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[widebox shadow="" text_color="" background_color="" background_image="" background_repeat="" background_position="" background_attachment="" border_size="" border_color="" padding_top="" padding_bottom="30"] Fire Safety Specialist have joined forces with  Checkmate Fire and South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue to host a Passive Fire Protection Seminar at the South Yorkshire Fire And Rescue Training School on 25th Feb 2016. [gap height="20" /] [one_third last="yes no"] [/one_third][one_third last="yes […]

Have you ever wondered what extinguisher to use on what type of fire?  If you don't know, will your staff? [gap height="20" /] Unless training is given, occupants of a building can be at risk if they do not know what extinguisher to use if there is fire.  There may be a no intervention policy, which […]

Business Fire Statistics 2013 - 2014 If you ever thought fires don't happen, read on.... In times of austerity, business need to tighten the belt. That's a fact! Fire safety often suffers with business owners not realising the extend to which a fire can affect a business, or how often this happens. Fires, deaths and […]

How Long Does it Take to React to a Fire Alarm This recent experiment demonstrates reactions to fire alarms and evacuations.  The slow reaction time demonstrates the importance of training, regular evacuation drills and fire wardens. Alan Cox comments on Livefyre that: "This exercise is a replica of a television programme that was screened about […]

Fire Alarms System Classifications A fire alarm system is installed to protect employees, customers, visitors and lastly the building. Everyone depends on this system functioning properly in the event of a fire, acting as an early warning system, enabling safe and timely evacuation. There is a legal obligation to ensure that your fire detection and alarm system is […]

Are Your Fire Doors Up to Standard? An integral  part of the fire strategy and  essential to protecting your staff. A fire strategy in conjunction with scale drawings, should unambiguously detail the type of fire safety facilities that are to be incorporated within the building, along with their respective specifications. The method of operation of any system (ie […]

FIREFIGHTERS from West Yorkshire helped tackle a "spectacular" blaze at a nightclub in Bradford early today. Ten fire engines attended Warehouse, on Sackville Street, at about 2.10am. The fire was on the second floor and in the roof of the three-storey building. Watch commander Mark Rogerson, of Bradford station, said: "When we got there we could […]

What Is A Fire Risk Assessment? "What is a Fire Risk Assessment" is the second most researched question on our website.  Let's get to the bare bones - a Fire Risk Assessment is a legal requirement under The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 , it is not carried out by the Fire Service and a business can […]

Fire Safety Training is Essential and a Legal Requirement - FACT! .....and it doesn't need to cost a fortune. There's a perception that training takes up time and money, which probably explains why employers may tried to avoid it. There’s no two ways about it - fire safety training for staff is a legal requirement […]

Why You Need to Carry Out Evacuation Drills. It's all about practice, practice, practice.  Love or hate them, evacuation drills are important! A fire drill is a simulated emergency procedure which aims to emulate the processes which would be undertaken in the event of a fire or other similar emergency.  It involves creating a situation […]