Individual fire and rescue services are to be given more autonomy with the announcement yesterday that they no longer have to work through regional management boards.

"We do not come out and engage as early as possible in national and international debates in which fire has an important part to play"

I was amused to find that officers’ witness statements referred to the defendant as “an elderly and dishevelled man I now know to be Mr X.”

One has to ask if CLG can’t apparently comprehend its own fire legislation, then how can they expect the average commercial business to understand and discharge its duties?

I usually work on the principle that an enforcement notice from Scotland or certain shire counties of England warrants a gill of the amber nectar, while a bottle only lasts for four enforcement notices from the enforcing authority of a capital city...

Simon Ince of Warrington Certification Ltd hits out at what he sees as the foot-dragging of professional and industry bodies on the subject of unified fire risk assessors schemes.

Drax has introduced an online service and control information system designed to deliver maintenance support for fire detection and alarm installations.

Fike has launched a new fire alarm and detection product designed to combine aspirating smoke detection with gas detection and environmental monitoring.

Those responsible for fire safety in buildings are being offered a service to make up bespoke and detailed evacuation plans by new company, Fire Safety Floor Plans.

Fläkt Woods has launched a fire solution specially designed for high-rises to keep smoke out of escape routes.

Audio manufacturer TOA has unveiled what it claims to be the world’s first total solution for a voice alarm system certified to the EN54 range of product standards.