4.4K views · 122 reactions | 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 | Facebook

This week we're welcoming the first of three new aerial appliances to our fleet - our 64m turntable ladders from @magirusgroup and @e1Group Let us know if you've spotted one already. The first of these new arrivals will be based at Dagenham, with the next two going to Old Kent Road and Wimbledon in the New Year. They’ll be operated by firefighters who have completed specialist training. They're the tallest appliances in Europe, and twice the height of our previous tallest appliance. So they can

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