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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.

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What do you think of the level of fines being imposed under the Fire Safety Order In the light of the Court of Appeal judgement confirming the £400,000 fine for New Look.

a. Fines are too high
b. Fines are too low
c. About the right level

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"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"

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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.”

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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?

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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...

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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.

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

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

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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.

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

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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.

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Are high rise residential blocks inherently less safe in a fire than their low-rise equivalents? Not if all design, construction, management and maintenance measures work as they should do, says Malcolm Kelly.

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A Court of Appeal decision to uphold a £400,000 fine imposed against retail giant New Look for breaches of fire safety obligations has no doubt left other industry players feeling a little hot under the collar, says Ron Reid of legal firm Shoosmiths.

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Smoke control systems may not be as high profile as other fire safety equipment but their proper design, installation and maintenance is essential, as Ian Doncaster explains.

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Urs A Ruferner describes the design, installation and maintenance of fire systems in six road tunnels housing new stretches of motorway in Switzerland.

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Fire crews attending a large fire at a glass factory were faced 400 tonnes of molten glass on two floors, reaching temperatures of 1600 degrees C. Eion Doyle sets out the measures needed to effectively fight the fire while providing firefighter safety.

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