Editing London Borough of Barnet (section)

===Emergency services===
The [[London Ambulance Service]] responds to [[medical emergency|medical emergencies]] in the area. [[Home Office]] policing in the borough is provided by the [[Metropolitan Police Service]]. There are two police stations in the borough at: Colindale and Barnet. Though only Colindale is open to the public. The [[Peel Centre]] at Hendon is the Metropolitan Police College.

[[Fire service in the United Kingdom|Statutory emergency fire service]] is provided by the [[London Fire Brigade]]. There are four fire stations that operate in the Borough of Barnet. These are mobilised to protect around 330,000 people. The main risks identified in the borough include [[Brent Cross Shopping Centre]], [[Coppetts Wood Hospital]] and [[Barnet Hospital]]. Between the four stations; six pumping appliances, One Operational Support Unit and a High Volume Pump are operated.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/about_us/media/Barnet.pdf/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071005231440/http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/about_us/media/Barnet.pdf|url-status=dead|title=London Fire Brigade - Barnet Profile|archive-date=5 October 2007}}</ref>