IPAF Calls for Meeting with London Mayor After Tragic Grenfell Tower Fire

by Michael Roth for RER Magazine (July 20, 2017)

Tim Whiteman, chief executive of the International Powered Access Federation, has written to Sadiq Khan, mayor of London, to express members’ wishes to work with the city and its emergency services in the wake of the recent catastrophic Grenfell Tower fire. IPAF member companies want to explore whether taller access platforms could be used in the future to help rescue people trapped during similar fires in residential or commercial towers.

 

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Firefighters' high ladder did not appear at Grenfell Tower for 30 minutes and hoses 'were hampered by low pressure' (Daily Mail)

(from the Daily Mail By John Sweeney and James Clayton For The Daily Mail - Published: 20:00 EDT, 7 July 2017)

Firefighters' high ladder did not appear at Grenfell Tower for 30 minutes and hoses were 'hampered by low pressure'.

An investigation has identified a series of failings that hampered the efforts of firefighters to tackle the horrific blaze and rescue the building's residents.

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Ladders Came Up Short and Cost Lives in London Blaze, Firefighters Say (NYT)

(From the New York Times, By ROD NORDLAND -- JULY 8, 2017)

LONDON — More lives could have been saved in the Grenfell Tower blaze in London, firefighters say, but a lack of equipment, particularly fire engines with ladders high enough to reach the top floors of the 24-story building, impeded the rescue effort.

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