As thousands of students settle into university accommodation across Tyne and Wear this October, Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service (TWFRS) is urging everyone to help reduce false alarms. In 2024, TWFRS responded to 4,965 false alarms – an…
New SFRS policy brings further focus on false alarms
False alarms (or unwanted alarms as they are sometimes referred to) have long been an issue for the fire-safety industry. And it is an issue that shows no sign of going away. The Fire and Rescue Service in England attended…
New research shows 90% of false alarms are down to faulty apparatus
According to the latest Home Office report, released recently, false alarms make up 98% of automatic fire alarm confirmed incidents in 2020/21; 90% of this figure is due to faulty apparatus. The research from the Home Office, which was collated…
Reckless school pupils activate hoax fire alarms
A recent spate of maliciously activated hoax fire alarms in a number of high schools and colleges has lead Council chiefs, the Police and the Fire and Rescue Service to condemn the reckless behaviour and warn that the unnecessary emergency…
Firefighters will spend more time on keeping people safe after a public consultation backed calls to reduce their attendance at false alarms
Crews of up to nine were routinely being mobilised in two fire appliances to an average 28,479 false alarms each year – equating to around 57,000 unnecessary blue-light journeys. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service recently held a 12-week public…
SFRS reveals firefighters respond to almost 30,000 workplace false alarms each year
Around 64,000 hours of firefighters’ time is needlessly spent each year checking out false alarms from workplaces, figures from the latest Scottish Fire and Rescue Service consultation show. The Service mobilises on average two fire appliances and nine firefighters to…
Public asked to have their say on changes to workplace automatic fire alarm response
A consultation on proposals to change the response to workplace automatic fire alarm (AFA) signals has been launched today by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS). These alerts result in more than 28,000 call-outs each year, with only 2%…
Cut the cost of false alarms with the new Low Profile Universal Stopper®
A false fire alarm can prove extremely costly; wasting company time, disrupting crucial school exams, and increasing the risk of road traffic collisions involving emergency vehicles – costing precious time, resources, and lives. Worryingly 2018 equalled record level highs of…