PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL ADVICE Learning from incidents Peter Holland CBE QFSM FIFireE Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser UK Government

PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL ADVICE TRAVEL!

Context Fast moving world Not keeping pace Modern methods of construction PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL ADVICE

Martin Shipps wake up call Deaf ears? PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL ADVICE

Design, build, occupy FIRE Investigate, Analyse, Learn Lessons Review ops procedures, Testing regimes, Building Codes,

PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL ADVICE Lessons - both high rise Southampton,Deaths of 2 Firefighters London, Deaths of 6 occupants

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Southampton Firefighting techniques; Searching; Ventilation, Thermal Imagers Cables dropping Unusual design – Poor signage No sprinklers

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Lakanal House,London Unusual fire spread – downwards ! Failure of fire protection No fire alarm or sprinklers Lift Failure – 11 th floor Poor fire safety information to occupiers

PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL ADVICE Coroners Duty – Rule 43 Letter to persons of influence to avoid a repeat Government Fire and Rescue Service Housing providers

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BRE Fire reconstruction Child fire deaths PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL ADVICE

Significant major events from which services learn But this should include the whole industry, not in isolation. Role for IFE? PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL ADVICE

IFE Sharing platform? Broad Church of members International Branch Network CPD PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL ADVICE

Near Misses Missed opportunities Incident Recording System (UK) Structure, contents, people, behaviour PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL ADVICE

Structure Sandwich panels Deaths of two fire-fighters We knew about LISPs PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL ADVICE

Contents Foam-filled furniture Unusual fire spread USA PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL ADVICE

People behaviour Did they get out safely Audit of fire safety strategy PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL ADVICE

New Methods of Construction Can building codes and test standards keep pace ? Sustainable – Not when it burns down ! Lessons from Sandwich Panels – Superb construction material – BUT ! Need to keep up to speed ! – Huge challenge globally

PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL ADVICE Review Codes & Standards If strong evidence provided building codes and testing of materials will improve accordingly Let us learn from each other !

PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL ADVICE THANK YOU ! Peter Holland CBE QFSM FIFireE Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser