London’s fire service operates from 103 stations with 155 fire engines, aerial appliances, fire rescue units, and specialist urban search and rescue teams, drones, and fireboats. The brigade plans to return to its former Lambeth headquarters over the next couple of years. Recent activity shows high demand, including an average of seven rescues per day and thousands of rescues across many emergency types, with common incidents involving people collapsed behind locked doors and lift rescues. Alongside fire response, the brigade faces summer wildfires and winter floods, a tenfold rise in lithium-ion battery fires on electric bikes, and a growing role for terrorism. Funding affects how quickly the service can adapt.
"London’s fire service spans 103 fire stations and includes 155 fire engines, 11 aerial appliances, 14 fire rescue units, as well as specialist urban search and rescue teams, drones and fireboats."
"Firefighters rescued an average of seven people a day during the last financial year, totalling 2,455 rescues and a rise of 2% on 2024/5 Over the same 365-day period, 247 people were rescued from fires, an 18% increase on the previous year"
"Summer wildfires and winter floods bring twice-yearly challenges. There's been a 10-fold increase in lithium-ion battery fires on electric bikes. Terrorism is playing a bigger part in what the brigade does."
"As the LFB looks to move forwards to meet new challenges, it is also planning to head back, by returning to its former Lambeth home over the next couple of years."
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