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Dear Claire,

 

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request , dated 6th December
2019 in relation to the London Fire Brigade’s (LFB) Emergency plans and
content table. You question has been addresses as formated in your email.

 

"I would like to request the names of generic and/or threat/risk specific
emergency plans held by the Brigade, and the table of contents for each.
Please take the terms "generic" and "risk-specific" to hold the same
meaning as is used in Chapter 5 of the Cabinet Office's guidance on
Emergency Planning”

 

In response we can confirm the following.  The majority of our
policies/plans form a framework built around a central mobilisation policy
(Generic/Specific)  that links into  generic capabilities and procedures
as well as risk-specific hazards and contingency plans I've not included
site-specific plans as per your request to exclude any plans specific to
geographical areas. These plans form part operational response, technical
notes and risk specific information.

 

Below is a list representing the types of procedures and plans held by the
London Fire Brigade.

 

Incident involving; Confined spaces
Tunnels
Rural environments
Hoarding
Fires in timber framed buildings under construction
Silos
Ionising radiation
Incidents involving chemical, biological, radiological
and nuclear (CBRN) materials
Natural gas and carbon monoxide
High rise firefighting
Pipelines - incidents involving high pressure
multi-fuel pipelines
Fires and incidents involving biological risks
Ships and vessels
Flammable liquids and liquefiable solids
Hoarding
Water rescue and safety when working near, on or in
water

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As well as response plans we also have generic/specific plans relating to
impacts upon our service both operational and non operational. As
requested below is a list of some of the main plans with content table.

 

SPECIFIC
655 Influenza pandemic policy
Contents

Summary

Background

Strategy

Section 1: Preparation and planning

Planning assumptions

LFB preparation actions

Section 2: Response and recovery

Pandemic phases

LFB response actions

Plan activation

Roles and responsibilities

Impact assessment

Coordination and information sharing

Communications

Section 3: Supplementary information

Health and hygiene advice and guidance

Personal protective equipment

Managing operational cover

Appendix 1 – LFB Influenza preparedness plan

Appendix 2 – LFB Influenza pandemic response and recovery plan

Appendix 3 – Planning assumptions

Appendix 4 – Template for ipc meetings
SPECIFIC
388 Explosive devices on Authority premises (and other non-fire related emergencies)
Introduction

Telephone calls alleging the placing of bombs or explosive devices or discovery of suspect packages

Recognising postal/parcel bombs

Non-fire emergency Evacuation Plan

Essential components of the non-fire emergency evacuation plan

Use of the fire alarm for evacuation of the building

Re-occupation of the building

Policies affected

Appendix 1 – Action to be taken on receipt of a bomb threat

Appendix 2 - Key actions and responsibilities
SPECIFIC
261 Public order and civil disturbance procedure
Terminology

Introduction

Hazards

Assessment of the situation

Operational tactics

Briefing and debriefing of appliance crews (See appendix 1)

Multi sited civil disturbance

Actions by Brigade Control

Actions at the Resource Management Centre

Policies affected

Appendix 1 - Public order and civil disturbance safety brief

Appendix 2 - Working with the police

Appendix 3 - Key point summary - Public order and civil disturbance procedure

 

 

 
SPECIFIC
259 Terrorist related incidents
Introduction

UK threat levels

National inter-agency liasion officer (NILO)

Marauding terrorist firearms attack (MTFA)

Stay safe

Vehicles as a weapon attack (VaWA

Step 1-2-3 plus

Improvised explosive device (IED)

Operational procedures and considerations

Use of personnel

Operational considerations – Brigade standing by

Preparation for the arrival of the EOD officer

Operational considerations – (device activated)

Communications

Scene preservation and the use of Brigade equipment

The media

Related policies

Appendix 1 – Key point summary – terrorist related incidents
GENERIC
699 London Fire Brigade strategic response arrangements
Summary

SRA core structures

Gold Command structure

SRA Activation

Incident notification

Key response actions

Communications

Standing-down the SRA

Appendix 1: SRA summary flow-chart

Appendix 2 - London Resilience Partnership/Group

Appendix 3: Key actions check-list

Appendix 4 - Commissioner’s Continuity Group agenda template Appendix 5 - Strategic aims & objectives

Appendix 6: Action log template

Appendix 7 - Model of structures, hierarchy and lines of communication

Appendix 8 - Further reading

Appendix 9 - Glossary of terms, definitions and abbreviations
SPECIFIC
  LFB Flood Response Guidance
Introduction
                                                                                                                     

General guidance - Level 3 Flood rescue & HVP Operations                          

HVP Tactical Advisors & Recall Support Officers                                                

Types/ phases of
Flood                                                                                                

Operational
Response                                                                                                   

Flow Chart for National Deployment of Flood Rescue Assets                        

Process for national deployment of HVP                                                

Equipment  and capabilities        

 

 

 
GENERIC
  Corporate Business Continuity Plan
Introduction      

Purpose              

Scope  

Plan overview   

PART A - Plan Summary              

Summary Guide – Responding to an incident/business disruption            

Summary Guide – Managing the consequences of a business disruption

PART B - Plan Implementation Procedures          

Incident escalation and notification procedures  

Responsibility for activating this plan       

Strategic Response Arrangements           

Incident response procedures   

Evacuation         

External communications

Impact assessment procedures 

PART C - Business Continuity Procedures            

Critical activities and recovery arrangements       

General business continuity procedures

Business continuity procedures by resource category

Staff shortage (short-term and long-term)            

Disruption to ICT services           

Disruption to electronic communications             

Loss or denial of access to a primary site (premises)         

Disruption to transportation and/or fuel supplies              

Disruptions to utility services      

Disruption to third parties / suppliers      

PART D - Procedures for the Resumption of Normal Services      

Procedures for resuming normal service levels   

Procedures for standing this plan down 

PART E - Supporting information, detail and guidance    

Appendix 1a - Internal / staff contact details        

Appendix 1b - Third Party, supplier and partner agency contact guidance             

Appendix 2 - Critical activities by Recovery Time Objective (RTO)             

Appendix 3a - Commissioner’s Continuity Group agenda template           

Appendix 3b - Continuity Management Team agenda template  

Appendix 3c - Clerking and administrative support to meetings  

Appendix 4 - Situational Reporting (SitRep) & events log               

Appendix 5 - Alternative work areas       

Appendix 6 - Setup telephone conference call (CMT)     

Appendix 7 - CMT handover form           

Appendix 8 - Document control and history        

 

The London Fire Brigade also has procedures and guidance that form part of
multi agency frameworks and protocols. These include joint working
protocols such as JESIP, guidance from Flooding, Heatwave, Power Outage,
Rabies response/frameworks coordinated by the Local Resilience Forum
(London Resilience Group). That feed into our own plans or we have a role
within the Forum plan.

 

I do hope you find this information of use and trust it now concludes your
request. Should you have any questions do let me know.

 

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(FOIA). If you are dissatisfied by this response you can request an
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them at Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.

 

Kind Regards

 

Joel Yohou

Business Intelligence

 

London Fire Brigade

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