Special Report

Having all the parts is necessary, but not sufficient, to ensure a specific outcome.
The future of fire safety

Recognising both existing failings in the sector and a rapidly changing world, it seems that…

Instruction on layout of the shunting yard and primary use of the fire train.
XXL fire engine on rails in Rotterdam
It is without doubt the biggest fire engine in the world, with a length of…
Is this what success should look like?
The non-fire triangle: how a return to principles can improve fire safety

The reporting of the proceedings of the Grenfell Inquiry, led by Sir Martin Moore-Bick, only…

Engaging a qualified and competent fire engineer helps to ensure statutory compliance and provides guidance to meet international best practice throughout a building’s life cycle.
The role of an expert witness

The consequences of fire can impact on a project or within the wider built environment…

The Grenfell fire has placed all high-rise buildings in the spotlight. It is up to the fire industry to restore the faith of residents and the wider public.
As we rebuild trust in the post-Grenfell area, experts are more important than ever

On the morning of 14 June 2017, the fire industry and the construction sector were…

Competence as part of third party assurance is fundamental to the success of a whole system approach.
Whole-system approach critical to product assurance

The new construction product regulator established within the Office for Product Safety and Standards certainly…

These days, Tiggi loves travelling with her friend, Louise. Here the pair are pictured on a small boat near the Antarctic.
Pork shoulders, fake motorways and ramping up the drama: my days reconstructing rescues for TV

Years of working with emergency-service crews on the BBC series 999 gave Tiggi Trethowan a…

Image courtesy of Martin Sugarman, AJEX Archivist. The Errington plaque was funded and organised by Jerry Klinger of the Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation, Martin Sugarman of Stamford Hill and the Hackney branch of AJEX, of which Harry Errington was a member.
Jewish George Cross hero receives remembrance plaque

Harry Ehrengott was born into a poor Soho immigrant Jewish family in Poland Street on…

Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus from Dräger.
Pandemic PPE
In this article Brian Hesler, Consultant and Specialist Advisor at Draeger Safety UK discusses the…
Industry members of the Board of Directors (Nissan and Oil-tanking) and the team on duty.
GBA: Unified Industrial Fire Service without management, autonomy in the port of Amsterdam

The sea-port area of Amsterdam ranks fourth in terms of economic significance in north-western Europe.…