London Fire Brigade

statutory fire and rescue service for London, England, United Kingdom
Organization fire_department Q3091309
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London Fire Brigade

Summary

London Fire Brigade is a fire department[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of fire_department entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,983 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • London Fire Brigade was a member of United Kingdom International Search and Rescue Team[3].
  • London Fire Brigade is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • London Fire Brigade's instance of is recorded as fire department[5].
  • London Fire Brigade's founder is recorded as James Braidwood[6].
  • London Fire Brigade's headquarters location is recorded as London[7].
  • London Fire Brigade's Commons category is recorded as London Fire Brigade[8].
  • January 1, 1866 marks the founding of London Fire Brigade[9].
  • London Fire Brigade's parent organization or unit is recorded as Greater London Authority[10].
  • London Fire Brigade's official website is recorded as https://london-fire.gov.uk[11].
  • London Fire Brigade's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+5992'}[12].
  • London Fire Brigade's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en-gb', 'text': 'London Fire Brigade'}[13].
  • London Fire Brigade's position held by head of the organization is recorded as London Fire Commissioner[14].
  • London Fire Brigade's operating area is recorded as Greater London[15].
  • London Fire Brigade's has part is recorded as fire station[16].
  • London Fire Brigade's exact match is recorded as https://findthatcharity.uk/orgid/XI-ROR-03g8mjq73[17].
  • London Fire Brigade's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+219342'}[18].
  • London Fire Brigade's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+222170'}[19].
  • London Fire Brigade's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+231718'}[20].
  • London Fire Brigade's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+249892'}[21].

Body

Founding

London Fire Brigade's founder is recorded as James Braidwood[6]. January 1, 1866 marks the founding of it[9].

Identity

London Fire Brigade's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en-gb', 'text': 'it'}[13].

Operations

London Fire Brigade's headquarters location is recorded as London[7]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Greater London Authority[10].

Why It Matters

London Fire Brigade ranks in the top 4% of fire_department entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,983 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . GeoNames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . ukisar.org. Retrieved . ukisar.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . london-fire.gov.uk. Retrieved . london-fire.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . FindThatCharity.uk. Retrieved . findthatcharity.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'id', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', 'no', 'zh']
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