London Fire Brigade's Response to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 Report

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00:00The publication of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report marks another important moment

00:06in the process of learning lessons from this terrible tragedy.

00:09It is our duty to those who lost their lives, their loved ones and to those who survived

00:17that we use the findings of the Inquiry to continue to drive change as we serve and protect

00:22Londoners.

00:24On this day, as always, our thoughts remain with the 72 people who died, the survivors,

00:30their families and the entire Grenfell community.

00:34We must never forget the impact the tragedy of the Grenfell Tower fire has had.

00:40On the night of the fire, the London Fire Brigade faced the most formidable challenge

00:45that any fire service in the UK has confronted since the Blitz.

00:50Our staff responding to the fire, as well as the residents of Grenfell Tower, showed

00:55extreme courage in the face of the most challenging of circumstances.

01:02We owe it to them, alongside the bereaved, the survivors and the community, to continue

01:08to learn and change the way we work to ensure that whatever situation our crews face, they

01:13are prepared to respond.

01:18In 2019, we accepted every recommendation from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 report,

01:26and they have been at the very centre of our subsequent transformation.

01:30London Fire Brigade has undergone a process of deep institutional change in terms of its

01:36culture, its leadership and its ways of working.

01:42This year, we completed every recommendation directed specifically to us in the Grenfell

01:48Tower Inquiry Phase 1 report.

01:52We have introduced and embedded important policies, new equipment, improved training

01:57and better ways of working, particularly in how we respond to fires in residential high-rise

02:02buildings and hundreds of Londoners have been saved as a result.

02:06This was evidenced at the awful fire in Dagenham late last month.

02:13Change is at the heart of how the Brigade operates today.

02:16It is our commitment to remain a listening, learning and a leading organisation.

02:22We are now much better prepared to respond, and we are not complacent.

02:28We are in dialogue with the Government and the Mayor of London as we all look at what

02:31must be done to ensure that buildings in London are safe.

02:35And we will continue to push for change in laws and regulation that are still needed.

02:43We recognise the critical importance of the Inquiry's findings and recommendations and

02:48we will set out an action plan detailing our response to each recommendation in due course.

02:54This plan will be developed following consultation and in collaboration with the Grenfell community

03:00and our Community Forum.