Tag Archives: fire detection
New European standard for fire safety services
Work on a new European standard for fire safety and security system services is due to get underway next month. The newly created project committee – CEN/CLC TC4: Services for fire safety and security systems – will work on the … Continue reading
New fire safety guidance for residential care homes
New, additional guidance for operators of residential care premises has been published to enhance the existing government fire risk assessment guide for the sector. The additional guidance, published by the National Association for Safety and Health in Care Services (NASHiCS) … Continue reading
Hotel fire alarm praised for reducing fire spread
27 January 2011 A fire alarm system has been praised for providing early detection of a blaze in a plant room at a Hampshire hotel. Station commander Ryan Thomas, of Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service, said that without the fire alarm, he … Continue reading
Underground car park blaze leads to call for sprinklers
02 November 2010 An underground car park in the Dutch City of Haarlem has been severely damaged by a fire which also destroyed at least 26 cars. According to the European Fire Sprinkler Network (EFSN), smoke from the fire spread … Continue reading
Sprinklers contain industrial press factory blaze
11 November 2010 A sprinkler system has contained what may have been a major fire at a factory in Staffordshire. Around 50 staff were evacuated from IMI Norgren in Lichfield after an industrial press caught fire in the early hours … Continue reading