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Former Clerkenwell Fire Station

  • Reference: 2019/3922
  • Question by: Andrew Dismore
  • Meeting date: 25 February 2019
What is the present position re the disposal of the former Clerkenwell Fire Station?

London Fire Brigade West Hampstead Cottages

  • Reference: 2019/3921
  • Question by: Andrew Dismore
  • Meeting date: 25 February 2019
What progress has been made with the refurbishment of the London Fire Brigade West Hampstead Cottages; and when will they be available for occupation?

Fire safe and well visits

  • Reference: 2019/3920
  • Question by: Andrew Dismore
  • Meeting date: 25 February 2019
A pilot of Fire Safe and Well visits has been running since December 2017 and evaluation should have commenced in January 2019; a) has the evaluation taken place and if so with what outcome and recommendations; and b) is the intention to roll out this scheme to the rest of London in 2019?

Fire wardens in high rise buildings

  • Reference: 2019/3919
  • Question by: Andrew Dismore
  • Meeting date: 25 February 2019
Please state a) the minimum standards for staff numbers, training and experience for fire wardens in high rise buildings with interim fire safety procedures that require a full simultaneous evacuation due to Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding or othewise, b) which authority is responsible for ensuring compliance with these standards, and c) how many times these standards have been breached?

Fire safety inspection officers

  • Reference: 2019/3918
  • Question by: Andrew Dismore
  • Meeting date: 25 February 2019
For 2016/17, 2017/18, and 2018/19 what was the establishment figure of the number of Fire Safety Inspection Officers; how many posts were vacant; and what is the turnover rate?

Careers in the fire service

  • Reference: 2019/3917
  • Question by: Andrew Dismore
  • Meeting date: 25 February 2019
At Fire, Resilience and Emergency Planning committee on 31 January 2019, the London Fire Commissioner said that less than one in five school careers advisers point students towards London Fire Brigade. What plans does the Brigade have to engage with careers services to improve this figure?

Firefighter health

  • Reference: 2019/3916
  • Question by: Andrew Dismore
  • Meeting date: 25 February 2019
At Fire, Resilience and Emergency Planning committee on 31 January 2019, the London Fire Commissioner said that firefighters have a higher rate of heart disease. What assessment has London Fire Brigade made of the level of heart disease among operational staff and the reasons for this?

LIFE in at-risk areas

  • Reference: 2019/3915
  • Question by: Andrew Dismore
  • Meeting date: 25 February 2019
Has London Fire Brigade bid (successfully or otherwise) for any of the Mayor’s Young Londoners Fund in order to run LIFE courses in areas with higher rates of youth offending and / or gang activity?

Fire risk, further risk?

  • Reference: 2019/3914
  • Question by: Andrew Dismore
  • Meeting date: 25 February 2019
Buildings with poor fire safety often overlap with other causes for concern, such as overcrowding or sub-standard employment practices. Is London Fire Brigade doing any work on this with the Director for Labour Market Enforcement, the Health and Safety Executive, local authority housing teams, or any other relevant bodies to identify such premises?

Crewing on Fire Rescue Units

  • Reference: 2019/3913
  • Question by: Andrew Dismore
  • Meeting date: 25 February 2019
Your aim is to reach full London Fire Brigade establishment by June this year; will that lead to improved crewing on Fire Rescue Units, with 5 rather than 4 firefighters becoming the norm?
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