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).
Sources
How was this evidence gathered?
Response — verbatim from government
●NFCC — initial response
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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