Communication failures hampered London bombing rescues

COMMUNICATION FAILURES HAMPERED LONDON BOMBING RESCUES
[SOURCE: C-Net|News.com, AUTHOR: Andy McCue]
A report on the July 7, 2005, London bombings has said the lack of a digital radio network hampered the efforts of emergency service rescue teams. Noting that rescue teams were unable to communicate properly between the sites of the explosions underground, colleagues at ground level and control rooms, the London Assembly's July 7 Review Committee report said it is "unacceptable" that the emergency services are still not able to communicate by radio when they are underground, 18 years after the official inquiry into a fire at King's Cross station recommended action to address the problem. The report underscores the notion that there is no point in having the technology to enable key people to communicate with each other if the relevant authorities do not make sure that the right people are in possession of that technology.
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