Freedom of information (FOI) releases from LFB

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  1. Incident number - 011791-17012026 - RECYCLING POINT AT ALDWYCH BUILDINGS, PARKER MEWS, LONDON, CAMDEN, WC2B 5NT I also request, as a separate request under FOIA and, where applicable, the Environmental Information Regulations, any recorded information showing whether LFB notified, reported or raised with Camden Council any concern about the emergency-access gate, emergency vehicle/personnel access or associated fire-safety risks arising from the incident of 17 January 2026. Please include any relevant correspondence, incident referrals, fire-safety notifications, recommendations or records of communication with Camden Council, where held. If no such communications are held, please confirm this. The effectiveness of emergency access to occupied residential premises is a significant safety concern. I would therefore appreciate particular attention to the gate-access issue in your review.

    Published: 5 November 2026

  2. Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I request the following information: 1) How many false calls (in which the fire brigade were deployed) were there across different London boroughs for the years: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 (as of now) 2) How much did each of these trips cost This information should be made available to me in electronic form if possible.

    Published: 5 November 2026

  3. BLK20 402 TO 428, SUMMERWOOD ROAD, ISLEWORTH, TW7 7QY (Farynor ref: 25/249045) LFB Incident Number: 111337-13062026 - Please confirm whether London Fire Brigade identified any fire safety issues, defects or other contributing factors within the flat where the fire originated or elsewhere within the building. - Please confirm whether any enforcement, regulatory or other action has been taken or is being considered as a result of the fire.

    Published: 5 November 2026

  4. I am requesting copies of all records relating to the inspection conducted by London Fire Brigade at 40 Chester Road, London, N17 6BY, including Flat X, on 10 July 2026 at approximately 10:30 am, jointly with Haringey Council's Private Sector Housing Team. Please provide: - The inspection report prepared - Any contemporaneous notes, observations or inspection records. - Details of the scope of the inspection, including the areas examined and any limitations. - All photographs taken during the inspection. - The findings, conclusions and any recommendations or actions arising from the inspection. - Any written record of the outcome of the inspection.

    Published: 5 November 2026

  5. Dear Sir or Madam, Request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 The motor yacht Phi, and West India and Millwall Docks I am writing to request the following information. Where any part of it constitutes environmental information within the meaning of regulation 2(1) of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004, I ask that it be handled under those Regulations instead. My request concerns the motor yacht Phi, a vessel of approximately 58 metres which has been berthed in the West India and Millwall Docks on the Isle of Dogs since March 2022, when it was detained under directions made under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. It remains berthed there, unused, and I understand it has been largely unmanned for much of that time. Unless stated otherwise, my request covers the period from 1 March 2022 to the date on which you process it. 1. Incident reports concerning the vessel Please tell me whether the Brigade holds any record of an incident, mobilisation, attendance, call or false alarm relating to Phi, and if so provide: (a) the incident record for each, including the date and time, the incident type as recorded, the resources mobilised, and the narrative or closing remarks entered by the incident commander; (b) the corresponding entry or return made to the Home Office Incident Recording System; and (c) any post-incident report, debrief or investigation report. If the Brigade holds no such record, please confirm that expressly. If records exist but are held under a different vessel name, berth reference or address rather than the vessel's name, I would be grateful if you would search on the basis of the berth and location as well. 2. Fire risk assessment of the vessel Please tell me whether the Brigade has carried out, commissioned, reviewed or received any fire risk assessment, fire safety audit, fire safety inspection or equivalent assessment in relation to Phi, and if so provide it together with its date. So that I understand the regulatory position rather than only the record position, please also tell me: (a) whether the Brigade considers the vessel, while berthed in an impounded dock in this way, to fall within the scope of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, and if so who it regards as the responsible person; (b) if the Brigade considers the vessel to fall outside that Order, which body it understands to be responsible for fire safety on board; and (c) whether the vessel has at any point been the subject of a complaint, referral or request for advice made to the Brigade, and if so provide the record of it and of any action taken. 3. The docks In relation to West India and Millwall Docks, including Blackwall Basin, South Dock, Millwall Inner and Outer Docks and West India Quay, please provide: (a) any site specific risk information, operational risk database entry, tactical plan or pre-determined attendance record held by the Brigade for the docks or the moorings within them, including any record of when it was last reviewed; (b) any fire risk assessment, fire safety audit or inspection record relating to the dock estate or its mooring operations, and the date of each; (c) any risk assessment or operational plan concerning firefighting on or rescue from vessels within the docks, including any assessment of access, water supply, appliance positioning or the capability required to fight a fire aboard a large vessel there; and (d) any record of the Brigade identifying the docks, or vessels berthed in them, as presenting a particular or elevated risk. 4. Correspondence Please provide any correspondence between the Brigade and the Canal & River Trust, the Port of London Authority, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, the Department for Transport, the Metropolitan Police, the London Borough of Tower Hamlets or the marina operator that mentions Phi, or that concerns fire risk from vessels berthed in these docks. 5. Capability Please provide any internal assessment, briefing or review held by the Brigade concerning its capability to respond to a fire aboard a large vessel in the enclosed docks of the Isle of Dogs, including any document identifying limitations, resource gaps or reliance on other agencies, and any document concerning the availability of marine or fireboat resources to reach vessels inside the impounded dock system. General Where a document is already published, a link is sufficient. I am content to receive everything electronically. I recognise that operational risk information may engage exemptions relating to public safety, security or health and safety, and that third party details may constitute personal data. Where that applies, I ask that documents be provided in redacted form rather than withheld in full, and that you identify the specific exemption relied upon for each item together with your public interest assessment. My interest is in whether the risk presented by this vessel has been assessed at all and by whom, rather than in operational detail that would assist anyone seeking to cause harm. If you consider that any part of this request would exceed the appropriate limit under section 12, please tell me which part and contact me under section 16 so that I can narrow it. My priority order is item 1, then item 2, then item 3, then items 4 and 5. If the Brigade does not hold information falling within an item but knows which body does, I would be grateful if you would tell me under section 16.

    Published: 5 November 2026

  6. Please provide the following information relating to individuals employed by your organisation in relation to cases recorded between 1 January 2020 and 1 October 2026. For the purposes of this request, VAWG (Violence Against Women and Girls) should be interpreted to include allegations relating to domestic abuse, sexual offences, sexual harassment, stalking, harassment, coercive and controlling behaviour, image-based sexual abuse, indecent exposure, and other conduct that would ordinarily fall within a VAWG framework, including but not limited to: misogyny, sexism, inappropriate comments. Where the requested information is not routinely recorded using the terminology 'VAWG', please provide data relating to domestic abuse, sexual offences, sexual misconduct, sexual harassment, stalking, harassment, coercive or controlling behaviour, and other offences or allegations that would reasonably fall within a Violence Against Women and Girls framework. For each question below, please provide: * The total number of investigations/cases; * The number of unique individuals involved; and * The outcome of those cases, as outlined in Question 5. Please provide annual figures where available. 1. Internal Investigations Relating to Off-Duty Conduct The number of employees who were subject to an internal misconduct, disciplinary, professional standards, or equivalent investigation relating to alleged off-duty conduct. Please provide: * The total number of investigations/cases; and * The number of unique individuals investigated. 2. Internal Investigations Relating to On-Duty Conduct The number of employees who were subject to an internal misconduct, disciplinary, professional standards, or equivalent investigation relating to alleged on-duty conduct. Please provide: * The total number of investigations/cases; and * The number of unique individuals investigated. 3. VAWG-Related Internal Investigations Of the investigations identified in Questions 1 and 2, please state: a. Off-duty VAWG-related investigations * Total number of investigations/cases. * Number of unique individuals investigated. b. On-duty VAWG-related investigations * Total number of investigations/cases. * Number of unique individuals investigated. 4. Arrests for Off-Duty VAWG-Related Conduct The number of employees arrested for alleged VAWG-related criminal offences committed whilst off duty. Please provide: * The total number of arrests; and * The number of unique individuals arrested. 5. Workforce Size Please provide the total number of employees (headcount) for each calendar year from 2020 to 2026. 6. Outcomes For each category identified in Questions 1-4, please provide the outcome of the investigation, disciplinary process, or criminal matter, where recorded. Specifically, please provide the number of cases and, where available, the number of unique individuals that resulted in: * No further action; * Informal resolution, management action, advice, guidance, or reflective practice; * Formal misconduct finding or equivalent; * Written warning or final written warning (or equivalent sanction); * Demotion or other disciplinary sanction; * Dismissal, termination of employment, or requirement to resign; * Resignation or retirement whilst under investigation; * Referral to a professional regulator; * Criminal charge; * Criminal conviction; * Ongoing investigation/proceedings. Where outcomes are recorded differently within your organisation, please provide the closest available equivalent and include an explanation of the outcome category.

    Published: 5 November 2026

  7. On 29 April 2025 the London Fire Brigade attended a serious fire at an electrical substation situated at Aberdeen Place/Victoria Passage owned and operated by UK Power Networks plc. The seat of the fire appearing to be an oil-filled transformer adjacent to the Regent's Canal. I would be grateful to know the following : 1. How long did it take LFB to extinguish the conflagration at the UKPN site and/or adjacent premises and by what means i.e., were specialised equipment or tactics required. 2. If adjacent premises were affected please identify these and the nature of any damage. 3. Were any preventative measures put in place to prevent or limit polluting the nearby Regent's Canal. If so, by what means, when and by whom were the measures implemented. 4. Was an independent forensic investigation conducted to ascertain the cause of the fire. If so, please advise when and by whom it was carried out and the conclusion arrived at. 5. Did LFB share the conclusion with the Metropolitan Police. 6. Please supply all relevant documentation in support of your answers to the questions above.

    Published: 4 November 2026

  8. I am a leaseholder at the property below and am writing to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Please provide a text log or spreadsheet of all emergency incidents and call-outs attended by the London Fire Brigade to the following specific building address over the last 5 years (from 2021 to the present date): Address: 87B Newington Causeway (The Ceramic Building), London, SE1 6GA For each recorded call-out/attendance, please provide: The date and time of the call-out. The incident type category (e.g., Fire, False Alarm, Special Service). The sub-type description (e.g., False Alarm due to Apparatus, False Alarm with Good Intent, Lift Rescue, Flooding, etc.). The number of appliances (fire engines) mobilised to the address for that specific incident. Please note that I am strictly seeking anonymised statistical operational data regarding the attendance of public fire appliances to this specific address. I am not requesting any personal data, names of residents, or private apartment numbers, ensuring this request remains compliant with data protection laws. If this information is held in an accessible format like an Excel or CSV file, please provide it in that layout.

    Published: 4 November 2026

  9. 44-49 Beardsley Way, W3 7YQ: From 1983 to today, if any reports of asbestos have been submitted to LFB in relation to a building, If LFB have conducted a Fire Safety Audit at the building and the result of the audit.

    Published: 2 November 2026

  10. I know that London Fire Brigade publishes the Incident Records dataset and the Fires in Greater London data on the London Datastore but 1). the data on sources of ignition runs only seems to run to December 2022, and 2). the Incident Records do not include cause or ignition source. This request covers the period from 1 January 2023 to the most recent complete month available. 1. Codes For each calendar year (or part year) from 1 January 2023 to date, please provide the number of primary fires in residential properties where either: (a) the recorded source of ignition was 'Electricity supply – Wiring, cabling, plugs' (or the nearest equivalent category on your Incident Management System), or (b) the recorded cause of fire was 'Faulty leads to equipment or appliance' or 'Faulty fuel supplies – Electricity' (or the nearest equivalent categories). Please break these figures down by: - London borough - Property type- (i.e. 'House – single occupancy', and licensed and unlicensed House in Multiple Occupation categories) Please also provide the London-wide total number of fatalities and injuries at these fires for each year. 2. Free-text search For the same period, please search the free-text fields for the following terms: - 'extension lead', 'extension cable', 'extension reel', 'adaptor', 'adapter', 'multi-plug', 'multiplug', 'gang socket', 'four-way', '4-way', 'daisy chain', 'daisy-chain' and 'overloaded socket'. For each matching incident, please provide the same information asked for above: source of ignition, cause of fire, borough, and property type

    Published: 2 November 2026