What's It Like Being a Firefighter? | Inside The London Fire Brigade

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Following the London Fire Brigade and its every day heroes as they respond to a whole range of emergencies.

In this third episode, 54-year-old Crew Manager Aldo is about to retire. He’s handing over the baton to graduate Joe – a 25-year-old rookie who is learning the ropes and living out his childhood dream of becoming a firefighter. After completing training, Joe is put to the test when he has go into a burning house and fight his first fire. It’s a challenging fire in an attic room with difficult access and the potential to create a lethal backdraft.

In Brixton fire station, firefighter Josie is called to a fire in a top floor flat which is filling with smoke. Unable to see anything inside, she needs to use a specialist thermal camera to locate the flames.
Despite all their best efforts, the London Fire Brigade can’t always reach every fire in time...