HC Deb 11 July 1991 vol 194 cc430-3W
Ms. Gordon

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of fire engines and average populations served by each fire brigade station in London for each year since 1979.

Mr. John Patten

The number of front-line pumping appliances based at each fire station in the London fire brigade for each year from 1979 to 1991 is shown in the table. Information about the population served by each

Front line pumping appliances based at London fire stations, 1979–1991
Fire Station Year 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
Acton 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Addington 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Barbican 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Barking 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Barnet 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Battersea 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Beckenham 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Belsize 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Bethnal Green 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Bexley 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Biggin Hill 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Bow 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Brixton 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Bromley 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Cannon Street 2 1 2 — — — — — — — — — —
Chelsea 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Chingford 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Chiswick 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Clapham 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Clerkenwell 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Croydon 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Dagenham 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Deptford 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Dockhead 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Dowgate — — — 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Downham 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Ealing 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
East Greenwich 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
East Ham 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Edmonton 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Eltham 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Enfield 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Erith 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Euston 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Feltham 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Finchley 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Forest Hill 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Fulham 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Greenwich 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Hainault 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Hammersmith 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Hayes 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Harrow 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Hendon 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Heston 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Hillingdon 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Holloway 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Homerton 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Hornchurch 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Hornsey 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Ilford 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Islington 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Kensington 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Kentish Town 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Kingsland 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Kingston 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Knightsbridge 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Lambeth 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
Lambeth River 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 — — — — —
Lee Green 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Lewisham 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
Leyton 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Leytonstone 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Manchester Square 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mill Hill 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Millwall 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mitcham 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
New Cross 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
New Malden 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Norbury 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
North Kensington 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

fire station in the London fire brigade is not readily available, and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost

Fire Station Year 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
Northolt 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Old Kent Road 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Orpington 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Paddington 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Park Royal 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Peckham 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Plaistow 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Plumstead 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Poplar 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Purley 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Richmond 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Romford 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Ruislip 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Sanderstead 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Shadwell 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Shooters Hill 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Shoreditch 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Sidcup 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Silvertown 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Soho 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Southall 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Southgate 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Southwark 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Stanmore 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Stoke Newington 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Stratford 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Surbiton 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Sutton 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Tooting 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Tottenham 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Twickenham 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Wallington 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Walthamstow 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Wandsworth 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Wennington 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Wembley 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
West Hampstead 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Westminster 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
West Norwood 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Whitechapel 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Willesden 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Wimbledon 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Woodford 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Woodside 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Woolwich 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Notes:

1. These figures do not include special appliances, such as hydraulic platforms or turntable ladders, nor pumping appliances maintained as part of the Brigade's reserve fleet.

2. The figures shown in this table derive from establishment returns submitted by the London Fire and Civil Defence Authority relating to the establishment on 1 January each year.