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  Ionization smoke detectors versus Photo-electric smoke detectors

  There is an old adage that says if it happens in America it is only a matter of time before it happens here in the UK. If that holds true it could spell the eventual death knell for Ionization type...

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  Talking fire extinguishers to educate kids

    Children are being taught about fire safety in Lincolnshire schools.   The local fire and rescue service has introduced three talking fire extinguishers to teach children how to prevent and es...

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  Holiday travel tips for the motorist

  [skus]EXT170AP1,EXT002CVP1,KIT139BSM[/skus] The School Holidays got into full swing this week. The roads will be packed with millions of parents and their over excited kids heading for the beaches ...

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  Cooking Oil Fires Are a Killer

  Cooking fires and particularly Chip pan fires are the UK’s biggest cause of fire related injuries in the home with a conservative estimate, based on statistics recorded by the Fire Services, of 12...

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  A Fire Blanket is for Life.

  [skus]BLA0141212EK40,BLA0141818K40,BLA0141010EK40[/skus] A fire blanket should be a must have for all householders and many businesses as they provide the ultimate fast response to extinguish small...

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  10 things not to do in a fire

  [skus]BLA0141212K40,DET014FA9V,SAF2230005[/skus] Don’t not install smoke alarm detectorsA smoke detector gives early warning of a fire increasing the chances of escape. They are so cheap and easy t...

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  Fire safety legislation for Landlords

  As a homeowner I have more than a passing interest in the dire state of the housing market. A recent analysis by Morgan Stanley the investment bank predicts a further fall in prices over the next y...

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  Fire Control Fiasco Continues

  At the same time as a new official report out this week casts serious doubts on the Treasury’s handling of construction projects funded through Private Finance Initiatives – better known as PFI’s –...

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  Deaf Awareness Week

  [skus]ACC116DEAF[/skus] Pardon the pun but many of you will probably not have heard that this week, Monday 2nd May to Sunday 8th May 2011, is Deaf Awareness Week. The UK Council on deafness is coo...

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  Fire fighting grenade not so hot

  There is nothing new under the sun – or rather in the case of Japan the rising sun. This past week there has been a flurry of announcements and videos on YouTube concerning the “invention” by the J...

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  Updated Fire Safety code for Care Homes

  Additional guidance has been published for fire safety in residential care and nursing homes in order to clarify the government guide to fire risk assessment, fire control and fire avoidance within...

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  Electrical ‘blaster’ may extinguish fires

  Scientists at a conference in Anaheim, California this last weekend unveiled a “discovery” that could underpin a completely new type of fire-fighting device potentially including sprinkler type sys...

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