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Your London Fire Brigade: our plan for 2023-29
Assessments of Risk
Assessment of Risk 2026
Detailed report 2026
  • Layer One: Public Concern and Public Risk Perception
  • Layer Two: Data Lead Assessment of Ordinary (commonly occurring) Risks
  • Layer Three: Extraordinary risks and reasonable worst-case scenarios, including London Risk Register
  • Layer Four: Horizon Scanning for New and Emerging Risks

Detailed report

Layer 1

Public Concern and Public Risk Perception

Layer 2

Data Lead Assessment of Ordinary (commonly occurring) Risks

Layer 3

Extraordinary risks and reasonable worst-case scenarios, including London Risk Register

Layer 4

Horizon Scanning for New and Emerging Risks

 

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