Emergency Services
Recommendations about multi-agency coordination
8
Recommendations
100% accepted
Government Response
Accepted (7)Accepted in Part (1)
Recommendations in This Theme
recommendation across 1 inquiry
Across 1 inquiry
Tagged Recommendations
8 total
P1-21
Accepted
Grenfell Tower Inquiry
LAS and MPS review FSG call protocols
The London Ambulance Service and Metropolitan Police Service review their protocols and policies to ensure that their operators can identify FSG calls (as defined by the LFB) and pass them …
- The London Ambulance Service accepted all Phase 1 recommendations directed to it in October 2019 (LAS Response to Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 Report, …
LAS
P1-40
Accepted
Grenfell Tower Inquiry
Communicate Major Incident declarations to all responders
Each emergency service must communicate the declaration of a Major Incident to all other Category 1 Responders as soon as possible.
- The government accepted this recommendation in principle in January 2020 (Government Response to Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 Report, MHCLG, January 2020). - The …
UK Government
P1-41
Accepted
Grenfell Tower Inquiry
Establish inter-service control room communications
On the declaration of a Major Incident clear lines of communication must be established as soon as possible between the control rooms of the individual emergency services.
- The government accepted this recommendation in principle in January 2020 (Government Response to Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 Report, MHCLG, January 2020). - The …
UK Government
P1-42
Accepted
Grenfell Tower Inquiry
Designate single point of contact in control rooms
A single point of contact should be designated within each control room to facilitate such communication.
- The government accepted this recommendation in principle in January 2020 (Government Response to Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 Report, MHCLG, January 2020). - The …
UK Government
P1-43
Accepted
Grenfell Tower Inquiry
Use METHANE messages for Major Incidents
A 'METHANE' (Major incident declared, Exact location, Type of incident, Hazards, Access, Number and type of casualties, Emergency services present and required) message should be sent as soon as possible …
- The government accepted this recommendation in principle in January 2020 (Government Response to Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 Report, MHCLG, January 2020). - The …
UK Government
P1-44
Accepted
Grenfell Tower Inquiry
Investigate LFB-MPS-LAS system compatibility
Steps be taken to investigate the compatibility of the LFB systems with those of the MPS and the LAS with a view to enabling all three emergency services' systems to …
- LFB accepted all Phase 1 recommendations in January 2020 (LFB Response to Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 Report, January 2020). - LFB Commissioner stated …
London Fire Brigade
P1-45
Accepted in Part
Grenfell Tower Inquiry
NPAS helicopter datalink encryption standards
Steps be taken to ensure that the airborne datalink system on every NPAS helicopter observing an incident which involves one of the other emergency services defaults to the National Emergency …
- The government accepted this recommendation in principle in January 2020 (Government Response to Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 Report, MHCLG, January 2020). - The …
UK Government
P1-46
Accepted
Grenfell Tower Inquiry
Improve survivor information collection and sharing
The LFB, the MPS, the LAS and the London local authorities all investigate ways of improving the collection of information about survivors and making it available more rapidly to those …
- LFB accepted all Phase 1 recommendations in January 2020 (LFB Response to Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 Report, January 2020). - LFB Commissioner stated …
London Fire Brigade