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At least six things you didn’t know about Bonfire Night
This month we’ll be changing the clocks, and the by the end of it the darker evenings will bring with them the smell of smoke and jacket potatoes ...
Why the Great Fire of London matters to you today
Writer Tom Bradby had a lot of ground to cover when he wrote ITV’s four-part drama about the Great Fire of London, so it’s perhaps understandable ...
Why false alarms could be hitting your bottom line
When is a fire not a fire? When it’s a false alarm. It’s far too easy to see a false alarm as a relief, and believe there was no harm done – but th...
“Flames aren’t games” – How you can start a grass fire when you’re somewhere else
At the weekend I went to inspect my beehives, undertaking the task just as I always do by gently blowing smoke into the hives before opening up an...
Tick Tock Test – How a fire-breathing dragon had a positive effect on fire safety
On the face of it, keeping a fire-breathing dragon in a wooden house wouldn’t seem to be the most sensible idea ever – but it worked very well for...
Fire alarm designed for people with impaired hearing
The piercing sound of an activated smoke alarm is normally sufficient to awake even the heaviest sleeper – but it could very well be a different story if they happen to be ...
BBQ Grill Safety
Lighter, warmer evenings, holidays coming up, and bags of charcoal appearing at supermarket entrances can mean only one thing – the barbecue seaso...
Can you be sure your fire extinguishers will work?
Having a fire extinguisher is no guarantee you’ll be able to put out a fire with it. To be ‘fit for purpose’, every fire extinguisher you own must b...
Do not ignore fire extinguisher servicing and maintenance
There is no doubt that the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 is making an impact in raising the fire safety standards in many businesses t...
Fire Beaters Tackle Grass Fires
The current period of hot weather is for most a welcome change from the dreadful summers of recent years. The vast majority relish the opportunity ...
Don’t panic over ISO 7010
It is a measure of how slow the wheels in Brussels turn that ISO 7010 covering Hazard Warning and Safety Signs has taken 10 years to arrive as a tr...
Children fail testing of Smoke Alarms
The widespread installation of Domestic smoke alarms in UK homes is credited by many fire safety professionals with the significant fall in seriou...