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With the Christmas party season fast approaching, we’ve joined forces with London Ambulance Service and Metropolitan Police to launch a new campaign calling on Londoners to ‘Eat, Drink & Be Safe’ over the festive period.
Over the next few weeks we know people will be out enjoying a drink or two, so we’re asking you to take a few simple steps so the Capital’s emergency services don’t have to interrupt your party.
Find out more about the campaign here http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/…/LatestNewsReleases_eat-drin…
Our new search and rescue tags proved simply the best when they beat off stiff competition from giants like Coca Cola to win 'best industrial product design' at the prestigious Design Week Awards. The lightweight tags, that can be hung from a door, are designed to improve search and rescue practices and ultimately help save lives, by freeing up firefighters' vital time when they search large buildings. Judges praised the simplicity of the design for doing 'one thing especially well.' More: http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/…/LatestNewsReleases_brigade-…
Exercise Rosie and Jim (for you over 30s) tested our skills at a fire and explosion in a narrow boat on the Grand Union Canal. Thankfully Rosie and Jim are safe but if this was a real incident then the Old Ragdoll would be badly damaged.
A workman leapt from lorry as it fell into a 25 foot ditch on St John's Hill in Battersea. It caused a gas leak which led to traffic problems in the area. The man was taken to hospital and we wish him a speedy recovery http://bit.ly/1QKHFms
Firefighters in Camden are backing the council's Know You're Not Alone campaign aimed at putting a stop to domestic violence and abuse in the borough. Here’s Borough Commander Andy Hearn and firefighters from Euston fire station showing their support. #KnowYoureNotAlone
Next year this disused power station will host the capital’s largest ever multi-agency training exercise.
Exercise Unified Response which has been a year in the planning, will see Littlebrook Power Station, near Dartford in Kent, transformed into the scene of a significant building collapse, involving a train station and resulting in mass casualties.
All of London’s emergency response organisations will take part in the exercise, along with specialised teams from across the ...
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It was a busy weekend for crews. On Saturday night, six fire engines and 35 firefighters dealt with this blaze at a church on Tottenham High Road.
Half of the ground floor, the whole of the mezzanine floor and part of the roof was damaged in the blaze but fortunately no-one was injured.
Read more about the weekends incidents here http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/latestincidents.asp
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Lets hear it for the girls! For the first time in over five years we held a special firefighting course specifically aimed at teenage girls.
Fourteen girls from Tottenham aged between 14 and 17 participated in the Local Intervention Fire Education (LIFE) course, which aims to boost a young person’s confidence and build aspirations by teaching effective communication, teamwork and leadership.
Normally aimed at both boys and girls, LIFE has been operating since 2002 and has re...
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