Council and scrutiny reports
Link residents and decision-makers to a local profile with the underlying source and comparison cautions intact.
Research, media and public-interest resources
Use and cite our fire safety resources
9 source-led resources for councils, journalists, researchers, landlord organisations, managing agents and fire-safety educators.
9 targeted resource packs33 London borough profiles11 Surrey authority profiles52 embeddable data cards
Useful applications
Evidence for public information and scrutiny
The resources are designed to make official fire and building-safety data easier to navigate without obscuring where it came from.
News and public-interest reporting
Use dated figures with a direct route for readers to inspect the broader dataset and methodology.
Industry and academic research
Download available derived tables, retain attribution and independently check definitions before analysis.
Community information
Share local context without presenting area-level activity as a building safety score or prediction.
Audience-specific packs
Choose evidence that fits the publication
Each pack has a distinct audience and purpose. Use the suggested link because the resource helps the reader—not as part of a reciprocal or paid-link arrangement.
London Workplace Fire Safety Report 2026
Original analysis of 3,490 recorded fires across selected office, retail, hospitality and customer-service premises in 2021–2025, with interactive London-authority comparisons.
Best use
Use the report when workplace or London coverage needs attributable premises-group figures, open data and publication-ready graphics without presenting raw counts as risk rates.
- Nine selected workplace groups over five complete years
- All 33 London authorities
- Separate 2025 audit, formal-action and response context
- CSV, JSON, SVG graphics and a short media briefing
Also relevant to: Business groups, borough teams, facilities managers, insurers and fire-safety publishers
Surrey fire and rescue incident research briefing
A publication-ready analysis of 61,328 incidents attended across Surrey from 2020 to 2025, separating fires from false alarms and special-service incidents and retaining clear interpretation limits.
Best use
Use the briefing when Surrey coverage needs a dated county or district figure that readers can trace to the Surrey-i source and reusable underlying data.
- 61,328 all attended incidents across six calendar years
- 12,900 incidents separately identified as fires
- Annual totals and all 11 authority rows
- Downloadable CSV, JSON and publication-ready SVG chart
Also relevant to: Property professionals, community publishers, researchers and data catalogues
London property-licensing research briefing
A publication-ready analysis of additional-HMO and selective-licensing coverage across all 33 London authorities, with four headline findings and explicit interpretation limits.
Best use
Use the briefing when reporting the extent of local property licensing while directing readers to the dated 33-authority evidence and live council verification routes.
- 28 authorities active in either local category by 24 August 2026
- Croydon’s announced 2026 start separated from active schemes
- 33 authority rows and direct council sources
- Reproducible counting method
Also relevant to: Estate agents, property managers, researchers and local publishers
London borough fire profiles
Thirty-three permanent borough pages combine recorded fires, regulatory activity, mobilisation, response and prevention measures with explicit reporting periods and limitations.
Best use
Use a selected borough profile when a report or article needs local figures that readers can trace back to London Fire Brigade source publications.
- 33 stable profile URLs
- CSV and JSON data
- Downloadable SVG charts
- Calculated local commentary
Also relevant to: Policy officers, councillors and community publishers
London HMO and selective-licensing table
A researched table covering mandatory, additional and selective property-licensing positions across all 33 London authorities, with direct council sources.
Best use
Use it to direct landlords and agents to the relevant borough scheme while making clear that the council must confirm the address-level position.
- All 33 London authorities
- Direct council source links
- Scheme dates and scope
- CSV and JSON downloads
Also relevant to: Housing advisers, portfolio managers and local publishers
London hospitality fire statistics
Five complete years of LFB incident data grouped across restaurants, takeaways, pubs and nightlife, hotels, and event or entertainment venues, with interactive borough comparisons.
Best use
Use the dashboard when an article, briefing or safety campaign needs attributable London hospitality incident figures without turning raw borough counts into unsupported safety rankings.
- 2021–2025 incident trend
- 33-authority comparison
- Premises-group and borough CSV files
- Transparent LFB property-type mapping
Also relevant to: Local journalists, borough teams, venue operators and insurers
Cladding remediation tracker
National, programme, regional and local-authority views of the June 2026 government remediation release, with stable authority profiles and clear disclosure limits.
Best use
Use the tracker when coverage needs a transparent comparison without identifying a building or converting rounded programme data into unsupported claims.
- 67 authority profiles
- National and regional context
- Archived snapshot files
- Report-ready SVG charts
Also relevant to: Councils, resident groups and housing researchers
Interactive fire-door inspection checklist
A free 38-point visual-check record that separates routine observation from competent technical inspection and highlights urgent closing or latching failures.
Best use
Link to it as a practical record for routine checks while preserving the warning that it does not certify a doorset or replace competent inspection.
- 38 visual inspection points
- Pass, fail and limitation states
- Printable result
- Official-source limitations
Also relevant to: Responsible persons, facilities teams and landlord educators
Fire risk assessor competence guide
An evidence-led guide distinguishing individual qualifications, registration, company certification, professional membership and relevant premises experience.
Best use
Reference it when explaining how a duty holder can verify an assessor without presenting BAFE, NFRAR, training or membership as interchangeable.
- Concise competence answer
- Comparison tables
- BAFE and NFRAR distinctions
- Verification questions
Also relevant to: Duty-holder publishers, professional bodies and assessment companies
Suggested citations
Retain source, period and access date
Adapt the format to your publication style, but preserve the underlying source attribution and a working page link.
Fire Safety Services Research Team (2026), “London Workplace Fire Safety Report 2026”, derived from London Fire Brigade open data for 2021–2025 with 2025 borough regulatory and response context, published 10 September 2026, https://firesafetyservices.org.uk/research/london-workplace-fire-safety-report-2026/, accessed [date].
Attribute the underlying records to London Fire Brigade, retain the reporting periods and do not describe raw counts as rates, rankings or evidence of a particular premises’ compliance.
Fire Safety Services Research Team (2026), “Surrey fire and rescue incidents, 2020–2025”, derived from Surrey County Council’s Surrey-i SFRS datasets, source snapshot 23 August 2026, published 26 August 2026, https://firesafetyservices.org.uk/research/surrey-fire-and-rescue-incidents-2020-2025/, accessed [date].
Attribute the underlying data to Surrey County Council / Surrey-i, retain the 2020–2025 period and do not describe all incidents as fires or raw district counts as safety rankings.
Fire Safety Services Research Team (2026), “London property licensing in 2026: 28 of 33 authorities had active additional-HMO or selective-licensing schemes”, published 20 August 2026, updated 24 August 2026, https://firesafetyservices.org.uk/research/london-property-licensing-2026/, accessed [date].
Retain the dated review and update information and do not present the authority count as an address-level licensing or fire-risk-assessment decision.Fire Safety Services (2026), “London fire safety data by borough”, using London Fire Brigade open data, source snapshot extracted 25 July 2026, https://firesafetyservices.org.uk/london-fire-safety-data/, accessed [date].
Attribute the underlying figures to London Fire Brigade and link to the selected borough profile where possible.Fire Safety Services (2026), “London HMO licensing and fire risk assessments”, full review 1 August 2026 and material updates 24 August 2026, https://firesafetyservices.org.uk/london-hmo-licensing-and-fire-risk-assessment/, accessed [date].
Retain the full-review and material-update dates and direct readers to the relevant council source before they rely on a licensing position.
Fire Safety Services (2026), “London hospitality fire statistics”, derived from London Fire Brigade open data for 2021–2025, source snapshot 20 May 2026, https://firesafetyservices.org.uk/london-hospitality-fire-statistics/, accessed [date].
Attribute the underlying incident records to London Fire Brigade, retain the reporting period and do not describe raw counts as rates or safety scores.Fire Safety Services (2026), “Cladding remediation tracker: England and local-authority profiles”, derived from MHCLG Building Safety Remediation data for 30 June 2026, https://firesafetyservices.org.uk/cladding-remediation-tracker/, accessed [date].
Attribute the underlying release to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and retain the 30 June 2026 reporting date.
Fire Safety Services (2026), “Fire door inspection checklist”, 38-point interactive visual-check record, reviewed 30 July 2026, https://firesafetyservices.org.uk/fire-door-inspection-checklist/, accessed [date].
Describe it as a general visual-check resource—not a certificate, compliance decision or substitute for a competent technical inspection.
Fire Safety Services (2026), “Who can carry out a fire risk assessment?”, technically reviewed guidance, https://firesafetyservices.org.uk/who-can-carry-out-fire-risk-assessment/, accessed [date].
Link to the whole guide so the distinctions, official sources and limits remain available beside any quoted explanation.Linking and reuse
What you may use
You may link to any public page without asking permission. Reuse of official-source data is governed by the licence identified on the relevant dashboard and by the original publisher’s terms.
Our explanations, layout and original writing are separate from the underlying data. Quote only what is reasonably needed, attribute Fire Safety Services and link to the page. Contact us before reproducing substantial original text, graphics or a whole page.
Shareable local profiles
Link to—or embed—the selected authority
Every London borough and Surrey district profile has a stable URL, CSV and JSON downloads, a suggested citation and a branded embed card. The embed retains a visible source link so readers can inspect the figures, method and limitations.
https://firesafetyservices.org.uk/surrey-fire-safety-data/guildford/View an embeddable Surrey profileView a London borough profile →Editorial use, not link exchange
A citation should earn its place
We welcome references from organisations that find a resource genuinely useful. We do not buy links, require reciprocal links or ask a publisher to hide the source’s limitations.
- 01Use a specific finding
Identify the borough, scheme, reporting period, checklist purpose or competence distinction relevant to the reader.
- 02Preserve the caveat
Do not turn an area count into a premises risk rating or a visual checklist into certification.
- 03Link to verification
Send readers to the stable page containing the official source, method and update date.
- 04Correct transparently
If a cited figure changes materially, use the dated archive or update the reference rather than silently changing its meaning.
Data, media or correction query
Tell us exactly what you need to verify
Include the page, figure, reporting period and intended use. We can explain our published method and correct errors, but cannot provide unpublished official records or confirm the condition of a particular building.
Editorial safeguards
Corrections remain visible and traceable
Material errors are corrected as soon as practicable. Where a change affects interpretation, the relevant page should state what changed or update its source and review information.
Read our editorial standards or use the form above to identify a specific issue.