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Publication  —  Fire & rescue services, Grenfell  —  12 February 2021

On 14 June 2017, a fire at Grenfell Tower, a high-rise residential building in North Kensington, West London, cost 72 lives. On 15 June 2017, the then Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Theresa May MP, announced a public inquiry into the causes of the fire. The Grenfell Tower Inquiry was set up to examine the circumstances leading up to and surrounding the fire.

Publication  —  Cause of concern, Fire & rescue services, Letter  —  12 February 2021

We conducted an inspection of the London Fire Brigade virtually between August and December 2020. As part of our inspection of what progress London Fire Brigade is making to implement the recommendations in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s Phase 1 report, we also considered the brigade’s progress to address the cause of concern we gave in our Round 1 inspection. 

Publication  —  COVID-19, Fire & rescue services  —  22 January 2021

Summary In August 2020, the Home Secretary commissioned us to inspect how fire and rescue authorities in England responded to the COVID-19 outbreak and the numerous challenges it presents. Virtually, we inspected England’s 45 fire and rescue services from September to November 2020, focusing on their response during the initial outbreak of the pandemic. The…

Publication  —  COVID-19, Letter  —  22 January 2021

In August 2020, we were commissioned by the Home Secretary to inspect how fire and rescue services in England are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. This letter from HMI Matt Parr to London Fire Brigade sets out our assessment of the effectiveness of the brigade’s response to the pandemic.

Publication  —  Memorandum of understanding  —  14 October 2020

The Fire Standards Board (FSB) and HMICFRS both promote improvements in fire and rescue services in England.

Publication  —  Grenfell, Terms of reference  —  13 October 2020

The Home Secretary commissioned HMICFRS to review the governance and progress of London Fire Brigade’s action plan to implement the recommendations from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry report.