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Apart from our daily changing news content, you can read about a former fire safety inspecting officer's concerns on fire safety in common areas of residential blocks, typical maintenance issues in smoke control systems and, as the summer season draws to a close, life on the beach with multi-tasking French firefighters.

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In a landmark case, the Court of Appeal has held that a fire safety company was not responsible for the damage caused by vandals setting off a dry powder extinguisher, causing £240,000 worth of damage to a historic Lincolnshire church.

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A visit to the beach means possibly being rescued by the local firemen - the Sapeur Pompiers...

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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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Fire detection manufacturer Hochiki Europe is offering three separate courses on fire safety geared towards M&E contractors and consultants, architects and end users.

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System Sensor Europe has developed new detectors to provide specific fire protection for the square and circular air conditioning ducts that form part of air conditioning systems.

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AlarmSense, Kentec’s new two-wire fire alarm system, takes less time to set up than a standard four-wire system, the company has said.

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Promat has released a high-density calcium silicate board with stone wool insulation into the passive fire safety market.

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Eurotech Fire Systems has launched a new fire detection scheme for installers buying the company’s fire safety products.

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The Fire Safety Order includes the common areas of flats and maisonettes, yet there is still a worrying degree of ignorance about this. Bob Williams sets out his concerns and asks whether the lettings industry is taking its responsibilities seriously enough.

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When considering life-safety systems such as smoke control, preventative maintenance is crucial and a legal requirement, says Will Perkins.

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The recent publication of EN54-23, the new product standard for visual alarms, presents a challenge to the way in which these devices have been made and installed. Mark Thomson explains.

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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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