In 2017 we warned @grenfellinquiry chair to put then PM May on notice to advise @EUCouncil + @UN of the prospect of a global #BuildingSafetyCrisis (thread)

Link to 19July terms of ref public meeting & key extracts below prodgti.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/documents/tran… x.com/thetimes/statu…
We were proactive in making comment in the public interest but sadly initiative after initiative was high jacked or shut down

Often by groups we were trying to help or those with vested interests

There is a dark side to post #Grenfell a very dark side & we have brimming case files on those who are complacent in this.

Remember the whispers about #Covid & quickly pivoting from critical national infrastructure work to local authority silver command & rapid return to the NHS

COVID Day of Reflection: When is it and how to mark five years since start of global pandemic news.sky.com/story/covid-da… Was working @StPancrasInt resolving issues in the run up to the busy xmas holidays

Then #Covid landed & one quick pivot to Local Authority - silver command & emergency assessments of emergency homeless accommodation + flex of crematorium & other civil contingencies

Suggested those leading campaigns should bring on the next generation of campaign champions

Also suggested supporting independent campaigner groups & individuals

It was a sensible thing to do but sadly they turned nasty, ghosting & then their appalling dirty tricks played out

https://twitter.com/mdc12345678/status/1898151452620825055

When they ganged up on the cladding map team - i pushed back

They they ripped off the #Pollutetpays strap line - i was livid

When they ganged up on one independent expert - it was unnecessarily savage

When they rounded on me i reminded im independent of everyone & dont like they wag they treat people

@SkyNews Excellent coverage from @haynesdeborah @SkyNews

This is a concern many have shared within the intelligence, security & defences sectors

Only last night a group of experts posted comments following @pinstripedline primer (thread)

https://twitter.com/pinstripedline/status/1786428183006400626

@SkyNews @haynesdeborah @pinstripedline Quite a lively discussion followed-on

From infrastructure (critical & non-critical) emergency planning, contingency & business continuity lens

@HasisD one to watch on all of the above + work on the Manchester Arena bombing with the Late Lord Kerslake

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https://twitter.com/hasisd/status/1786665763270455636

@grenfellinquiry phase 2 report under embargo will now have been issued to core participants today - during a closed door briefing.

The public session & digital report links are scheduled for release at 11am tomorrow 4 Sept 2024.

This will be a very hard day for #Grenfell Families, community, responders & all impacted by the #BuildingSafetyCrisis

Truly hope today will give answers everyone seeks & strong recommendations to the nee government

Now we remember 72 lost souls
Firms criticised by Grenfell inquiry face calls to be banned from public contracts

@Robert_Booth @guardian Exclusive: About £250m in UK deals made in past five years with companies involved in tower’s ill-fated refit

theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

#DagenhamFire Appears to have caught the attention of home sec @YvetteCooperMP (long post)

Sector contact sent this planning application detail across earlier this morning - appears the Dagenham block had cladding remediation in 2023

Form the incident footage appears to have lost the roof level which is similar to the #Boltoncube - student accommodation fire but with cladding replacement at Dagenham, hazard different fire spread dynamics.

Recall the @ROCKWOOLUK white-paper on the fifth facade - flat-roof construction. …

Possible this was A) another balcony fire which spread to the structure in Dagenham or B) a compartment fire which penetrated what appears to be a lightweight construction.

How many more now exist following the last governments disastrous pre #Grenfell legislative gaps or post #Grenfell permitted development schemes. …

How have the complexities of the building or fire safety acts improved public safety in existing & new buildings

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One things for certain a significant @LondonFire response & major incident declared + another block of families displaced, with uncertain futures.

Dare say the insurance sector @BritishInsurers or mortgage providers will have a view on the fire & particularly given a number of other recent roof level fire burnouts.

This is very bad optics for the new home sec & government, when @grenfellinquiry phase 2 report is pending 4th Sept 2024.

As i said on @SophyRidgeSky following the #Chalcots emergency decants

“This is a decades old issue, spanning all political parties”

As with any incident or disaster, it should not be used as a political football, but sadly often is.

Now we are witnessing another reminder that a #Grenfell2 may be just around the corner.

Press DMs open for fire expert comments @SkyNewsBreak @BBCNews @itvlondon @bbc5live @BBCRadioLondon @LBCNews @TalkTV @FT @thetimes @guardian @spectator @Independent @Telegraph @DailyMailUK @TheSun @DailyMirror @IfsecInsider @IFSJournal2020 @Daily_Express @heraldscotland

https://x.com/yvettecoopermp/status/1827992721782423553?s=46&t=ZUctdosYgW1SG4DLJrrgXw

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@LondonFire press update on #DagenhamFire

40 units & 200+ fire-fighters attended follow fire call at 02.44am on 26 Aug 2024

High-reach appliances deployed to the fire involving the scaffolding & professing to roof level structure

Building known to fire service & has a range of fire safety issues - simultaneous evacuation initiated & search & rescue operations conducted

Two hospitalised & not known if smoke hoods were deployed

Major incident declared & public advised to stay away from the areas.

Cause of the fire is not known but a forensic fire investigation will be conducted by @LondonFire forensic specialists.

What a mess but not one without consequences

https://twitter.com/telegraph/status/1820711794194698451

This is what miss-information is stocking

https://twitter.com/adielivingitup/status/1820548302347149785

With all the madness in the world heres a short thread on context.

Pls read to the end, this is very serious

Im Glaswegian - Scottish - British - UK - European…….

Born here - live here & can happily be all the above at the same time & without issue





We are but one nation represented many flags - religions - culture’s - politics spanning the earth

In comparison to planet earth each flag - religion - culture - politics is important & also insignificant

Context - Earth is tiny compared to the Sun

Our sun is tiny compared to the Sun Giants - see where I’m going with this bear with me

#Autism hitting the headlines & trending - good

I was diagnosed as Aspergers last year - I’m still just me

Yesterday I had a overwhelming day

Last week I had an overwhelming week

Last month I had an overwhelming month

Last year I had an overwhelming year

This sums us up 💚

https://twitter.com/KatyElphinstone/status/1619735070830632962

Last decade was overwhelming at times but thankfully not all the time, just some of the time but then a breakthrough comes, it’s always does.

As ex London vice chair to the #EmergencyPlanningSociety - #disastermanagers will be implementing civil contingency responses to the #Firefighterstrikes

Homeowners & business operators should also implement fire risk reduction measures where possible

Press DMs open for comment

https://twitter.com/bbcbreaking/status/1620093869709729792

Remember that the fire-service respond to a range of incidents beyond fire-fighting from road traffic accidents to flooding, search and rescue operations.

However business might consider letting staff work from home on strike days & offering fire safety advice.

Headlines ⁦@thetimes⁩ this morning ⁦@michaelgove⁩ @luhc confirms ⁦@GOVUK⁩ to blame for #Grenfell but holds developers over a barrel for remediation costs shortfalls

Michael Gove: We are to blame on Grenfell | News | The Sunday Times thetimes.co.uk/article/michae… @michaelgove makes a remarkable admission in today’s @thetimes

“faulty and ambiguous”

government guidance allowed the scandal to happen.

As I’ve said all along @GOVUK legislation & guidance was the root cause & large part of the compounding failures leading to #Grenfell

One of my favourite projects was - resolving a long standing fire safety issue on one of the first UK #protonbeams.

What’s the point of all this knowladge if we can’t do some good in the world!

Breast cancer patients take part in proton beam trial bbc.co.uk/news/health-64… Here’s how I achieved in 30mins that which a global design team struggled with for months if not years

So we have new technology = proton-beam

The problem was a high RPM spinning shaft, going through a fire compartment wall & how do you make the fire seal.

lots of position statements on modern methods of construction #MMC as @NFCC_Chair highlights the dangers (thread)

@stuartgreenUoR

https://twitter.com/nfcc_firechiefs/status/1600483035224457217

Excellent points from @emmadentcoad on modern methods of construction #MMC

Wed do well to listen to the Ex MP who championed post #grenfell response & legislative overhauls.

https://twitter.com/emmadentcoad/status/1599734505170165760

@andrewjteacher @GeorgeNHammond @ftweekend @GrenfellUnited @officialJ4G Also worth reading a the earlier #Australian #LacrosseFire ruling which may present a cost recovery option for the contractor under vicarious liability against project principals

Three appealed but judge also found against them.

architectureau.com/articles/lacro… @andrewjteacher @GeorgeNHammond @ftweekend @GrenfellUnited @officialJ4G Then there’s this gem of a case & ruling also upheld on appeal

Sahib Foods Ltd v Paskin Kyriakides Sands (a firm) [2003] EWCA Civ 1832

Hence predict stormy waters ahead for developers, contractors, architects, specifies, consultant (fire) engineers etc

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Remember this one as clear as day - 23 June 2017 week after #grenfell

Was waiting on the bus home - absolutely shattered (thread)

Grenfell fire: Theresa May attacked by fire safety expert for not treating disaster as national emergency independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n… Call came in from @gtubbsky @skynews back of 8pm 23 June 2017

Gerard: Steve we have another one

Me: another #Grenfell

Gerard: no! five tower blocks in Camden are being evacuated

Me: let me check the jumbo tv (in Woolwich Sq normally showing @BBCNews)

Everyone should brace for a lot more of this whether a leaseholder, shared owner or social housing tenant

Many building owners & operators have been in a holding pattern until #FireSafetyAct + #BuildingSafetyAct became law

Some will await secondary legislation & guidance 1/

https://twitter.com/therealkieran/status/1522924164771889153

Some will postpone until the 11th hour - however demand is outstripping supply of labour, goods & services

As a result of #brexit + #covid labour & material costs are more expensive now than 5yrs previous when #Grenfell exposed a #buildingsafetycrisis /2

Thinking of the lost souls & injured to the #HavanaHotelExplosion + #MadridResidentialexplosion

We lost uncle John’s family of 4 to the 1985 #KingsParkGasExplosio

Please ensue your gas appliances are serviced annually by @GasSafeRegister engineers or equivalent in your country February 2021 we called on @govuk to investigate an alarming spike in gas explosions in the following an investigation by @adamtomforrest @Independent

With fuel costs set to rise we are deeply worried that the instance of gas explosions may rise in the UK & safety gas remain

https://twitter.com/stevemcfirerisk/status/1363687294461427713

⚠️ Breaking News #MadridExplosion

Also hitting the headlines is reports of another gas explosion in a #Madrid residential block.

17 injured & one critical

Explosion in Madrid building injures at least 17 as more victims feared trapped under rubble itv.com/news/2022-05-0… ⚠️ Update #Madrid #Spain #Explosion

2 confirmed dead and 17 injured following an explosion in the upmarket residential area of Madrid

Press DMs open for fire and gas safety expert comments.

reuters.com/world/europe/e…

⚠️ News Flash

Reports of a massive explosion at a hotel in #Cuba - four fatalities confirmed.

Local reports suggest a gas explosion & other causes currently ruled out at this time.

theguardian.com/world/2022/may… ⚠️Update #HavanaExplosion #Cuba

Breaking need Cuba - four confirmed dead & 19 injured as a hotel is destroyed in what’s thought to be a gas explosions

Rescue services have the difficult task of persons recovery

Press DMs open fire & gas safety expert

news.sky.com/story/cuba-pow…

Not the first time to comment on the dangers of ethanol burners - and the dangers of refuelling

Ethanol is a clean burning fuel & the flames are virtually invisible to e naked eye.

'Our lives changed forever when we caught fire' - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan… One from the archives on the dangers of ethanol burners & call on @team_greenhalgh #buildingsafetyandfire minister + @BobBlackman #FireAPPG chair

Cc @LabourSJ @libdemdaisy @NFCC_FireChiefs

https://twitter.com/stevemcfirerisk/status/1441619411350196225

@Selyst remember you mentioned insider threats & my separate piece on arson or fire as a weapon

We may have the first case unfolding in Russia’s Air-Space Defence Research Institute.

Here’s link to #CPNI guidance cpni.gov.uk/blog/physical-…

https://twitter.com/Liveuamap/status/1517077824330510343

More updates on the for at the Russian missile research facility.

https://twitter.com/novayagazeta_en/status/1517110320203976704