Student halls of residence are synonymous with false fire alarms; burnt toast, drunken accidents, or reckless pranks – every false alarm contributes towards the dangerous effects of alarm fatigue.

Disrupting vital teaching time, interfering with crucial exams and causing unnecessary evacuations, false fire alarms remain a troublesome nuisance within the education sector – creating a barrier to learning.

An international issue, alarm fatigue occurs when a person becomes desensitised to an alarm due to repeated false alarms and as a result fails to react appropriately in an emergency – having potentially fatal effects.

False fire alarms have risen by nearly 30% in just five years at NHS trusts across England; stretching resources, unsettling patients, and disrupting vital healthcare.

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.

Over the past 3 years we have integrated internationally recognised standards into our processes; now including ISO-45001, which is an international Health and Safety Standard. 

One of the world’s leading manufacturers of filtration solutions has selected C-TEC’s innovative new CAST ZFP addressable fire system for one of its UK sites.

Fireco is excited to be starting the year off by introducing a new innovation to its product range! This product has been developed throughout 2020 with the aim of being able to help customers operate more efficiently, reduce costs and meet compliance requirements.

The release of the Draft Building Safety Bill is set to make the biggest changes to safety in 40 years through improving regulations to aid the construction industry. The new bill will help achieve a ...

Innovative manufacturer of fire detection equipment, Global Fire Equipment (GFE), has added to its product portfolio with the launch of G-One, a versatile addressable single loop fire control panel with advanced connectivity.

Jactone Products announces the recent appointment of our managing director Craig Halford as chair of the Fire Industry Association’s (FIA) dedicated Extinguishing Council. As a result of this appointment, Craig also assumes his position on the FIA’s Board of Directors.

Independent Fire Safety Services Limited is now a registered delivery centre of the National Open College Network (NOCN) an Ofqual regulated Awarding Organisation and licensed by the British Woodworking Federation (BWF).

As an approved NOCN training provider we are approved to deliver the SiteRight assured BWF Fire Door Installation Awareness 2-day course.

The course has been developed in collaboration between NOCN Group and the British Woodworking Federation to promote awareness in the construction and manufacturing industries of the factors involved in the appropriate installation of timber fire doors and doors sets.

Leeds-based app developer Boris Software is revolutionising fire safety with the launch of its Digital Asset Management system, endorsing the increased building information requirements resulting from the 2017 Grenfell Tower Inquiry.

Lincoln based fire alarm technician training company ZZEUS is expanding to enable it to keep up with demand.  Training is carried out in their purpose built dedicated fire system training rooms installed with fully working fire alarm panels and attached Apollo and Honeywell devices for your practical training.

A network of fault-tolerant MxPro 5 fire panels from Advanced, have been installed at the UK headquarters of Computacenter.

UK Fire Training Limited took the opportunity back in March 2020 to spring clean their wardrobes and bedlinen cupboards to ‘Recycle their textiles’ to work in conjunction with The Fire Fighters Charity

The NEC, Birmingham are preparing for the return to events from October. Watch the video for a full breakdown of everything they have put in place to keep you safe, secure and protected whilst visiting The Security Event 2021. For detailed guidance and further information, please visit: https://thenec.co.uk/protect/

Exclusive interview with Paul Pope (Group business development director at Global Fire Equipment and also a director of the Fire Industry Association) and Mike Tobin (chairperson of Independent Fire Engineering and Distributors Association) about the current ‘State of the Nation’ in the UK’s fire industry. The impact of COVID-19, the overriding need for competency and the likely effects of Brexit are very much under the microscope.

 

Following the Hackitt Review and amendments to Building Regulations Approved Document B (Fire Safety) after the Grenfell Fire tragedy, Profab Access felt it had a responsibility as one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of vertical access panels, riser doors and steel doors to improve the fire safety of its products, going above and beyond both industry standards and regulations.

It is clear from the Grenfell Inquiry’s phase one report that the longstanding policy of “Stay in Place” is no longer sustainable, and Fire and Rescue Service incident commanders will need new tools to facilitate full or partial evacuation where it is, in their professional judgement, appropriate.