Time of fire deaths in London
Dear London Fire Commissioner (London Fire Brigade),
Please could I request the times of day that fire deaths have occurred in each year since 2004. If there is a problem with obtaining data back that far, please could I have it as far as it goes.
If possible, could you include the corresponding categorisation of the place of fire death you have given, i.e. Accidental Dwelling Fire, private outdoor structures, other property etc.
I do not require the names or addresses of the casualties or any detail that might allow me to identify them, but if possible, a corresponding month and borough please.
Yours faithfully,
Joseph Villiers
Dear joseph,
Thank you for your request.
This will be considered under the FOIA.
As such we will respond within 20 working days.
Kind Regards,
James Sivell
Information Access Manager
London Fire Brigade
169 Union Street, London SE1 0LL
T: 020 8555 1200x30300
london-fire.gov.uk
Dear Joseph,
Thank you for your request, dated 6 July 2018 regarding information on
fire deaths since 2004.
In response, please see data in the attached spreadsheet 'FOIA3871.1 Fire
Death Stats'.
Please note that we do not routinely record the “times of day that fire
deaths have occurred” as part of our incident recording system (which, in
turn, feeds the government’s national Incident Recording System (IRS)). We
do have a local facility to record time of death if this is confirmed at a
Coroner’s inquest and if the Brigade is aware of it, but this data is
incomplete (including for the Grenfell Tower fire where the inquest has
been adjourned).
As a substitute for “times of day that fire deaths have occurred” I am
providing the recorded 'time of call'; this is the time the Brigade had a
confirmed address for the property where the fire happened. The ‘time of
call’ will be after a control officer has answered the 999 call, and
before we have mobilised resources to the incident. The ‘time of call’
provides you with the most reliable time when the Brigade was notified of
a fire in which someone died.
Of course, it is important to remember that a person may have died in
advance of any ‘time of call’, or some time afterwards, and if rescued as
a non-fatal casualty from a fire, can die in hospital after a few
days/weeks.
I hope you find this response of use. If you have any further questions do
let me know.
Your request has been dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
(FOIA). If you are dissatisfied by this response you can request an
internal review by writing to the Head of Information Management at the
address below (or email [email address]).
Further information about your information rights (including how to raise
a concern or make a complaint) is available from the Information
Commissioner’s Office on their website at www.ico.org.uk or by writing to
them at Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.
Kind Regards,
James Sivell
Information Access Manager
London Fire Brigade
169 Union Street, London SE1 0LL
T: 020 8555 1200x30300
london-fire.gov.uk
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