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A WW1 soldier who late became a London firefighter has been nominated for a Southwark Blue Plaque award. Sergeant George Arthur Roberts has been nominated in recognition of his contribution to the borough at a time of great change and turmoil.
Born in Trinidad in 1890, George served in the First World War and went on to become a firefighter based at New Cross fire station where he was made a section leader in 1943.
He was later awarded a British Empire Medal for general dutie...
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  • Stephen Bourne Thanks to the LFB for posting this & to everyone who is supporting George's nomination by voting! He can only win by public vote. It took me years to research George's life & to find those photos. I'm glad I persevered because he is something of a 'for...See More
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  • Syd Platt As he was involved in discussion/ education during the Second World War, do you know if he was involved in the FBU and if so was he also involved in the second front efforts re building radio sets for the red army on his one day off a week, they were difficult times and all of the firefighters of that era were men and women to be proud of.
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London Fire Brigade
August 7 at 1:33pm · 
Do you own an EE power bar? Some of them are being recalled following incidents where the bars have overheated.
They could pose a fire safety risk, so check your bar and contact EE if yours has model number: E1-06 on the side http://www.ee.co.uk/power-bar-recall…
For more on product recall visit http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/product-recalls.asp
EE Power Bar recall
EE has identified a very small number of incidents where Power Bars have overheated related to batch E1-06. Please return them to an EE store.
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London Fire Brigade
August 6 at 1:42pm · 
Do you dream at night while your phone is charging under your pillow? You could end up with nightmares, don’t charge your phone as you sleep!
Another person has shared their near miss with us, share this with those you think might need a reminder of electrical dangers.
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August 5 at 2:20pm · 
From baking a few cakes for his watch to vying for the coveted position of Star Baker. Firefighter Mat Riley will be hoping he avoids Soggy Bottoms as he shows off his baking talents to the nation on this year’s Great British Bake Off.
The hit BBC One show starts at 8pm tonight and Mat will be firing up his oven and hoping he creates an Even Bake while fighting off competition from 11 other contestants.
To keep cake orders to a minimum and the paparazzi at bay we won’t be revealing what station Mat’s based at, but tune in at 8pm to follow his journey. More here: http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/…/LatestNewsReleases_GreatBri…
London Fire Brigade - Mat fired up for Great British Bake Off challenge
Firefighter Mat Riley has gone from baking a few cakes for his watch to showing his talents in front of millions on this year's Great British Bake Off. The hit BBC One...
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London Fire Brigade added 4 new photos.
August 3 at 12:34pm · 
This is the scene that Euston and Islington’s firefighters faced earlier when a tourist bus collided with a tree on Woburn Place in Bloomsbury.
Two fire engines and a fire rescue unit attended after an overhanging branch ripped the roof off the bus.
Four people were taken to hospital after the collision and 40 other uninjured passengers were looked after by police and LAS staff in a nearby building.
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August 2 at 5:34am · 
Most comprehensive fire data ever published in our near 150 year history shows that July is the busiest month, 7pm is the busiest hour, that half of all household fires start in the kitchen and Tower Hamlets has more blazes than any other borough. http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/…/LatestNewsReleases_londons-…
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August 1 at 2:30am · 
We’ve got lots of events happening across the Brigade today. Get on your bike to Islington fire station where firefighters along with colleagues from the Met Police’s Road Safety Cycling team will be offering road safety advice to cyclists. There’ll also be the chance to sit in a HGV lorry to experience the driver’s view and raise awareness of the blind spots they face. The event is from 12pm to 3pm.
Croydon crews will be in the town centre raising road safety awareness and d...
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July 31 at 1:22pm · 
A huge well done to Shoreditch red watch who have been praised by London Ambulance Service for saving the life of a man who collapsed outside their station.
The crew were alerted to the unconscious man by an off-duty firefighter who had been passing. They gave him oxygen and monitored his heart rate on a defibrillator until ambulance crews arrived.
After the incident the London Ambulance Service Joint Response Unit tweeted : "Well done @LondonFire (Shoreditch) crew who just c...
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July 30 at 12:39pm · 
The sun has been at it again this week!
The bedroom of a house in Wimbledon was left badly damaged after a dressing table make-up mirror focussed sunlight on to curtains starting a blaze.
Fortunately no-one was injured as the occupier was alerted to the fire by their smoke alarm.
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