Well-maintained fire extinguishers are essential as they ensure you can rely on them in an emergency to tackle a small fire, reducing damage and risk to life. However, fire extinguishers are often forgotten about. With fire extinguishers often used to hold open doors or just generally abused, they can lead a hard … [Read more...]

When you have a fire alarm system in place, accidental and malicious false alarms can be a regular occurrence in some buildings because the manual call points are the most vulnerable part. However, with manual call point covers (AKA call point stoppers), fire alarm systems are given some protection. Located on the … [Read more...]

Whether you’re a business owner or a private landlord, you are responsible for carrying out a fire risk assessment. It is vital in order to fully comply with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. Completing a fire risk assessment will help you to fully understand all aspects of the business and the … [Read more...]

Between April and September 2015, fire and rescue services in England attended more than 180,000 fire false alarms. This figure accounts for 40% of all incidents which the service attended during that period. In fact, fire and rescue services attended more false alarms than actual fires, something which has been the … [Read more...]

Fire safety regulations need to be one of your top priorities when you own any business. It is what will allow your business to thrive for years to come, and will keep staff and customers as safe as possible. In 2013-14 there were 22,200 fires recorded in buildings that were not dwellings. These resulted in over 1,000 … [Read more...]