The devastating fire at London's Grenfell Tower continues to spark debate among experts. At the annual conference of the Association for the Promotion of German Fire Protection (vfdb) in Duisburg, Richard Mills from the management team of the London Fire Department will report on the findings and consequences of the accident.
Although the police investigation is not yet complete, the officer from the London Fire Brigade (LFB) will give an impression of the complicated fire-fighting and rescue work and - where possible - talk about the conclusions. 71 people died in the fire in the 24-story residential high-rise on June 14 last year. The fire led to heated discussions internationally about the nature of facade cladding and escape routes.
Explosion accident at BASF
Explosion accident at BASF in 2016 with five deaths and the events enclosing it G20 summit 2017
“We are very excited to hear a lecture first-hand that will show us what happened again and will certainly give us reason to think about the conclusions,” says vfdb President Dirk Aschenbrenner three months before the start of the conference, which will be held by May 28th to 30th in the Ruhr metropolis. Around 700 participants from home and abroad are expected there.
The presentation from the British capital is part of the topic “Current damage situations,” which - moderated by the head of the Frankfurt fire department, Prof. Reinhard Ries - also covers the explosion accident at BASF in 2016 with five deaths and the events surrounding it G20 summit 2017 in Hamburg will be discussed.
fire brigade technology
In addition to numerous other specialist topics, preventative fire protection as well as security and fire protection research take up a lot of space at the congress. It is also about the fire brigade technology and vehicles of the future.
“Lectures and discussions will also be characterized by one of the most important topics that will accompany us in the next few years – the digitalization of all areas of work, from training, planning and control centers to the deployment site,” emphasizes Dirk Aschenbrenner.
