Texas Fire Department broke service records in 2023: Check out the stats As the city of Denton continued to see rapid population growth in 2023, the Denton Fire department reached record-high numbers for service. firefighters responded to 22,023 incidents in 2023, the highest number of incidents per year yet. While the department is busier than ever, Battalion Chief David Boots said its quality of service to residents remains high.Denton Record-Chronicle
London Fire Brigade (LFB) has not made enough progress improving issues with its culture, the inspectorate says. A letter from HMICFRS says there is still "more work to do" to ensure LFB staff feel confident reporting and handling unacceptable behaviour. It said some staff "were still reluctant to report issues" due to "fear of reprisals" or concerns about investigations. HMICFRS is due to undertake a full inspection of LFB in June. It follows an announcement earlier this month by the inspectorate that the brigade has been taken out of an enhanced level of monitoring. LFB was placed under special measures by the inspectorate in 2022 after a report found the service was "institutionally misogynist and racist".