CENTRAL GOVERNMENT funding for Fire and Rescue Services in England has been cut by £139.7 million since 2016-2017. That’s the assertion of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) following an in-depth analysis of the 2021-2022 local Government finance settlement. [Read More]

HEALTH AND Safety-focused course specialist and qualifications awarding body NEBOSH has just launched a new fire safety qualification which can be completed in just one week. The NEBOSH Certificate in Fire Safety helps learners to develop practical fire safety skills that can be used to protect people, buildings and businesses alike. [Read More]

TV AND film studios are often made up of various commercial environments, in turn meaning that they require ultra-dependable and sophisticated life safety systems to protect employees and visitors alike. Recognising this, the management team at London’s Riverside Studios in Hammersmith recently decided to upgrade the on-site fire detection systems. [Read More]

THE FIRE Industry Association has outlined its wholehearted support for FIRE AID and the work transacted by the organisation. FIRE AID is a UK-based charity established back in 2014. An umbrella organisation, the premise of FIRE AID is to bring together 30 member organisations to deliver humanitarian aid to Fire and Rescue Services worldwide. [Read More]

SELECTED TO underpin the 3Ts redevelopment programme at the Royal Sussex County Hospital is a fault-tolerant network of fire alarm control panels supplied by Advanced. [Read More]

THE AVON Fire and Rescue Service has secured a conviction against a leaseholder of premises on Prince Street in Bristol following an audit in 2019. A Prohibition Notice was served on the premises and this was subsequently found to have been breached. [Read More]

THE ASSOCIATION for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP), the UK’s leading association for the passive fire protection sector, is supporting calls for greater funding to address identified fire safety failings in tall buildings. [Read More]

ON FRIDAY 19 February at Taunton Crown Court, Ms Nicola Selwood – the owner of 23 Holway Avenue in Taunton, a two-storey end of terrace house providing five let rooms – was given a nine-month prison sentence, suspended for 18 months, having previously entered a guilty plea to three offences under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. [Read More]