Fire chief on disaster planning

Title

Fire chief on disaster planning

Genre

Interview

TX Date

7 Sep 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:03:48

Description

Margaret Shiels interviews London’s Chief Fire Officer, Gerald Clarkson, on changes to the Fire Brigade’s command structure during disasters. Follows criticisms of the service after the inquiry into the Kings Cross fire (18/11/87). Gerald Clarkson was speaking at an international conference in Birmingham on how to cope with disasters.

Contributors

Margaret Shiels; Gerald Clarkson

Keywords

London; UK; Great Britain; Fire services; Disaster prevention; Kings Cross Underground fire (1987)

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