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Philip Pratley
"Following a RUSI workshop on the London bombings, Philip Pratley examines how the emergency services explained their responses and discovers that, while extensive planning and training proved invaluable, there are still lessons to be learned. The response to the July 2005 bombings in London required extensive co-ordination between different organisations, which was largely successful owing to the detailed advance planning by the institutions involved and the dedication of their staff. Two lessons emerge consistently from the debriefings of the first responders: the detailed plans were vital and worked well; and communication problems still present a significant obstacle to the timely and necessary flow of information. This summary covers the observations of five of the first-responder organisations, who on 7 July (and again on 21 July) brought their respective plans together: " [Sub required]
