London Fire Brigade

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The London Fire Brigade has 113 stations which protect 620 square miles with about 6,200 paid firefighters. In 1995, the fire brigade responded to over 190,000 incidents.

Soho station. This is one of the busiest companies, located just around the corner from Chinatown.	A typical British fire house. This one was located near the Docklands, an upscale area about a 20-minute train ride out of London.
Apparatus responding to a fire alarm in the city.