London Fire Brigade - Important Notice

Good Afternoon 

This message is sent on behalf of London Fire Brigade's Assistant Commissioner for Prevention and Protection, Craig Carter

Further to previous communications, I am writing to inform you that from today London Fire Brigade (LFB) will no longer be attending Automatic Fire Alarms (AFA) between the hours of 07:00 – 20:30 in most commercial properties – unless a call is also received from a person reporting a fire. 

  LFB will continue to always respond to all AFAs in residential buildings and in schools, nurseries, hospitals, care homes, listed heritage sites, and other exempt premises (a full list of exemptions to this policy is at the end of this email). LFB will continue to always attend when called to a fire by a member of the public and to AFAs between 20:30-07:00. 

 I wanted to share this information with you, along with out updated FAQ on our website with more information about the policy, including advice for business owners and responsible people: www.london-fire.gov.uk/afa-policy  

We would also welcome any support you might be able to provide in sharing this change with your colleagues in your sector.  

If you would like any more information, please contact LFB Public Affairs, [email protected]  

List of premises exempt from London Fire Brigades change in policy in responding to Automatic Fire Alarms 

·       Private Dwellings/Houses  

·       Flats (includes high-rise)  

·       Houses in Multiple Occupation  

·       Mobile/Park homes  

·       Houseboats  

·       Hospitals  

·       Residential care homes / Nursing homes / Hospices  

·       Children’s homes  

·       Specialised housing premises (e.g., sheltered housing, extra care sheltered housing, supporting living)  

·       Student accommodation / halls of residence  

·       Residential Boarding schools  

·       Hotels/Motels/B&Bs and other guest accommodation  

·       Hostels (e.g., homeless, rehabilitation) / Youth Hostels  

·       Prisons / Young offenders’ institutions/other secure establishments    

·       Listed Heritage Buildings.  

·       Schools.  

·       Nurseries.  

·       Other buildings of substantial public significance. 

·       High risk sites storing volumes of dangerous substances (e.g. COMAH sites)  

·       Buildings of substantial public significance where LFB consider exemption appropriate through a future planned review utilising empirical data   

 

 

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