Old Kent Road

The Old Kent Road fire station is a unit of the London Fire Brigade located in south-east London. It has recently been involved in responding to significant incidents in the area. Specifically, the station's crews were dispatched to a major fire at a recycling centre on Landmann Way in Deptford/Bermondsey. This incident saw a large deployment of firefighters and equipment to tackle a blaze involving substantial amounts of household waste. The Old Kent Road station's involvement in this and potentially other similar emergency responses highlights its role in maintaining public safety and managing large-scale incidents within its operational area. The repeated nature of fires at the recycling facility underscores the ongoing challenges faced by emergency services in the region.