The Executive Office of Public Safety and the Department of Fire Services
Are pleased to sponsor a
Special Presentation for Massachusetts Senior Public Safety Officials

London Bombings of July 7, 2005

As the London Fire Commissioner, Sir Ken Knight is head of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority, responsible for the Capital's Fire and Rescue Service, the London Fire Brigade.

Sir Ken Knight will discuss how the threat of terrorism affects the London Fire Brigade and public safety agencies throughout the city of London, incident management principles utilizing a multi-agency response and how responders deal with incident stress.

Sir Ken will also brief attendees on the July 7, London bombings, a series of coordinated bomb blasts that struck London's system during the morning rush hour. At 8:50 a.m., three bombs exploded within 50 seconds of each other on three London Underground trains. A fourth bomb exploded on a bus nearly an hour later at 9:47 a.m. in Tavistock Square . The bombings killed 52 commuters and the four suicide bombers, as well as causing a severe, day-long disruption of the city's transport and mobile telecommunications infrastructure. London fire, emergency medical service, law enforcement and many other agencies responded. The response of the many different agencies and the “lessons learned” will be discussed.

Monday, February 26, 2007

10:00 to 15:00 hours

Devens Common Center, 31 Andrews Parkway, Devens, MA www.devenscommoncenter.com · (978) 772-0188

Hot buffet luncheon included.

Please contact MFA at 978-567-3201 to register by Feb. 20, 2007.

Register online at www.mass.gov/dfs/mfa or fax a MFA registration form to

(978) 567-3229.
Course number is 220-181-569.

There is no charge to attend and is open to all Massachusetts public safety officials. This is a priority selection course. Advanced Registration IS required!