From London Fire Brigade
London Fire Commissioner, Andy Roe, said:
Today marks seven years since the devastating Grenfell Fire, an event that profoundly affected London and forever changed the lives of so many.
Our thoughts remain with the families and loved ones of the 72 people who lost their lives, as well as the survivors, their families and the Grenfell community.
Attending each day of Testimony Week in January this year was yet another moment where we had the opportunity to listen and reflect on the experience of the bereaved, survivors and relatives. Their tireless efforts in pursuit of justice and reform have been inspirational, and their voices continue to be instrumental in driving change and holding us accountable.
Listening to the Grenfell community has been fundamental to our ability to learn from this tragedy, and we will continue to do so. This year, London Fire Brigade completed every recommendation directed specifically to us in the Phase 1 report. We have now introduced important new policies, new equipment, implemented improved training and better ways of working, particularly in how we respond to fires in high-rise buildings. But it is clear there is a lot more important work still to do and we will do everything in our power to make changes to improve our service.
2 comments:
The Grenfell fire represented a preventable tragedy that led to 72 avoidable fatalities and exposed alarming corruption, selfishness, and double standards within a particular local council and the central government.
To prevent such injustices, widespread reforms in government operations are necessary.
It is noteworthy that the recent Labour manifesto failed to acknowledge the fundamental importance and necessity of such reform, which is something we ought to remind them of, as it aligns with our best interests.
Agree, the Labour manifesto prioritises 'wealth creation' population growth tenanted towers packed-in zones, but does not seek to regulate these zones for social health and humane wellbeing in the way conservation area zones are being regulated, made resilient and public services invested in.
Reads as more of "the worse the better" for tower 'wealth creation' zones, and so not surprising therefore that no one is responsible for Grenfell year 7 or year 77.
'Wealth creation farming', land wars, exclusion and extraction trumps social health in Labours proposed growth of growth areas zoned.
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