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. Freedom of Information request - Fleet and Call signs

    Please could you provide me with the following information for all vehicles in use with the Service; - Vehicle Type (Make & Model) - Registration Number - Fleet Number / Call Sign attached to vehicle next to it - Role of Vehicle - Station its based at

    Published: 1 April 2026

  2. Fires & Pets

    Provide the following information covering January 1st 2020, to December 31st 2025, regarding: - The number of domestic fires the fire service responded to where animal rescue was performed as part of the response. Please break these figures down for each year. - Of these incidents, please provide details on where the source of the fire was deemed to be electrical and, where possible, identify the common electrical causes in these incidents (e.g., faulty wiring, appliance malfunction, overloaded circuits, air fryer fire etc) - Of these incidents, please provide: o The number of pet injuries (non-fatal) o The number of pet fatalities o If known, the number of pets requiring veterinary treatment - Where a pet death or injury was recorded, please provide a breakdown by animal type (dogs, cats, birds, etc.) Questions: 1. Please provide details of the number of domestic fires responded to by your fire service between January 1st 2020, and December 31st 2025, where a pet was either rescued or killed at the scene of the fire. Please break down these figures into animal rescue and animal fatality. 2. Of these incidents where a pet was either rescued or killed during a domestic fire, please provide details of the number of these incidents where the fire was caused by an electrical source of ignition. 3. Of the incidents involving pets where the source of ignition was deemed electrical, please provide details on the causes where possible (e.g faulty wiring, appliance malfunction, misuse of appliances, overloaded sockets etc) 4. Where a pet death or injury was recorded, please provide a breakdown by animal type (dogs, cats, birds, etc.) 5. Of the incidents whereby a pet was rescued or killed how many of these occurred while the pet was alone in the dwelling.

    Published: 1 April 2026

  3. Solar Panel Fires

    How many fire incidents involving solar panels (photovoltaic) systems were recorded in the following time periods? 1. 01/01/2022 - 31/12/2022 2. 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2023 3. 01/01/2024 - 31/12/2024 4. 01/12/2025 – 31/12/2025

    In 2024, how many fire incidents involving solar panels occurred in each of the following locations? 1. Residential properties 2. Commercial properties 3. Industrial properties 4. Solar farms (ground-mounted solar installations)

    In 2025, how many fire incidents involving solar panels occurred in each of the following locations? 1. Residential properties 2. Commercial properties 3. Industrial properties 4. Solar farms (ground-mounted solar installations)

    In 2024, how many solar-panel related fires originated in the following settings? 1. Solar panel 2. DC cabling/ connectors 3. Invertor 4. Battery bank

    In 2025, how many solar-panel related fires originated in the following settings? 1. Solar panel 2. DC cabling/ connectors 3. Invertor 4. Battery bank In the following years, how many fire incidents involving solar panels were a. confined to the solar panel system? b. spread to the wider building?

    Please provide figures for: a) 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 b) 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 c) 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 d) 01/01/2025 – 31/12/2025 What equipment or firefighting methods are typically used by your fire service to extinguish or control solar panel fires? 1. Standard water hoses/jets 2. Foam additive hoses 3. CO2 and/or Dry Powder 4. Specialist extinguishing agents, if so please specify 5. Other agents or equipment/tools, please specify (e.g. black out blankets, PV Stop)

    Published: 1 April 2026

  4. Fire safety audit documents relating to Lapis Mews, E15 and Sapphire Court, E15

    We recently made an FOI request (reference number FOI2025/01276). In this request, we were informed that your Fire Safety Regulatory team had confirmed that they had recently carried out an audit on these properties. We were informed that the inspecting officer had three months to complete their audit findings from the date of inspection. Please provide the inspecting officer's audit findings. Fire safety audit documents relating to Lapis Mews, E15 and Sapphire Court, E15

    Published: 30 March 2026

  5. Environmental Information Request – Attendance History for Bessemer Place Development, SE1

    Dear Sir/Madam, I am a resident of the Bessemer Place residential development in Greenwich, SE10, comprising Nos. 15 and 17 Bessemer Place. The building operates as a single complex served by one communal fire alarm system, with entrances on John Harrison Way and Barge Walk. I would be grateful if you could provide information held by the London Fire Brigade relating to this premises for the period 2015 to present. In particular, please could you confirm: • The number of incidents attended at this development. • The classification of those incidents (e.g. false alarm, automatic fire alarm activation, fire, etc.). • Any records indicating this site has generated repeated Unwanted Fire Signals. As postcode data does not always appear to identify the development accurately within the public dataset, I would be grateful if the search could be undertaken using the premises/location description where possible. This request is made under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004. Thank you for your assistance, and I look forward to your response.

    Published: 30 March 2026

  6. Any fire safety concerns raised for flats in Hardwick House, BR2 9GW

    Hardwick House apartment and want to check if there is any fire safety related issues raised for BR2 9GW. flats in Hardwick House, BR2 9GW

    Published: 30 March 2026

  7. External Wall Fire Risk – Leabank View & Lemsford Close, N15 6BZ

    Request: Under FOIA 2000 please provide any recorded information held by the London Fire Brigade relating to residential buildings at Leabank View and Lemsford Close, N15, including: Any inspections, audits or reviews of external wall systems or cladding Any fire-risk concerns raised post-June 2017 Any correspondence with Haringey Council concerning façade materials or fire spread risk Any enforcement notices, recommendations or safety actions (if any) No personal data is requested. For clarity, my request relates to the council housing estate located at Leabank View and Lemsford Close, South Tottenham, London N15, as an identifiable group of residential buildings rather than individual dwellings. The estate has already been clearly specified by: • estate name/Haringey Council identifier • the streets on which it is located • postcode area (N15) The information sought concerns building-level fire safety and external wall matters, not individual properties or occupants, and therefore individual postal addresses should not be necessary in order to identify and locate relevant records held by the London Fire Brigade. Fire safety inspections, risk concerns and correspondence are ordinarily recorded by site, building or estate rather than by individual tenancy. However, if helpful purely as a locating aid, I am willing to provide an estate boundary/location plan. Please confirm that the request can proceed on an estate-wide basis as originally submitted.

    Published: 30 March 2026

  8. Lithium Ion & Electric Vehicle Fires

    How many fires linked to lithium-ion batteries did you record in the following periods? a) 1st January – 31st December 2022 b) 1st January – 31st December 2023 c) 1st January – 31st December 2024 d) 1st January – 31st December 2025 How many fires linked to lithium-ion batteries took place in the following locations in 2024? a) Commercial property b) House or flat c) Outdoors How many fires linked to lithium-ion batteries took place in the following locations in 2025? a) Commercial property b) House or flat c) Outdoors How many fatalities as a result of lithium-ion battery fires did you record in the following periods? a) 1st January – 31st December 2022 b) 1st January – 31st December 2023 c) 1st January – 31st December 2024 d) 1st January – 31st December 2025 What equipment or firefighting methods are typically used by your fire service to extinguish or control lithium-ion fires? * Standard water hoses/jets * Foam additive hoses * CO2 and/or Dry Powder * Specialist extinguishing agents, if so please specify. For example, encapsulating agents (e.g. F-500EA, LithEx and ColdFire) or shielding coolants (e.g. PTSG Trinity Fire MPF and MPF+) * Other agents or equipment/tools, if so please specify (e.g. water baths) How many fires involving an electric bike did you record in the following periods? a) 1st January – 31st December 2022 b) 1st January – 31st December 2023 c) 1st January – 31st December 2024 d) 1st January – 31st December 2025 How many fires involving an electric bike were from either of the following in 2024? a) Converted battery e-bikes b) Officially manufactured e-bikes How many fires involving an electric bike were from either of the following in 2025? a) Converted battery e-bikes b) Officially manufactured e-bikes How many fires involving an electric scooter did you record in the following periods? a) 1st January – 31st December 2022 b) 1st January – 31st December 2023 c) 1st January – 31st December 2024 d) 1st January – 31st December 2025 How many fires involving an electric car did you record in the following periods? a) 1st January – 31st December 2022 b) 1st January – 31st December 2023 c) 1st January – 31st December 2024 d) 1st January – 31st December 2025 How many fires involving an electric mobility scooter that operated using a lithium-ion battery did you record in the following periods? a) 1st January – 31st December 2022 b) 1st January – 31st December 2023 c) 1st January – 31st December 2024 d) 1st January – 31st December 2025

    Published: 30 March 2026

  9. Map of LFB Stations and boroughs

    Please can you provide a map detailing how LFB is divided up and every station in the brigade. Please also include a map of all control rooms.

    Published: 26 March 2026

  10. Damage to fleet by potholes

    For each of the following calendar years respectively 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022 and 2021

    • How many fire engines in your fleet have been damaged by potholes, including damage to tyres, wheels, steering alignment?

    • What has the repair cost been?

    • How many times has a fire engine been taken out of service to be checked after pot hole related damage?

    • Have there been any incidents where a pothole related problem has delayed the response to a 999 call?  Can you please supply examples.

    • Has your organisation successfully claimed compensation for pothole related damaged to your fire engines and if so how much compensation was received?

    Published: 26 March 2026