Update and webinar on Euralarm false alarm study
In 2013, the Technical Group False Alarms (TG FAS) of the Fire Section began its work to better understand the causes and the data behind false alarms in fire-detection and fire-alarm systems. Since then, the Technical Group published reports and…
False fire alarms continue to cost the UK
More than 2,600 false fire alarms were maliciously activated across England in 2019/20 – disrupting schools and businesses, placing unnecessary strain on our emergency services, and reducing the confidence the general public have in fire alarms. The latest Home Office…
Students thought Bolton blaze was a ‘false alarm’ after suffering from alarm fatigue
Students ignored a fire alarm in a blaze at a block of student flats because fire alarms go off “almost every day.” Hundreds of University of Bolton students were evacuated when the fire broke out at private student halls, The…