading
Posted in Coulsdon, London Fire Brigade
Tagged Chip shop fire, Coulsdon, LFB, London Fire Brigade, smoking safety reminder
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Firefighters provide hole new service for Addington dog walker
That old expression, “like a rat down a drainpipe”? Well, dogs manage to disappear down drainpipes, too, especially dogs who look very much like dachshunds, a type of dog whose entire USP is its ability to dive down holes in … Continue reading
Posted in Addington, Addington Hills, Croydon parks, London Fire Brigade
Tagged Addington Hills, Dog walker, LFB, London Fire Brigade
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Arson investigation after hay bales fire in Carshalton field
The police and London Fire Brigade are investigating possible arson after 20 large bales of hay in a field in Carshalton were destroyed by fire at the weekend. Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters took eight hours to tackle … Continue reading
Mother of four boys killed in Sutton fire sentenced to 10 years
Deveca Rose has been jailed for 10 years for the manslaughter of her four sons who died in a house fire on Collingwood Road, Sutton, while she was out shopping. Rose, 30, had left her two sets of twins alone … Continue reading
Brigade rescues 16 people from blaze at flats in Upper Norwood
Six people had to be rescued from the basement of an Upper Norwood building last night, with 10 other residents in flats on the first and second floors being evacuated by firefighters using tall ladders. The firefighters worked “incredibly hard … Continue reading
Bicycle shed fire causes serious damage to Mitcham house
Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters were called to a bike workshop fire in a lean-to shed in a garden on Edmund Road in Mitcham. The shed was completely destroyed by the fire. The fire also destroyed a ground-floor … Continue reading
Four led to safety from fire at disused office block in Sutton
Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters tackled a fire at a disused office block on Sutton Court Road on Friday night. Around 16 square metres of rubbish outside the entrance was alight and a small part of the external … Continue reading
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Tagged LFB, London Fire Brigade, Sutton, Sutton Court Road
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Brigade’s Black Friday warning over online fire risk ‘bargains’
Online purchases of e-bikes, e-scooters and chargers are fraught with risks, safety charity warns The Fire Brigade has issued a warning to Londoners not to let their Black Friday bargain go up in smoke. The LFB and consumer safety charity, … Continue reading
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Tagged e-bikes, e-scooters, Electrical Safety First, LFB, London Fire Brigade
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Bonfire Night for children with SEND, LFB Croydon, Nov 8
Posted in Activities, London Fire Brigade
Tagged Bonfire Night, Croydon, Croydon Fire Station, LFB, London Fire Brigade, SEND
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Fire Brigade appeals: don’t stage firework displays at home
Croydon Fire Station to stage special Bonfire Night event on November 8 adapted for those with SEND London Fire Brigade is urging the public to attend organised fireworks displays instead of hosting their own, following a six-year high in emergency … Continue reading
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Tagged Bonfire Night, Croydon Fire Station, Diwali, fireworks, LFB, London Fire Brigade, Waddon
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Blaze at Beddington Lane industrial estate destroys 10 cars
There was a large fire at Beddington Lane in the early hours of this morning – and for once, it appeared to have nothing to do with the nearby waste incinerator. Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters tackled the … Continue reading
Posted in London Fire Brigade, London-wide issues
Tagged Beddington, Beddington Lane, LFB, London Fire Brigade
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Put that light out! Fire Brigade joins the Stoptober campaign
Smoking kills. Disease-related deaths caused by the use tobacco products are the reason behind the annual “Stoptober” public health campaigns by the NHS. But this autumn, the London Fire Brigade is adding its own efforts to Stoptober because of the … Continue reading
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Tagged cigarettes, LFB, London Fire Brigade, Stoptober
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Mother convicted of manslaughter of four sons killed in fire
Social workers at Sutton Council had raised concerns about Deveca Rose and the state of her home on Collingwood Road three years before four boys, aged under five, died in a blaze at their home Deveca Rose, the mother of … Continue reading
Driver charged by police after Mitcham Road gas mains crash
A man has been charged with drink driving and driving without due care and attention after police were called to the scene of a car crash on Mitcham Road in the early hours of yesterday morning. The vehicle’s collision ruptured … Continue reading
Fire Brigade issues safety warnings ahead of further flooding
The London Fire Brigade has issued warnings about keeping safe during flooding after downpours saw roads and properties affected across the capital throughout the night. Further heavy rainfall has been forecast for the next 24 to 36 hours. Morden Hall … Continue reading
Posted in London Fire Brigade, London-wide issues, Merton
Tagged Carshalton, flooding, floods, Heavy rains, LFB, London Fire Brigade, Morden Hall Park, Wallington, Wimbledon
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London Fire Brigade: Woman dies after house fire in Carshalton
A woman died following a house fire on Pipewell Road in Carshalton on Thursday. According to the London Fire Brigade, half of the ground floor was damaged by the fire. “One woman was rescued from the building by firefighters wearing … Continue reading
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Tagged Carshalton, LFB, London Fire Brigade
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Emergency services close High Street after vehicle collision
A collision involving a large SUV and a woman pedestrian on Laud Street yesterday evening saw a section of the High Street, just south of the Croydon Flyover, closed to traffic for almost two hours while rescue services did their … Continue reading
