A new interactive fire map of the capital has been published by London Fire Brigade.
The online map – believed to be the first of its kind in the UK – shows people how many fires, arson attacks and hoax calls have been recorded in different parts of the capital, simply by typing in their postcodes. It is based on the crime map launched by the Metropolitan Police two years ago.
Boroughs and wards are also colour-coded according to whether they are above or below average. London Fire 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.
“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,” said councillor Susan Hall, chairman of London Fire Authority’s community safety committee.
“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?”
