Councillor Ed Butcher, Lib Dem Fire Authority member and Haringey councillor (Stroud Green) commenting on Friday’s LIFE (Local Intervention Fire Education) course that he attended, the first to involve young people from Haringey:

“As Fire Authority lead on Community Safety I have seen several of these displays before, but I certainly felt an extra twinge of pride today to see young people from my home borough taking part for the first time.

“Well done to all the young people who completed today’s LIFE course.I hope the experience will have shown them what can be accomplished with teamwork.

“Modern fire safety is about more than putting out fires; it’s about stopping them before they happen. I strongly believe that we must continue to be proactive in preventing anti-social behaviour that can lead to fires and projects like LIFE contribute to this important aim.”