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Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I request the following information: The number of fires in residential flats across London that have rendered residences uninhabitable (temporarily or permanently) for the following periods: * 2016/17 * 2017/18 * 2018/19 * 2019/20 * 2020/21 * 2021/22 * 2022/23 * 2023/24 * 2024/25 * 2025/26 This information should be made available to me in electric form if possible
Published: 8 October 2026
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Reports made under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR) by, or on behalf of, the London Fire Commissioner/London Fire Brigade during the period 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024:
1. Total number of RIDDOR reports Please provide the total number of RIDDOR reports made by or on behalf of the London Fire Commissioner/London Fire Brigade during the 2024 calendar year.
2. Monthly breakdown Please provide that total broken down by calendar month.
3. September 2024 For September 2024, please provide the number of RIDDOR reports made involving: - an employee or worker; - an injury arising from a fall from height; and/or - an incident occurring at an LFB workplace, fire station, training facility or other LFB premises.
4. Further non-personal information For RIDDOR reports made during September 2024, please provide, where held and capable of disclosure without identifying any individual: - the date of the reportable incident; - the date on which the RIDDOR notification was submitted; - the broad RIDDOR classification/category; and - the HSE or other enforcing-authority reference number associated with the notification, where one was generated and is capable of disclosure.
Published: 8 October 2026
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I am writing to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Scope. This request concerns officers of the command ranks of Station Commander and above (Station Commander, Group Commander, Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Assistant Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner and Commissioner, or their equivalents). It does not concern Leading Firefighter, Sub Officer or Station Officer ranks. Where the Brigade's own documents use the word "officer" more broadly, please answer by reference to the command ranks identified above. I am requesting named policy documents, system information, data fields and retention information only. I am not requesting any personal data, and I am not requesting any information relating to any identified or identifiable individual. I have already reviewed Policy number 367 and Policy number 879 as published on your website, and this request does not duplicate them. Each numbered item below is a request for a single discrete document or a single point of factual information. 1. A copy of Policy number 232 - Availability of personnel, appliances and equipment, in its current version. 2. A copy of Policy number 327 - Guidance for senior managers in relation to mobilising and rota management, in its current version. 3. A copy of Policy number 439 - Covering absences of uniformed officers, in its current version. 4. A copy of the current procedure or user guidance for the Staff Attendance Recording System (StARS) in so far as it relates to the recording of officers' duty status, availability and location - including any guidance on the "roll call board" function referred to at paragraph 9.1 of Policy number 412. 5. A copy of Policy number 412 - Mobilising policy, in its current version. For the avoidance of doubt I am not requesting Appendix 4, or any information concerning senior officer mobilising thresholds or predetermined attendance levels, and I would be content to receive the policy with that appendix withheld. 6. Paragraph 2.9 of Policy number 412 states that Brigade Control "will always aim to send the closest available resource (appliances and officers)", and paragraph 9.1 requires officers to inform Brigade Control of any changes in their availability, capability (attribute) or location. Please state how the location or proximity of an officer of Station Commander rank or above is established at the point of mobilising - that is, whether it is taken from a self-declared entry in StARS, from a declaration to Brigade Control, from vehicle or device location data, or by some other means. If this is set out in any document, a copy of that document would be a sufficient answer. 7. In relation to officer cars or staff cars (as distinct from fire appliances), please state whether either of the following is recorded, and by which system: (a) satellite navigation or AVLS/GPS vehicle location data; (b) radio status data. I am asking only whether such data is recorded and in which system - not for any data itself. 8. The Brigade's published records retention schedule (Policy number 879, issue date 29 September 2015, as released under reference 8932.2) contains an entry for "IM Corporate systems - StARS, Station Diary, Incident Management System (IMS) etc." but appears to contain no entry for mobilising or command-and-control system records, for AVLS or vehicle location data, or for rostering or officer availability data. Please state: (a) the retention period applied to each of those three categories of record, and where it is documented; (b) whether Policy number 879 has been superseded or replaced since 29 September 2015, and if so please provide the current schedule; (c) whether the retention period applied to StARS data has changed in the last five years, and if so what the previous period was and when it changed. 9. Where any record described above is held by a third party or contracted supplier on the Brigade's behalf, please state that fact and identify the category of record concerned. If any of these documents are already published, a link would be a sufficient response for that item. If you consider that any single item would exceed the appropriate cost limit under section 12, please answer the remaining items and advise me how that item could be refined - I would not wish the whole request to be treated as one aggregated request where each item is a discrete named document. I look forward to your response within 20 working days.
Published: 8 October 2026
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I am writing to request information held by the London Fire Brigade in relation to the following premises: Marble Arch Apartments, 1, 3 and 11 Harrowby Street, London W1H 5PR (also recorded as W1H 5PQ) The building operated as a hotel until approximately 1999 and was then converted into self-contained residential flats in or around 1999–2002. It now comprises four linked blocks (Ash Court, Beech Court, Cedar Court and Elm Court). I am the freeholder's representative and the information is required in connection with Tribunal proceedings. Please treat this as a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for the following: 1. Any Fire Certificate issued for the premises under the Fire Precautions Act 1971 while the building was in hotel use, together with any plans, schedules or conditions attached to it; 2. Any record of consultation with the Brigade under section 15 of the Building Act 1984 in connection with the Full Plans application for the hotel-to-residential conversion, c.1999–2002, including the Brigade's response and any plans reviewed; 3. Any inspection, audit or enforcement records for the premises between 1990 and 2005; 4. Any other fire safety records held for the premises for that period. If any part of this request is unclear or you need further detail to locate the records, please contact me and I will assist. If the records are held by another body, I would be grateful if you could let me know. For completeness, the Brigade has more recently been consulted on the current building control application for the premises (your ref 01/021379/SL, Westminster ref 23/00032/OTHFP), but this request concerns the historic records described above rather than that consultation. Thank you for your help.
Published: 8 October 2026
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I would appreciate any recorded information held by your organisation relating to the information provided to prospective operational recruits regarding the psychological and emotional demands of emergency response work. This request is made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in support of academic research being undertaken for an MSc in Crisis and Disaster Management at the University of Portsmouth. The research is entitled: "Individual and Organisational Preparedness for Traumatic Event Exposure Among Emergency Responders: A Focus on Pre-Joining Information and Psychological Readiness." The research aims to understand how emergency response organisations prepare individuals for potential exposure to psychologically challenging incidents before they commence operational duties. I would be grateful if you could provide copies of any recorded information held relating to the following. 1. Recruitment Information Please provide copies of any documents, publications or online material provided to prospective applicants that describe: the psychological or emotional demands of operational firefighting or rescue work; exposure to fatalities, serious injury, child fatalities, suicide, mass casualty incidents or other potentially traumatic events; the potential impact of repeated exposure to traumatic incidents on wellbeing. 2. Recruitment Campaign Material Please provide copies of any information provided to prospective operational applicants that refer to the emotional or psychological aspects of the role such as, recruitment brochures, candidate information packs, applicant guidance, recruitment presentations, website guidance. 3. Selection Process Please provide copies of any recorded guidance, policies or procedures indicating whether psychological resilience, emotional readiness or coping with traumatic events are discussed or assessed during: recruitment events, interviews;, assessment centres or pre-employment briefings. 4. Applicant Warnings or Advice Please provide copies of any information advising applicants about: the likelihood of exposure to traumatic incidents; expected emotional demands of the role; wellbeing support available; strategies for maintaining psychological wellbeing. 5. Induction Prior to Operational Deployment Please provide copies of any induction material delivered before recruits attend operational incidents that relates to: psychological preparedness; trauma awareness; emotional resilience; recognising stress reactions; seeking support following difficult incidents. 6. Recent Changes Please provide copies of any reviews, reports or lessons identified since 1 January 2020 that resulted in changes to the information provided to prospective recruits concerning psychological wellbeing or exposure to traumatic events. Where possible, I would prefer the information to be provided electronically in PDF or Word format. If any part of this request exceeds the appropriate cost limit under Section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would be grateful if you could advise how the request may be refined.
Published: 6 October 2026
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I am making this request concerning Sheringham Tower, Baird Avenue, Southall, which was evacuated on 1 September 2026 following the discovery of a red diesel leak. Please provide any recorded information held by London Fire Brigade concerning this incident, including:
1. The incident log or incident report.
2. The time of the initial call, arrival at the building and completion of the Brigade's response.
3. The substance identified by firefighters and any recorded estimate of the quantity involved.
4. The recorded source or location of the leak. 5. Any hazards or risks identified by firefighters.
6. Any advice given to Ealing Council concerning evacuation, public safety or reoccupation.
7. Any information provided to or received from Ealing Council concerning the incident.
8. Any environmental or contamination concerns recorded by London Fire Brigade.
9. Any photographs or other records relating to the incident which can be disclosed.
Published: 6 October 2026
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A fire safety audit was undertaken at Turkuoise on 24 April 2025. I would like a copy of the associated inspection report (safety notice attached). I have been appointed on behalf of the restaurant insurers to investigate a fire that occurred there on 29 August 2025.
Published: 5 October 2026
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I request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The premises concerned are recorded as "Studio U2-01". On 9 November 2021 the Royal Borough of Greenwich made Street Naming and Numbering Order 21/00081/NUM under Part II of the London Building Acts (Amendment) Act 1939. The Order created 35 studio addresses (Studios U2-01 to U2-04 and U2-101 to U2-131) within the building known as Unit 2. Please provide: 1. Any record that the London Fire Brigade was consulted by the Royal Borough of Greenwich on that Order, including the consultation request and the Brigade's response. 2. If no such consultation took place, please confirm that in writing. 3. The address record or records the Brigade currently holds for this location, and the source from which that address data is obtained. 4. Confirmation of whether the Brigade's systems hold "Units 2B & 2D", "Unit 2B" or "Unit 2D" as an address or alias at this location. 5. Confirmation of whether the Brigade holds, or has previously held, a record for "Studio U2-101, Unit 2" (UPRN 10010271187) at this location. I understand that record was historicised by the Royal Borough of Greenwich on 29 September 2023. If the Brigade was notified of that change, please provide the notification. 6. Confirmation of whether the Brigade's address records for this location distinguish between the ground floor and the first floor.
Published: 5 October 2026
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Please provide the following information:
1. Regulation 38 Compliance: Confirmation of whether a Regulation 38 (Building Regulations 2010) Fire Safety Information Pack has been formally handed over to the London Fire Brigade by the developer or the "Responsible Person" (Soho Housing Association) for this address.
2. Statutory Consultation: The date on which the London Fire Brigade was first consulted by Westminster City Council Building Control regarding the final completion/sign-off of this development (Planning Ref: 16/11376/FULL).
3. High-Rise Registration: Confirmation of whether the "Responsible Person" for this building has registered the property and submitted current floor plans to the LFB High Rise Residential Portal in accordance with the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022.
4. Completion Status: Does the LFB hold a record of a "satisfactory" final inspection for this residential conversion/new build prior to the commencement of residential tenancies in late 2025?
Published: 2 October 2026
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I am requesting the full text of the recent LFB inspection report of the basement area at Parliament Court, Parliament Hill, London NW3 2TS. I don't know the date of the inspection but it must be between 1st January - 14th August 2026. I am a resident leaseholder living above the basement in question.
Published: 2 October 2026
