Provide firefighters with digital radios
Grenfell Tower Inquiry · Grenfell Tower Inquiry: Phase 2 Report · Issued 4 September 2024 · Addressed to: National Fire Chiefs Council
Source — verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation
That all fire and rescue services give consideration to providing all firefighters with digital radios. (113.60)
Grenfell Tower Inquiry, Grenfell Tower Inquiry: Phase 2 Report · 4 Sep 2024 Source PDF →
Published evidence summary
Publicly available evidence relating to this recommendation:
- The government's annual report stated LFB completed digital radio deployment, and NFCC continues national reporting on digital radio provisions across services (Annual Report on Progress, MHCLG, February 2026).
Response — verbatim from government
●National Fire Chiefs Council — initial response
The National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) accepts this recommendation on behalf of all fire and rescue services. See recommendation 35.
National Fire Chiefs Council · 16 Jan 2025 Written response →
●NFCC — follow-up
The National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) accepts this recommendation on behalf of all fire and rescue services. See recommendation 35.
NFCC · 26 Feb 2025 Written response →
●National Fire Chiefs Council — follow-up
The National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) accepts this recommendation on behalf of all fire and rescue services. See recommendation 35.
National Fire Chiefs Council · 26 Feb 2025 Written response →
Evidence trail — what's actually happened since
- 1 Feb 2026 LFB completed digital radio deployment; NFCC continues national reporting. Digital radio provisions being assessed across services (see Recommendation 35). Source →
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