Communications on the incident ground

This Conference notes the outcomes of the investigation into the Balmoral Bar incident. 

The lessons identified from this incident include a need to renew the emphasis on the resourcing of an appropriate command, control and communications infrastructure at incidents.

The recommendation from this was to ensure that the communications infrastructure on the incident ground is fit for purpose which was further explained as:

‘Effective communications throughout the incident ground is fundamental to ensuring that effective decision making can be delivered and risk critical information shared.’

Therefore this Conference instructs the Executive Council to campaign for all breathing apparatus sets within the UK Fire and Rescue Service to be fitted with reliable and effective in-built facemask communications.