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  The ultimate home fire extinguisher

  In writing this blog I have studiously tried to avoid unnecessary and blatant plugging of the products and services we offer. I am breaking this rule just for once as I think a new fire extinguish...

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  Home Fire Safety Checks for free

  In a previous missive I bemoaned the fact that the role of Fire and Rescue Services (FRS), aka the Fire Brigade, had changed insofar as fire risk assessments are concerned. With the introduction of...

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  Fire Extinguisher Ratings Explained

  [skus]EXT002CO22,EXT002PSP6,EXT002FSP3[/skus] We are asked this question so many times. These mystical codes that are printed on all quality-approved fire extinguishers are there to indicate, not j...

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  Fire Safety Order has legal teeth

  I know I have been guilty, if that’s the word, of repeatedly urging businesses to take the new Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order seriously. Described by many industry professional as a can of w...

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  The History of the Fire Extinguishers as we know it

  In about 200 BC, the Roman Ctesibius of Alexandria is credited with inventing a hand operated fire pump able to deliver a stream of water to a fire. It was the precursor for other variants on his f...

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  At the Cutting Edge of the RRO

  I had an enlightening conversation with my hairdresser the other day. She was asking which fire extinguisher to use in the salon and I told her about the “new” (it’s been around since 2005) Regulat...

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  One Eye up the Chimney

  A customer asked us the other day what fire extinguisher he could use to extinguish a chimney fire – an unusual enquiry when you think about it. I figured either he had just experienced a chimney ...

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  Nightmare of the House Fire

  It has to be up there as one of our worst nightmares. The morning starts with the usual cuppa and a bite of breakfast. It is the weekend and as we have family visiting who we have not seen for ages...

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  Ban on Halon Fire Extinguishers

  Halon Fire Extinguisher BanI have to expand on my comments regarding the ban on Halon fire extinguishers implemented following the Montreal Protocol of 1987 and subsequent extension at Kyoto a dec...

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  Halon Replacement Fire Extinguishers

  [skus]EXT170CA15,EXT170CA25,EXT170CA6[/skus] As a follow on to my last post I must put the record completely straight regarding Halon replacement fire extinguishers. For general use CO2 is the pro...

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  Motor Sport Fire Extinguishers

  [skus]EXT170CA15,EXT170CA25,EXT170CA6[/skus] We have had a lot of interest of late from Motor Sports enthusiasts who are required to carry a fire extinguisher during competitions for use in the ev...

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  The Great Fire

  It is strange how two unrelated events half a world apart conjured up similar images. This month saw the reopening, after major restoration, of the Monument, a memorial commemorating the Great Fi...

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