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London fire brigade launches UK’s first fire map
Londoners can now keep track of fires and other emergencies in their area through an online fire map of the capital, says London Fire Brigade.
The map, which is live on the Brigade’s new Facebook page, shows people how many fires, traffic accidents and other incidents firefighters have been called to in their area in the last year. The map is the UK’s first fire map and is based on the crime map launched by the Metropolitan Police two years ago.
People can type in their postcode to see figures for incidents in their area and whether it is more likely than other parts of the capital to have fires, arson attacks or hoax calls. Boroughs and wards are also colour coded according to whether they are above of below average. The Brigade hopes that the map will encourage residents, businesses and councils in places with a higher number of incidents to take action to make their area safer.
Chairman of London Fire Authority’s Community Safety Committee, Cllr Susan Hall said: “London’s firefighters have done an excellent job of making the capital safer in recent years but there are still some areas that are having too many fires.
“The map shows that fires happen each and every day across London – what better incentive could there be for people to make sure it doesn’t happen to them?”
To prevent a home fire disaster, the Brigade recommends people fit a working smoke alarm on each level of their home and test it weekly. Over half of the people who die in fires do not have working smoke alarms.
For further life saving fire safety advice go to London Fire Brigade’s website or Facebook page.
