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📺 - Watch the amazing footage of London Fire Brigade Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team at United Kingdom Rescue Organisation - ‘Festival of Rescue’ on the Newcastle quayside. The challenge was for the team to breakthrough the rubble and wood to rescue a trapped casualty. Visit Spillers Wharf tomorrow (Sat 18) to witness more of the same. Also on the Newcastle and Gateshead quaysides you will be able to see the USAR, Trauma, Vehicle Extrication, Water and Rope Challenges between 8am and 5pm. #

4.1K views · 34 reactions | We've gone behind the scenes with the London Fire Brigade to see some of the new gadgets and technology it's using to help fight fires in London. #london @londonfirebrigade #fireandrescue #technology #gadgets #rescue #firefighters | BBC London | Facebook

Check out this behind the scenes look at London's firefighters and how they're learning lessons from the past to tackle major incidents in the future. More here: bbc.in/3lLJELD | BBC London

12K views · 261 reactions | The London Fire Brigade has released footage of its crews working in the aftermath of the Nepal earthquake. The brigade sent a team of five, along with other specially trained urban search and rescue firefighters from all over the UK. They used acoustic and seismic listening equipment to search for survivors of the earthquake, which claimed the lives of 8,000 people. The team has now arrived back home. Footage courtesy of London Fire Brigade | BBC London | Facebook

363K views · 1.2K reactions | Marvel at the London Fire Brigade's head for heights as they put on a public display at their headquarters in Southwark in 1928 Film courtesy of London's Screen Archives #BritainOnFilm | BFI | Facebook

The sirens are urgent, the lights are blazing, but this is a mission with two goals: speed and safety. This footage captures a vital part of firefighter training—the London Fire Brigade's (LFB) Emergency Fire Appliance Driving (EFAD) course. Often featuring dedicated driver training appliances, these vehicles are deliberately running 'code 3' through real London traffic. This rigorous training is essential to transform skilled drivers into highly competent emergency operators. They must learn to