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The Mayor of Bromley officially opened the brand new Orpington fire station yesterday. The state of the art building replaces the former station which was built at the same site in 1958.
While the station was being built, one crew and their engine worked from a temporary station which was built at the rear of the new station, whilst the other crew and fire engines were hosted at Beckenham fire station.
As well as improved training areas and extra space for the fire engines, there is also an extra office, lecture and quiet study rooms and a kitchen and dining area for firefighters. The station’s design meets the highest environmental standards and uses solar panels to provide energy for the building alongside other green technology.
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Sue Holland Makes a nice change from seeing them closed! 😀
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Naeem Shabnam Wish they would treat all the firefighters who put there lives on the line daily with respect big respects to all of them.
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We're backing an urgent appeal, ‪#‎Match4Tommy‬, for more mixed race blood stem cell donors as the young son of one of our firefighters battles leukaemia. 
Tommy Simpson, 4, is of White (British) and Black (Caribbean) heritage who loves nothing more than playing with his toy aeroplanes and putting on his Dad's uniform, pretending to be a firefighter. 
This January he was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML), after being admitted to hospital a few days before Christmas...
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London Fire Brigade Delete Blood Cancer UK will hopefully be able to answer any specific questions you have about becoming a potential stem cell donor.
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Delete Blood Cancer UK A huge thank you to London Fire Brigade for encouraging people to register to save a life! You can email any questions about registering and donating to us at donor@deletebloodcancer.org.uk
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Nicholas Jones Sounds like a silly question but I am aware of a number of leukaemia charities in which people can register there DNA do these get shared between each other I am on the Anthony Nolan list and was told this covers the whole of the U.K.
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London Fire Brigade specific questions can be emailed to donor@deletebloodcancer.org.uk
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From today we will be teaming up with London Ambulance Service to respond to emergencies in four of the capital's boroughs. The trial in Merton, Newham, Wandsworth and Lambeth will see our firefighters respond alongside paramedics to patients whose condition is immediately life threatening due to cardiac or respiratory arrest. Read more about how we are working together to help improve the survival chances of those in need of rapid help: http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/…/LatestNewsReleases_brigade-…
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Tania Da Silva-Jones All this is going to do is stretch the fire brigade even more - personally I want them to do what they are trained to do - PUT OUT FIRES - they are not paramedics! This is just another way the government is trying to save money by not putting more fund...See More
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Tania Da Silva-Jones Ryan Allen-Jones first of all - the fire bridge are not medically trained, and they are being offered no additional training, so I think the general public (myself included as I am not a firefighter) wouldn't actually want someone untrained to be deali...See More
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Nicholas Jones This is a amazing idea. Myself who works for the emergency services this is a way to ensure more people's life's will be saved with the average waiting time for a ambulance in London at the 2 to 3 hours mark. My only concern is that they get send to c...See More
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One of our key first reponders to the Tavistock bus bombing on 7th July 2005 has retired. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Mick Ellis leaves the Brigade after 30 years service. You can watch his 7/7 story here bit.ly/77timeline ‪#‎LFB150‬. Happy retirement Mick
London Fire Brigade - Anniversary of the 7/7 bombings
On 7 July 2005, London experienced something it had never experienced before. Our Control staff, firefighters and specialist teams across London were on hand to take action.
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Cathy Melia Best wishes for a long and happy retirement. You, and your fellow colleagues are heroes. Thank you for your brave service to us all x
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Peter A Waskiewicz Congratulations my brother enjoy your retirement! Job well done for your dedication to the fire service.
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It's ‪#‎ValentinesDay‬ & love is in the air. Show your smoke alarm some love and give it a poke http://bit.ly/1R96hC2
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David Santamaría The trouble with these alarms is that they sound a high-pitched beep. My father-in-law, in his mid 80s, had a smoke alarm in his home. I tested it. It worked a treat, but sadly he did not hear it. He is deaf in the top end of his hearing range. He...See More
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Eddy Meyers Don't forget to check your true love ones smoke alarms.
Pop round to mum and dad and check theirs.
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The biggest multi-agency training exercise in our history is coming. Get ready for Exercise Unified Response. Find out more about it here http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/exercise-unified-response.asp