At Mayor’s Question Time today, Andrew Dismore AM, Labour London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden and member of the London Fire Authority, challenged London Mayor Boris Johnson over the impact of his fire cuts, both implemented and planned, on fire brigade attendance times in Camden, in light of the recent fatal fire in Camden Road. Dismore Challenges Boris […]
Read moreProposals from the Fire Brigade Commissioner to scrap 13 London Fire Engines faced fierce opposition yesterday when they were debated at a Resources Committee meeting of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA). Labour London Assembly Member and Chair of the Resources Committee spoke out after the meeting when it was revealed that despite fully costed alternatives which would […]
Read morePress release: immediate 2/10/15 Andrew Dismore, London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden and member of LFEPA, the Fire Authority for London, questioned London’s Fire Commissioner about the impact of HS2 on the ability of the Fire Brigade to respond to emergency calls in Camden at the Fire Authority meeting yesterday (1/10/15). Having previously raised the issue by written question […]
Read moreDear Editor, In May 2013 I warned that Conservative London Mayor Johnson’s cuts to the Fire Brigade would hit Camden harder than any other borough. I said: ‘No other borough will see as many large increases in average waits for a fire engine, according to estimates published by the London Fire Brigade (LFB). Six wards in Camden will also be […]
Read moreDear editor, One aspect of the HS2 issue that has not seen much public attention so far is the impact on emergency service attendance times in Camden, about which I questioned London’s Fire Commissioner at the recent Fire Authority meeting. Having already lost Belsize and Clerkenwell Fire Stations in Mayor Boris Johnson’s last round of cuts, The 10 or more […]
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