Freedom of information (FOI) releases from LFB

This is a disclosure log of London Fire Brigade's responses to freedom of information (FOI) or environmental information regulations (EIR) requests that might be of wider public interest.

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  1. My questions concerns the information London Fire Brigade holds on policing joint operations. I am interested in what data is held and in what form, specifically any records of the authority's knowledge of or participation in enforcement actions, and any communications with the Home Office relating to immigration enforcement. For the avoidance of doubt, this is a question about data architecture and categories of data, rather than a request for the data itself. I am interested in the past five years.

    1. Where do you hold data on joint operations? Provide names and brief description of any case management systems or databases, and how records of communications with the police are stored.

    2. For each of the case management systems or databases relevant to Q1, please provide the names and a brief description of the different types of data that are stored. E.g. date of the joint operation, location of the joint operation, etc.

    3. If the data is held in a spreadsheet or table, what are the headings or categories? Please provide a brief description of what each heading means (unless self-evident: e.g. date).

    4. If there is a finite list of inputs under any heading, please provide the full list of the multiple-choice options. (e.g., a list of all the ways that businesses subject to raids are categorised in the case management system).

    5. What statistical information is compiled from the data held on policing operations? Please indicate where this information is routinely released and where it is kept for internal use.

    Published: 21 September 2026

  2. Cavalier House, 46–50 Uxbridge Road, Ealing, W5 2SS. I am writing regarding the Article 30 Enforcement Notice issued to Comer Property Management Limited on 21 October 2025, reference 27/009077/LB. I would be grateful if you could provide an update on the current status of this enforcement notice. Has all the improvements been done as required? In particular, could you please confirm: 1. Whether the enforcement notice has been complied with by Comer Property Management Limited, or whether an extension has been granted? 2. Has there been any discussion about EV cars and charge points? Or the presence of electric bikes in flats in the building?

    Published: 21 September 2026

  3. I would like to make a Freedom of Information request concerning LFB attendances at: Meridian Heights Please provide, for the period 1 January 2016 to 29 August 2026, the following information for incidents recorded at this address: - LFB incident number/reference - Date of incident - Time of incident - Incident classification/type - Whether the incident was recorded as a fire, false alarm or special service - Property/building classification recorded for the incident - Whether appliances attended - Number of appliances attending, where recorded - Any publicly disclosable information concerning the nature/cause of the incident - Whether the incident resulted in any enforcement, fire-safety investigation or other follow-up action, where this information is disclosable I would also be grateful if you could provide the equivalent information for any incidents recorded at the same building under an alternative address or postcode designation, if LFB's records use a different address for the building. I am particularly interested in identifying whether there has been a pattern of repeated fires, suspected fires or false alarms at this building. I am not requesting personal data about individual residents. Please redact any personal information where necessary rather than withholding the incident-level information in its entirety. I would also appreciate confirmation of whether the LFB incident on 29 August 2026 has been assigned an incident number and, if so, whether that number can be disclosed.

    Published: 17 September 2026

  4. The London Borough of Islington proposes to allocate 71 Ronalds Road, N5 for a permanent Gypsy and Traveller site. Please provide: 1. Whether the London Fire Brigade, or the London Fire Commissioner, has been consulted by the London Borough of Islington regarding the proposed allocation or development at 71 Ronalds Road. 2. Any response, comment or advice the Brigade provided regarding fire appliance access to the site.

    Published: 16 September 2026

  5. 1) On a incident with a Leading Firefighter as the Incident Commander, how many fire appliances on that incident can they command before they will have to hand off a higher rank? 2) How do your incident command levels work? Does this work like Inc Command Level 1 can take charge of up to 4 appliances, Level 2 up to 7 etc? 3) Can you disclose the level of incident command each rank is trained up to? 4) Can you disclose the maximum amount of fire appliance for each level of incident command? 5) Can you disclose your use of Monitoring Officer? How does this role work? Is it appointed by the Incident Command when In Attendance or is can this role be remote? 6) Can you disclose a full list of your tabards and the role they play on an incident ground?

    Published: 16 September 2026

  6. We would like to request Historical fires and enforcement notices on Kingsley Lodge W1G 9UG. Under freedom of information Act 2000.

    Published: 15 September 2026

  7. Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request the following information regarding Fire Control personnel undertaking roles outside of Fire Control within your Service. Information Requested Does your Service currently employ, or has it employed within the last five years, any Fire Control staff who have moved into operational, community safety, prevention, protection, resilience, emergency planning, training, or other uniformed supervisory/managerial roles? If yes, please provide: The job title of the role(s). Whether the individual remained substantively employed within Control or permanently transferred departments. The terms and conditions of employment applicable to the role (e.g. Grey Book, Green Book, local agreement, etc.). The rank or grade held by the individual. What criteria were used to determine the individual's suitability and eligibility for the role? Did the Service require the individual to: Maintain Fire Control competence? Attend Fire Control for refresher training or operational assurance purposes? Complete additional operational, management, incident command, prevention, protection, resilience, or specialist training? Are there any policies, procedures, frameworks, talent pathway programmes, promotion processes, or workforce planning arrangements that enable Fire Control staff to progress into roles outside of Control? Has your Service produced any guidance, policy documents, business cases, job evaluations, or legal advice relating to Fire Control staff undertaking positions traditionally occupied by operational personnel? If applicable, please provide copies of any policies, procedures, role maps, eligibility criteria, or guidance documents relating to: Fire Control staff transferring into operational support roles. Fire Control staff undertaking Watch Manager, Station Manager, or equivalent supervisory roles. Competence, development, and maintenance of skills for such roles. Has your Service considered Fire Control experience as meeting all or part of the requirements for supervisory or managerial roles outside Control? If so, please provide details of the assessment criteria used. How many Fire Control employees have been appointed to non-Control supervisory or management roles between 1 January 2021 and the date of this request? Please provide any anonymised examples where a Control employee has successfully progressed to roles within: Community Safety / Prevention Protection Emergency Planning Resilience Training and Development Operational Assurance Service Improvement Any other uniformed management role Can all information requested please be sent via email to n-

    Published: 15 September 2026

  8. I am currently undertaking an environmental assessment for a site at CCF, Beddington Farm Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 4XB (site plan attached). During the site inspection, the building on the south western side of the site had some fire damage. This was a result of a fire that broke out in c.December 2024, coming from the adjacent site previous called 'Deadcerts Recovery'. Please could you provide any records you may have on this fire, including potential foams used on site?

    Published: 15 September 2026

  9. Last August, the LFB attended our address following a similar incident, when a number of smoke alarms in flats (but not neighbouring properties) around Claremont Square/Amwell Street were going off at the same time. Your crew came into our flat to investigate, as our alarm was also sounding despite there being no obvious fire or smoke. We are now experiencing what appears to be the same issue again. Our smoke alarm is activating randomly, without any apparent trigger. What is particularly concerning is that we have again noticed alarms going off in flats in other, separate buildings around Claremont Square at approximately the same time. None of the other alarms within our own building appear to be activating. Given that this has happened before and that your team attended our property last August, I would be grateful if you could check whether there have been similar incidents or false-alarm callouts in the Claremont Square/Angel area, and whether there could be a common external cause. Please could you advise whether this is something you can investigate further?

    Published: 15 September 2026

  10. 1. Any current policy, procedure, guidance, operational note, risk assessment template, or standard process used when crews or officers identify that a road, street, estate, industrial site, or similar location may be difficult or impossible to access because of parked/stored vehicles or vehicle-related obstruction. 2. Any process for reporting such access concerns to another body, including the police, highways authority, local authority enforcement, parking enforcement, environmental health, planning, licensing, or landowner. 3. Whether your service has, in the last three calendar years, referred any such access obstruction concern to the police or a highways/local authority team. If held, please provide the number of referrals by calendar year. I do not require personal data or exact addresses; broad categories or anonymised examples are sufficient. 4. Whether your service uses or refers to the Highway Code, including Rule 243, when considering or explaining emergency access obstruction by parked vehicles. If held, please provide any recorded guidance, email template, briefing note, or standard wording that mentions this. 5. Any recorded examples, with personal data and precise addresses redacted if necessary, of how your service has advised residents, businesses, councils, police, or highways teams about maintaining access for fire appliances or BRVs where vehicle parking/storage was the concern. If answering all parts would exceed the cost limit, please prioritise questions 1, 2 and 4, and provide advice and assistance on how the remaining parts could be refined. I would prefer the response by email. Please redact personal data where required; I am seeking policy/process information rather than information about identifiable individuals.

    Published: 15 September 2026