The London Fire Brigade (LFB) has announced a significant policy change that will see firefighters no longer attending automatic fire alarms in most non-residential buildings, unless a fire is confirmed by a human caller. This new measure, set to take effect in October, aims to save valuable time for firefighters, as less than one per cent of automatic fire alarms are triggered by actual fires.
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The automatic systems in question are those where the fire service is alerted to a potential blaze without anyone having directly called them. The brigade believes that by implementing this change, they will be able to allocate their resources more effectively.
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