Fire chiefs support London Fire Brigade's call for stronger action on high-rises

摘要

The National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) wants to see research undertaken into firefighting and emergency evacuation when buildings fail, with a focus on 'stay put' advice in high-rise buildings, which may not be viable in all circumstances. In line with London Fire Brigade's calls, NFCC has previously raised concerns that there has been no dedicated research into emergency evacuations of high-rise buildings, in the unusual circumstances that a building's fire protection measures fail catastrophically as it did at Grenfell. This is especially relevant to buildings with a single staircase with the associated difficulties of evacuating an entire block.