LFB London Fire Brigade engine appliance at Euston fire station, built in 1902 - WX69ZFP
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Tony Smith / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
2K14900File size:
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5472 x 3648 px | 46.3 x 30.9 cm | 18.2 x 12.2 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
22 July 2022Location:
172 Euston Rd, London, England, UK, NW1 2DHMore information:
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, under the leadership of superintendent Eyre Massey Shaw. It has 5, 992 staff, including 5, 096 operational firefighters and officers based at 102 fire stations (plus one river station) The LFB is led by the Commissioner for Fire and Emergency Planning, a position currently held by Andy Roe In 2008, existing LFB facilities were deemed unsuitable to meet the demands of modern firefighting and training. The LFB had been training firefighters at its current Grade 2 listed building in Southwark since 1878. In response, the LFB signed a partnership contract with Babcock International Group PLC to provide firefighter training over the course of 25 years beginning in 2012. Babcock is also the number one training provider to the Royal Navy, which includes firefighter training. Notable incidents: Grenfell Tower fire 2017, Wembley industrial estate 2017, Camden market fire 2014, Vauxhall helicopter crash 2013, Buncefield oil terminal 2005 In the past two decades the total number of stations has reduced slightly, with the following permanent closures: 2014: Belsize, Bow, Clerkenwell, Downham, Kingsland, Knightsbridge, Silvertown, Southwark, Westminster, and Woolwich. 2005: Manchester Square 1999: Barbican 1998: Heathrow Airport 1998: Shooter's Hill 1993: Sanderstead