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London Fire Brigade: Responding to Challenges

Learn about the London Fire Brigade's top management structure, facts, and figures, as they combat emergencies in London, engage with youth, and ensure fire safety regulations. Prepare for 2012 and beyond with insights on industrial action, civil unrest, and more.

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London Fire Brigade: Responding to Challenges

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  1. LFB - Responding to New Challenges in an Uncertain World Ron Dobson CBE QFSM FIFireE – London Fire Commissioner

  2. Greater London Authority (GLA) Group

  3. LFB Area • 32 boroughs plus the City of London • 113 fire stations including river station • 169 pumping appliances • 82 specialist and resilience vehicles

  4. Top Management Structure

  5. Facts and Figures • Over 7,000 staff with nearly 6,000 operational firefighters • Revenue budget in 2010/2011 £437m budget • Revenue budget in 2012/2013 £409m budget • All day every day service, across the whole of London • Range of other resilience equipment • Play a major role in National Developments

  6. More Facts and Figures • In 2010/11 we received 212,000 calls and attended 122,000 emergencies. This included: • 13,000 serious fires • 5,884 accidental fires in the home • 12% of the fires in the country happen in London • 22% of the false alarm calls in the country are made in London

  7. Fire Safety Regulation • 14,500 fire safety inspections carried out each year • 630 enforcement notices issued this year • 6 fire safety prosecutions carried out in the previous year • We have a team of highly qualified fire safety engineers

  8. Fire Safety Regulation • In recent years our fire safety engineers have been involved in the following high profile new builds: • Wembley Football Stadium • London Heathrow Terminal 5 • White City Shopping Centre (Westfield) • Stratford City Shopping Centre (Westfield) • The Shard • Olympic Park

  9. Community Safety • Home Fire Safety Visits • In 2010/11 our target for HFSVs was 63,000 but we achieved 70,039 • The target for 2011/12 is 66,000 • The target for 2012/13 is 69,000 Youth Engagement Programme • Schools team - 1million school children visited in 10 years • LIFE programme – 500 courses, 5,000 young people since 2002 • Fire Cadets

  10. Highly Effective (2007/08 – 2010/11) • 16% Reduction in fires overall • 10% Reduction in fire deaths • 15% Reduction in all incidents attended • 66% Increase in home fire safety checks • 29% Increase in fire safety audits • 43% Reduction in lift release incidents

  11. 2012 and beyond…….

  12. Industrial Action

  13. Civil Unrest

  14. Riots

  15. Acts of Terrorism

  16. Resurgence of Dissident Groups

  17. Emerging Terrorist Threats

  18. Olympic and Paralympic Games

  19. 2012 is not just an Olympic year in London Other events London will be hosting in 2012: Olympic torch relay Cultural Olympiad Queens Diamond Jubilee Notting Hill Carnival WorldPride 2012 London Marathon Wimbledon Tennis Championships Premier League football

  20. Join us at the London Excel Centre • Contact: simon.davis2@london-fire.gov.uk

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