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London’s firefighters face increased stress, anxiety and depression due to “emotionally demanding” call outs

Firefighters in London are facing constant exposure to trauma and burnout from dealing with “emotionally demanding” call outs, the London Assembly has been told. The...
Fire and Rescue Services

Increase in deliberate fires reported in Tyne and Wear

Fire brigade chiefs stressed work is taking place to tackle deliberate fires across the Tyne and Wear region after the latest figures showed incidents...
Fire and Rescue Services

Motorists risking safety by ignoring Langdale Moor wildfire road closures

Council staff are having to block roads to stop motorists ignoring road closures put in place because of the Langdale Moor wildfire. So-called ‘hard closures’...
Fire and Rescue Services

Summer wildfires in London have more than tripled since 2020 as Assembly Members demand national strategy

Ministers must publish an effective national wildfire strategy immediately after new data showed the number of wildfires has more than tripled this summer compared...
Fire and Rescue Services

‘Fresh plans’ submitted for approval of East London police station rebuild

The roof of an East London police station badly damaged when it caught fire over a year ago is set to be rebuilt as...
Community

Community in mourning after father and daughter die in Heckmondwike fire

A local community in Heckmondwike has been left heartbroken after a devastating house fire took the lives of a father and his young daughter...
Bradford & Keighley

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service ‘urge’ for ban extension

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service has urged Bradford Council to extend its ban on barbecues and fires on the district’s moorlands, saying it...
Fire and Rescue Services

E-bikes: one of London’s ‘fastest growing fire risks’

E-bikes have hit the headlines once again after a fire believed to have been caused by one at a block of flats in east...
Fire and Rescue Services

Blake Tower fire safety fiasco: Residents slam developer for ‘atrocious’ engagement amid lingering risks

A developer tasked with fixing fire safety issues in a Barbican tower block has been accused of ‘atrocious’ resident engagement and leaving materials in...
Fire and Rescue Services

Government urged to boost funding for urgent removal of unsafe cladding across London

The removal of dangerous cladding from thousands of buildings across the capital can only be accelerated with more funding from the Government, the London...
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