In the fifth of our Fire Doctor series, David Brown answers some frequently asked questions on the spacing and positioning of detectors.

There are many ways to reduce false alarms from fire detection and alarm systems, says Graham Simons.

With almost half of facilities managers saying that fire safety is a ‘significant area’ for them, Adrian Newton reports on how the topic will be showcased at Facilities Show 2012 in May.

The Rosepark care home fire in 2004 in which 14 people died was the worst fire in a care home in the UK. Martin Shipp discusses the investigation, research and lessons learned from the tragedy as presented at a special conference.

A business park offering a mix of office and laboratory space with piped oxygen and compressed air on tap? Now there’s a challenge for a fire safety solution, as Keith Minster, sales manager UK and Ireland at Morley-IAS by Honeywell, explains.

Chris Hughes examines what can be done to help building owners and managers meet the requirements of fire safety legislation.

The fire safety sector can only develop better outcomes if it unites to tackle issues such as modern building methods, sustainability and compliance with standards, says Brian Robinson.

Have developers changed their tune about which purpose group to categorise high rise student accommodation since the requirement in Approved Document B for sprinklers in blocks of flats over 30m? Paul Clayton thinks they have.

The issue we face is not one of a blanket need for tougher regulation to ensure the safety of life and therefore, by default, the protection of property, but rather one of enforcement of the very regulations already in place.

If a bloke with a large brass neck comes in to try and bring back a shirt, refer him to the queue that resembles the one in our local post office on a Saturday morning