London wildfire response hit by crew shortages, says report
By Malcolm PriorFirefighter shortages meant 39 fire engines were not available to help tackle the wildfires that burnt across London last July, a new report reveals.A major incident review of the London Fire Brigade's response was published on Monday after a Freedom of Information request by the BBC.Deputy commissioner Dom Ellis said: "We know last summer was not a one-off - climate change will continue to give rise to more extreme weather events.
The 19th July was said to be one of the LFB's "busiest days in the modern firefighting era" with 2,496 calls received - including 740 relating to wildfires - and 26 fires requiring four or more pumping appliances to attend. But it found that 39 appliances were "off the run" - unavailable - because of insufficient staff numbers.
That includes a so-called "holey hose" - a new type of hose that creates a water curtain of up to two metres high along its length. During the course of their work, the review authors found that "a resistance to reflection and review was evident in some areas" of the brigade. The brigade said it was now creating 10 wildfire officers and 30 wildfire tactical advisors, who will be trained in the more rural areas of England where wildfires are more common.LFB was just one of 11 fire and rescue services across the UK to declare a major incident on the day.
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