In the case of a disaster – like a flood, or a fire – about the only way of ensuring that important items have a chance of surviving is to store them in fireproof boxes. You can store things like insurance papers, wills, CDs, USB sticks and all manner of other information in a fireproof [...]
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Fire safety equipment
A few years ago, whilst I was still a Kentish resident, I was driving down the A2 towards Dover. There is a sliproad that comes onto the road from Sandwich, and just as we were driving towards it, I saw a rather scary thing. There was a car pulled over at the side of the [...]
AFFF fire extinguishers. What exactly are they? Why would you need one? What are they used for? And how do you pronounce it? Is it AFFF, or A-triple-F? These questions will hopefully be answered within the next few paragraphs.
Well, to answer the last question first, it is pronounced as an A-triple-F extinguisher. This will allow [...]
As the old saying goes – there is no smoke without fire. So, surely the reverse must be true – there is no fire without smoke? Now, I have blogged before about the dangers of smoke inhalation. As most people know, smoke from a fire actually causes more morbidity (posh word for illness) than fire [...]
When I think about fire extinguishers (and, because of this blog, that is a fairly frequent occurrence), I tend to think of water fire extinguishers. I suppose it is because they are fairly common, and one associates water with putting out fires.
Like, in the olden days – you know, before television and iPhones and even [...]
I often think about fire safety things. Mostly because I write this blog. I mean, it brings it to the forefront of my mind. I know that this probably makes me fairly unique. I would imagine that unless you are involved in the fire protection and safety world, such things rarely cross your mind. Which [...]
Ever heard of a company called Fireblitz? No? Well, I’ll let you off on that one, as until a few minutes ago, neither had I.
The reason I’m going to tell you about this company is because they manufacture FPO’s range of automatic fire extinguishers. These products are super-useful in situations where an area is unsupervised, [...]
My husband and I are in the process of redecorating our house. We moved in about six months ago, and so far we have managed to do the living room, kitchen, downstairs cloakroom, hallway, conservatory and bedroom. Not bad, I reckon. Small pat on the back for ourselves is in order.
Now, a side-effect of our [...]
Imagine it is the start of the 19th Century. Now imagine there is a fire raging at a house down the road from where you live. How does it get put out? You can’t get on your mobile and call for the fire brigade to jump into their lovely shiny new fire engine and come [...]
What is the difference between a fire warden and a fire marshal? Well, in the UK, pretty much nothing.
So, what does a fire warden/marshal actually do? Well, again, remembering that we’re referring to the UK here, a fire warden is a civilian (so, not a member of the fire brigade) who is trained to assist [...]