The fire service is not run by the
City of London, but the details below are included here for
information.
The London Fire Brigade is run by the
London Fire &
Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA). Further information:
LFEPA consultation
The London Fire and Emergency Planning
Authority, consultion with residents, businesses and organisations
on their Draft Action Plan has now closed. The Draft Action Plan
outlines their proposals to make London a safer city by further
improving services throughout 2010/13.
The results will be available
on the LFB website in
April 2010
Fire stations serving the City
Dowgate Fire Station
94-95 Upper Thames Street
London EC4
Tel 020 7587 4148
Dowgate is the only station located within the City boundary and
covers an area of approximately two square kilometres within the
postal regions of EC2, EC3 and EC4. It occupies the lower floors of
Mondial House in Upper Thames Street. The majority of the station's
responsibility is for commercial premises, but the daily influx of
workers and visitors makes this one of only two stations
categorised as 'A risk'.
Whitechapel Fire Station
27 Commercial Road
London E1 1LD
Tel 020 7587 4133
Whitechapel covers a large section of
the City of London commercial and business area. Although the
ground is relatively small, it has a diverse range of risks which
include the London Hospital and its various research centres, the
tourist areas in and around the Tower of London and the
cosmopolitan area of Brick Lane.
Shoreditch Fire Station
235 Old Street
London EC1V 9EY
Tel 020 7587 4133
Major responsibilities of this station Include Wesleys Chapel,
Spitalfields Market, Barbican estates and the Museum of London.
Clerkenwell Fire Station
42-44 Rosebery Avenue
EC1R 4RN
Built in 1872, the station is a grade
II listed building. The station is responsible for many buildings
of social and historical importance, including the Royal Courts of
Justice, Lincolns Inn Fields and Hatton Garden.