Radio Usage
Dear London Fire Commissioner (London Fire Brigade),
I was wondering if you would kindly forward a radio guidelines manual or a list of radio terms that the service uses for a research project of mine.
Thanks,
Liam.
Dear Liam,
Thank you for your request.
This will be considered under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and we will respond as soon as we are able. Please note, given the current situation with the Coronavirus, this may be outside of the normal, expected timeframe for a FOI response (20 working days).
Thank you for your patience, with kind regards
Thanks
Rahul Jain
Business Intelligence
London Fire Brigade
169 Union Street London SE1 0LL
T 020 8555 1200 x 30358
E [email address]
london-fire.gov.uk
Dear Liam,
I refer to your request for information of 13 August 2020 which was considered under the Freedom of Information Act. I apologise for the delay in providing the information you were seeking. The Brigade is currently dealing with a some complex information requests and we are struggling to deal with all requests as quickly as we would like, particularly as staff are still working from home.
The UK National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) provides National Operational Guidance on managing fireground voice communication radio equipment for use at incidents on their website. This can be accessed via the following link:
https://www.ukfrs.com/foundation-knowled...
Further information in relation to LFB incident communications can be found in LFB policy number 488 which is published through the Grenfell Tower Inquiry website and can be accessed via the following link:
https://assets.grenfelltowerinquiry.org....
I hope you find this information of use. Should you have any further questions please do let me know.
This request has been dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. If you are dissatisfied by this response you can request an internal review by writing to the Head of Information Management at the address below (or email [email address]).
Further information about your information rights (including how to raise a concern or make a complaint) is available from the Information Commissioner’s Office on their website at www.ico.org.uk or by writing to them at Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.
Kind regards,
Zoe
Zoe Hughes
Information Access
London Fire Brigade
169 Union Street London SE1 0LL
T 020 8555 1200
E [email address]
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