IT experts at Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service have been working with the Service’s incident command team to create a fully-automated system using electronic tags to help keep track of firefighters, vehicles and equipment.
A company that owned a London hotel has been ordered to pay more than £21,000 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to six offences under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
Intumescent coatings manufacturer Leighs Paints has signed a contract for the installation of a Morley-IAS fire alarm system at its manufacturing site in Bolton.
The cause of a fire in Exmouth which spread to neighbouring properties in a parade of shops has been identified as a halogen heater which ignited combustible material.
A ‘secret’ database showing the poor condition of many university halls of residence and non-residential buildings – including in some cases those deemed ‘inoperable’ because they are in breach of fire regulations – has been published by the Guardian newspaper.
Fire detection, alarms and emergency lighting courses developed by the Fire Protection Association and the Fire and Security Association (FSA) have been accredited as BTEC qualifications.
At least three fire and rescue services have reported a significant rise in homeowners complaining about 10-year smoke alarms with sealed batteries ‘beeping’ - as if they were low on battery power -only a few years after their installation.
A fire safety programme aimed at young people between four and 17 years old who are known or suspected troublemakers with fire has been launched by Lancashire Fire and Rescue.
Around 30 people were evacuated from their homes when a fire in an Edinburgh block of flats spread through the roof void. The alarm was raised at approximately 6.45 am last Friday when Lothian and...
The National Fire Protection Association in the US has welcomed the news that three more states have adopted the 2009 edition of its International Residential Code, which requires sprinklers in all new one and two-family homes.
The qualifications of fire risk assessors, residential landlords’ responsibilities and the challenges of fire safety in care homes are three of the seminar topics to be presented at Firex South.
Film goers at a screening of the hit 3-D film Avatar thought the special effects were a bit too realistic when a speaker behind the cinema screen caught fire.
The Fire Service College had not carried out a fire risk assessment under the Fire Safety Order at the time of last year's fire which destroyed 11 fire engines and the appliance bay they were kept in.
The Wood Protection Association (WPA) is calling for building designers to double-check the fire performance credentials of timber flame retardant treatments to ensure they really are fit for the application required.
Search and rescue specialists from UK fire and rescue services have been flown out to Haiti as part of the government's response to the devastating earthquake in the country.
Southwark Council has said that prior to the Lakanal House fire last August, it had mistakenly relied on the training of its housing officers by London Fire Brigade to meet fire safety requirements for some of its tower blocks.
Plans for a national register of tower blocks in England, to include the date of the last fire risk assessment for each block, have been unveiled today by the Tenant Services Authority (TSA).
Fire stations are normally associated with the colour red but the one in Ilford has been fitted with a range of energy saving measures designed to make it greener.
Seventeen fire and rescue authorities (38%) have performed 'well' and exceed minimum requirements, according to a report focussing on financial audits and use of resources.
A news item last week about the potential role of window frames in fires such as that at Lakanal House in Camberwell may have given a misleading impression of the research it was based on, claims BRE.
The timber frame industry has announced a three-stage approach to tackle the incidence of serious fires on construction sites, such as that in Peckham, south east London a fortnight ago.
A museum collection housing classic cars from the 1950s has been destroyed in a fire. Around 30 firefighters tackled the blaze last week at the privately owned Cae Dai museum near Denbigh.