THE INSTITUTION of Fire Engineers (IFE) and the Fire Industry Association (FIA) are jointly seeking support from the fire safety community to help improve access to BS 8414 test data that’s not currently in the public domain. BS 8414 concentrates on the fire performance of external cladding systems. [Read More]

THE NATIONAL Association of Healthcare Fire Officers (NAHFO) has unveiled the full programme for its 2026 Annual Conference, which runs from 8-10 June at the University of Liverpool. [Read More]

THE ASSOCIATION for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) has reached an agreement with Paul Ryan over the rights to operate fully supported franchise branches of the ASFP in New Zealand and Australia. [Read More]

FIRE CHIEFS have welcomed the Government’s finalised three-year funding settlement for Fire and Rescue Services, which includes a strengthened funding floor for 2026-2027. Underpinned by an additional £15 million for standalone Fire and Rescue Authorities, the settlement will ensure an increase in core spending power into next year. [Read More]

TWO COMPANIES and one individual have been prosecuted by the Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service following unsafe practices that would have placed individuals at risk of death or serious injury in a fire scenario. [Read More]

AS REPORTED by the British Automatic Fire Sprinkler Association (BAFSA), a recent fire that began in the kitchen of an open-plan kitchen/lounge flat on the third floor of a 17-storey residential block in London was successfully contained by the building’s sprinkler system, preventing what could have been a far more serious incident. [Read More]

MOUNT GREEN Housing Association has been ordered to pay £120,636 following fire safety failings that led to the death of a vulnerable resident in a fire that took place at the Greylees property in Godalming back in January 2022. [Read More]

THE INSTITUTION of Fire Engineers (IFE) is championing National Apprenticeship Week 2026, which runs from 9-15 February, in turn raising awareness of the diverse opportunities available in the fire sector in order to open doors for aspiring fire professionals such that they can begin their journey. [Read More]