Our organisation

The London Fire Brigade is run by the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA). We have 6,800 staff including 5,700 operational firefighters and officers. This page gives information about the staffing and structure of our organisation.

Staff are based at our 112 fire stations, which are staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. We are also based in fire safety offices, our control room and at headquarter offices. We are organised into three directorates headed up by the Commissioner for Fire and Emergency Planning:

Commissioner for Fire and Emergency Planning

The most senior LFEPA officer is the Commissioner for Fire and Emergency Planning, Ron Dobson. Ron is also the statutory Chief Fire Officer and chairs our Corporate Management Board (CMB).

The Commissioner's role is to:

• provide overall coordination and promotion of the highest standards of management and operational practice throughout our organisation
• ensure the effective, efficient and economic discharge of our fire and emergency planning responsibilities
• provide leadership and direction through the provision of sound strategic plans to meet our objectives
• take ultimate responsibility for advising our Members on business decisions

Corporate Management Board

The Corporate Management Board (CMB) is the top level officer body. The commissioner chairs CMB who normally meet fortnightly and take decisions or make recommendations to LFEPA about policy and resource planning. The commissioner and the three directors make up the board. The head of legal services, head of democratic services, head of finance, and the assistant commissioner (service delivery) are standing advisers to the board. The head of strategy, performance and planning is secretary to the board.

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Our organisation

The London Fire Brigade is run by the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA). We have 6,800 staff including 5,700 operational firefighters and officers. This page gives information about the staffing and structure of our organisation.

Staff are based at our 112 fire stations, which are staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. We are also based in fire safety offices, our control room and at headquarter offices. We are organised into three directorates headed up by the Commissioner for Fire and Emergency Planning:

Commissioner for Fire and Emergency Planning

The most senior LFEPA officer is the Commissioner for Fire and Emergency Planning, Ron Dobson. Ron is also the statutory Chief Fire Officer and chairs our Corporate Management Board (CMB).

The Commissioner's role is to:

• provide overall coordination and promotion of the highest standards of management and operational practice throughout our organisation
• ensure the effective, efficient and economic discharge of our fire and emergency planning responsibilities
• provide leadership and direction through the provision of sound strategic plans to meet our objectives
• take ultimate responsibility for advising our Members on business decisions

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Corporate Management Board

The Corporate Management Board (CMB) is the top level officer body. The commissioner chairs CMB who normally meet fortnightly and take decisions or make recommendations to LFEPA about policy and resource planning. The commissioner and the three directors make up the board. The head of legal services, head of democratic services, head of finance, and the assistant commissioner (service delivery) are standing advisers to the board. The head of strategy, performance and planning is secretary to the board.

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