Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service have taken part in a think sprinkler demonstration for a hard hitting film on the BBC, one year after the tragic deaths of four children
Scotland’s accounts commission has praised Fife Fire and Rescue Service for its effective work, but warned that budget constrains could lead to an increase in community risk
Stop trying to convince people about the usefulness of sprinklers, and start lobbying - the message from annual parliamentary seminar on fire and rescue
A report into the retrofitting of sprinklers in existing high-rise blocks of flats will conclude that it is both cost effective and practical to do so, following a pilot installation last year.
A fire which broke out at a newly built secondary school was successfully extinguished and confined to the room of origin by the building’s sprinkler system.
A London hotel has had to pay more than £260,000 in fines and costs in what is believed to be the first jury trial of a case under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
A police constable has been praised for his bravery after he ran into a blazing building and rescued 15 people in the early hours of Saturday 4 February.
Humberside Fire & Rescue Service are to trial the installation of sprinklers in the homes of elderly and vulnerable people, unable to escape in the event of a fire
London Fire Brigade have saved over £9m over the last four years by dramatically reducing the number of false alarm calls attended, according to new figures released
An independent fire safety advisor is claimed to be the first in the UK to have proven his competence as a fire risk assessor against the recently published competency criteria for fire risk assessors.
A takeaway restaurant above which staff had been sleeping has been ordered to pay more than £24,000 after admitting a series of offences under fire safety legislation.
The Scottish Government have today announced a huge proposed reform of Scottish fire and rescue services that will mean the creation of a single combined department
A new vocational qualification – the International Certificate in Fire Safety and Risk Management – has been launched this week by safety, health and environmental examination board, NEBOSH.
Eurotunnel carried out a massive drill at the weekend to test their new automatic fire suppression systems, built in response to the freight fire of 2008
In the absence of central government direction, the fire safety sector can only develop its own policies and standards if it presents a united front, according to the president of the Association for Specialist Fire Protection, Brian Robinson.
Lambeth Council have received a number of fire safety enforcement notices after London Fire Brigade inspectors found failings in council-owned buildings
A businessman and former Lord Mayor has been sentenced to 26 weeks imprisonment suspended for two years following breaches of fire safety law at his factory.