UK Fire magazine Archive – 2020

Visual alarm device of the wall-mount category.
Five tips for using visual alarm devices to improve life safety

Audible alarm devices, or sounders, have long been used to alert building occupants during fires…

The Chancellor responded to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, in the budget 2020.
Building on the government’s foundations for a safer future

There is no doubt that the first quarter of 2020 has introduced some significant announcements…

Water-repellent harness of the M1 SCBA.
Committed to firefighter health & safety

The role of a firefighter has never been more challenging. Some of these challenges are…

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United by common themes and desires?

As this issue is published, the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union will have…

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Why many fire safety consultations do not go far enough

Last year, it became very clear from Dame Judith’s findings and also the first phase…

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Learning from assembly occupancy tragedies

On 4 December 2009, partygoers packed the Lame Horse, a nightclub in the Russian city…

What does Brexit mean for passive fire protection?

The UK has left the EU and entered a transition period, which is currently proposed…

Graf UK’s super-sized firefighting water tank is lowered into the ground.
Graf UK’s super-sized fire-water tank debuts in Essex

When it came to finding an underground firefighting water tank big enough for the job…

Solo Rescue basket, specially designed to hold SCBA.
Bristol Uniforms – A cleaner future with Solo Rescue

At Bristol Uniforms we recognise the importance of keeping firefighter PPE clean, and are constantly…

On the 11 March 2018, a fire broke out at this BREEAM Very Good warehouse. Construction work had only been completed a matter of months beforehand.Despite being more than 40,000m2 in size the building did not have sprinklers.
Are we asking the right questions when it comes to fire risk?

A recent study1 carried out by the Business Sprinkler Alliance confirmed that the uptake of…