London Fire Brigade

The London Fire Brigade attend a number of fires each year where the ignition source of the fire is recorded as 'white goods' (e.g. washing machine, dishwasher, refrigerator). This data sets provides details of such fires by London borough and ward location, and the type of white goods concerned as well as the property type where the fire happened. Where known, the brand and model of the white goods item is included, although this is ad...

The London Fire Brigade attends a range of non-fire incidents (which we call 'special services'). These 'special services' include releasing people trapped in lift cars, which we call 'shut in lift releases' (or sometimes called 'lift entrapments'. Lift releases (or entrapments) do not include incidents where a person(s) is trapped in lift machinery. These lift releases will be to buildings which are apartment blocks as well as commerci...

This dataset provides a list of fire safety inspections and visits carried out by the LFB's Inspecting Officers in the last five years. Most inspections relate to advice and enforcement of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. The data is updated monthly, one month in arrears. We visit buildings for a range of reasons, including: to provide advice, to audit the fire safety arrangements and to inspect any remedial actions t...

London Fire Brigade is the busiest fire and rescue service in the country and one of the largest firefighting and rescue organisations in the world. This dataset contains the details of every fire engine (pumping appliance) sent to an incident since January 2009. Information is provided for the appliance mobilised, where it was deployed from and the times recorded for arriving at the incident. The main dataset on this page (zip file) co...

Fires involving lithium batteries are the fastest growing fire risk in London. This dataset provides a breakdown of all Electrical Vehicle and lithium-ion related fires from Calendar Year 2017 onwards: The first tab provides data on incidents The second tab provides figures on fatalities and injuries. The data is updated monthly, one month in arrears. The London Fire Commissioner is the fire and rescue authority for London and runs th...

London Fire Brigade is the busiest fire and rescue service in the country and one of the largest firefighting and rescue organisations in the world. On this page, we publish details of every incident attended by the London Fire Brigade since 1 January 2009. Below is a dashboard that allows you to interact with this data and drill down to Ward or Postcode level. If you have any questions about this tool please email data@london-fire.gov....

The London Fire Brigade carries out home fire safety visits (HFSVs) across London. For more details see the LFB website here. During the HFSV fire safety advice will be provided to the owner/occupier, and smoke alarms will be installed. The visits are free, and the LFB website explains how to request a visit. This data set shows the number of HFSVs carried out in each London borough. Most visits are carried out by fire station crews, an...

This dataset provides details of calls received and incidents attended by the London Fire Brigade during the Diwali/Halloween and Bonfire night period each year since 2012. The data covers the period from 23 October to 13 November each year, and includes: Calls received by Brigade Control Incidents attended Fire attended (all types) Primary (larger) fires attended Secondary (smaller) fires attended All fire related fatalities All fire ...

The London Fire Brigade attends a range of non-fire incidents (which we call 'special services'). These 'special services' include assistance to other emergency services, including sometimes help with moving larger (i.e. bariatric) patients/people. Although the LFB does not explicitly capture and classify these types of incidents, we are able to identify them via the messages that are transmitted during incidents.   We routinely get as...

The London Fire Brigade attends a range of non-fire incidents (which we call 'special services'). These 'special services' include assistance to animals that may be trapped or in distress. We routinely get asked for information about the number of such incident attended by the London Fire Brigade and this data is published on the London Datastore to assist those who require it. The data is provided from January 2009 and isupdated mon...