Steve Hunnisett, a Freelance Battlefield Guide and historian, was intrigued by information he came across regarding the history and story of a war-time fire station in London. With the assistance of Antonia Nicol, an Operational Equipment Officer with London Fire Brigade, an…
Fire service veteran Richard Gorst joins Hainsworth team
Hainsworth Technology has appointed a former senior fire officer to its Protectives team. Richard Gorst joins Hainsworth as Sales Director for Protective Fabrics with responsibility for the UK, Scandinavia and Canada. Richard brings with him a wealth of knowledge and…
CFB Risk Management Wins Contract to Protect Multi-Billion Pound Mine Project
Tees-based CFB Risk Management has announced its biggest contract win to date – a multi-million-pound agreement to protect the major £2.9 billion Sirius Minerals Mine project in North Yorkshire. CFB Risk Management, established in 2011 as the first company of…
United Kingdom Fire Brigades Union Celebrates its Centenary
FIRE BRIGADES UNION TURNS 100 This year will mark 100 years since the Fire Brigades Union (FBU), the first and only UK trade union to champion the specific needs of firefighters, was founded in 1918. Some 85% of all firefighters…
MSA F2 X-TREM officially approved by FIM for use in the Endurance World Championship, motoGP and World Superbike Championships
F2 X-TREM approved by FIM (International Motorcycling Federation) FIM is the governing body motorcycle sport and the global advocate for motorcycling. The FIM is an independent association made up of 113 national federations throughout the world. Its 50 FIM World…
Fire Sector Organisations Share Positive View of the interim report from the Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety
The Fire Sector Federation, Door & Hardware Federation and Fire Industry Association have joined the Institution of Fire Engineers in voicing their support for the interim report from Dame Judith Hackitt in relation to the Independent Review of Building Regulations…
MMRA awards fire risk management system (PAS 7:2013) certificate to the UK’s Natural History Museum, UK
MMRA has awarded the Natural History Museum (NHM) in London, UK, with a fire risk management system (FRMS) certificate to Publicly Available Specification (PAS) 7:2013 standard. The NHM is the first organisation in their sector to gain certification. MMRA, a member of…
Hampshire, UK firefighter deployed in Bangladesh diphtheria crisis
A highly skilled Hampshire firefighter has been deployed to help medical efforts to combat a diphtheria outbreak in Bangladesh. Watch Manager of the Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team at Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service (HFRS) Simon Forster is one…
Nominations open for The Fire Fighters Charity’s, UK Spirit of Fire Awards 2018
Nominations have opened today, 3rd January, for The Spirit of Fire Awards 2018, the prestigious awards ceremony held by The Fire Fighters Charity, UK to recognise the support and dedication of members of the UK fire services community. With awards covering…
FM Global urges better safety test for high-rise exterior claddings that have fueled deadly building fires
Costly and sometimes fatal fires in some of the world’s newest and tallest buildings have recently been stoked by highly combustible exterior claddings chosen for aesthetics, energy efficiency, weather-proofing and cost-effectiveness—not safety. Moreover, prevailing methods for testing the combustibility of exterior claddings…
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