The LFEPA is directly accountable to the Mayor. There are 17 members of the Authority, nine appointed by the Mayor from the London Assembly and eight nominated by the London Boroughs through the Association of London Government.
Fire
- Sets the strategy for the provision of fire services
- Ensures the fire brigade can meet all normal requirements efficiently
- Ensures members of the fire brigade are properly trained and equipped
- Ensures effective arrangements are in place to receive fire calls and deal with them promptly
- Ensures information likely to be useful for fire fighting is gathered
- Ensures arrangements for advice and guidance on fire prevention are made
Emergency Planning
- Assists the boroughs with all aspects of planning for emergencies on request
- Prepares, reviews, revises and tests off-site emergency plans for industrial sites in London that fall under the Control of Major Accident Hazard Regulations
- Prepares and updates arrangements for the distribution of information to the public in the event of a radiological incident in London
- Prepares and updates emergency plans for 350 kilometres of pipelines that fall within the Pipeline Safety Regulations within London
