In response to the urgent demand for more fire-testing facilities in the UK, a major new fire resistance testing laboratory at Blockley, Gloucestershire, has opened, featuring two of the largest furnaces of their kind. UL Solutions, a global leader in…
Chris Higgins named Telgian Fire Safety President
Telgian CEO James Tomes recently announced the appointment of Chris Higgins as President, Telgian Fire Safety (TFS). In this position, Higgins will maintain strategic and operational responsibility for all TFS business operations. ‘Chris is a strategic, results-oriented business leader with…
ROCKWOOL releases technical bulletin providing compliance guidance for insulated upstand boards
Insulation manufacturer ROCKWOOL has released a technical bulletin to provide guidance to specifiers, architects and contractors on the use of bonded construction materials, such as insulated upstand boards, and the finished product’s subsequent Euroclass reaction-to-fire rating. Following the Grenfell disaster,…
SFRS signs Memorandum of Understanding with the Salvation Army
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has signed an official Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Salvation Army. This MOU between the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) and the Salvation Army is for welfare support at large protracted emergency…
What is the true cost when a business is forced to close due to fire?
By Tom Roche, Secretary of the Business Sprinkler Alliance At a time of rising production costs, high energy bills and dwindling cash reserves, many businesses are facing an uphill battle when it comes to staying afloat in such challenging economic…
This dog finally got his day
A playful puppy who was given up because he was too boisterous for his family has found his forever home – saving lives at the fire service. Dutch Herder Labrador cross Merlin was given to Northumbria Police after the family…
Emergency services gather for joint training exercise at Bognor holiday resort
Firefighters have completed a training exercise at Butlin’s to test their procedures in the event of a major incident. The mock incident, which took place at the Bognor Regis resort, saw crews respond to a simulated fire in a laundry…
Award-winning cadets give back to their community
Kind-hearted teenagers have been awarded one of the region’s most prestigious honours after raising hundreds of pounds for life-changing equipment at a Newcastle specialist school. Cadets from Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service’s (TWFRS) West Denton Community Fire Station…
FrameFit – the ideal solution for remediating fire doors that are non-compliant due to gaps – saving lives, time and budgets
FrameFit is a brand-new, innovative, fire-rated and fully tested system that solves a very common but serious problem with fire doors – excessive gaps between leaf and frame. Current legislation states that fire doors with gaps of over 4mm between…
Sister in a Brotherhood: Stories from My Life as a Female Firefighter
Sister in a Brotherhood: Stories from My Life as a Female Firefighter is a touching memoir written by Cindie Schooner-Ball, a retired Fire Service Captain. This is a must-read full of insightful and entertaining stories, giving readers a true glimpse…