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The London Fire Brigade (LFB) is the fire and rescue service for London, the capital of the United Kingdom.It was formed by the Metropolitan Fire Brigade Act 1865 (28 & 29 Vict. c. 90), under the leadership of superintendent Eyre Massey Shaw.
The London Fire Brigade (LFB) received the first call about the fire at 02:44 BST , [8] with the first firefighting crew arriving within five minutes and a second firefighting crew arriving within six minutes. [9] The LFB sent 45 fire engines and about 225 firefighters to the scene. A major incident was declared by the LFB. [10]
The fire continued to burn on the tower's upper floors. It was not brought under control until 01:14 on 15 June and firefighters were still damping down pockets of fire when the Brigade issued an update on 16 June. [92] The fire brigade also used a drone to inspect the building and search for casualties. [93]
London Fire Brigade (LFB) has declared a major incident due to “a huge surge” in blazes across the capital amid the 40C heat. It comes after around 100 firefighters tackled a blaze in the ...
A fatal fire at a housing block in 2009 should have alerted the London Fire Brigade (LFB) to the “shortcomings” in its ability to fight blazes in high-rise buildings, the final report of the ...
The Grenfell Tower Inquiry was told the fire service was ‘incompetent and incapable at every level’ to respond to the 2017 blaze.
On 15 July 2018, a heatwave and dry conditions led to a huge grass fire on Wanstead Flats, which became the largest incident of its kind ever dealt with by the London Fire Brigade. [16] The easternmost section of the flats, between Aldersbrook Road and Forest Drive, was used to site a temporary mortuary in response to the COVID-19 pandemic ...
The fire inspectorate highlighted the brigade’s ‘significant’ role in counterterrorism. London Fire Brigade makes ‘significant improvements’ since 2022 Skip to main content