Leading life safety manufacturer, Hochiki Europe, is set to host a CPD-accredited webinar at 2pm on 5 March 2020 focusing on the benefits of multi-sensors and the importance of understanding the most appropriate accreditation for this technology. The free-to-attend session…
Property company fined for fire safety breaches after resident unable to escape during blaze
A resident who was unable to access an emergency escape route during a fire was found standing on a windowsill hanging from guttering and had to be rescued by firefighters. Management company Harper Stone Properties Ltd has been fined after…
Minister sets out new vision for Wales’ fire and rescue services
Wales’ fire and rescue services could be given a wider role in keeping people safe as part of the Welsh Government’s future vision for the service, Deputy Minister for Housing and Local Government, Hannah Blythyn announced today. Wales’ three Fire…
Blended technology the most robust choice for new Emergency Services Network
Integrated messaging specialist Multitone to exhibit the ‘most secure’ range of critical communications solutions at BAPCO, the UK’s largest public safety event One of the key conference themes for discussion at this year’s BAPCO Annual Conference & Exhibition in Coventry,…
Australian Wildfires: Hampshire firefighter to help with recovery
Steve Watters, from Winchester Station, will join 40 other firefighters flying to Canberra where a state of emergency has recently been declared. The mission was organised by firefighter-run charity Tunnel2Towers to re-establish communities and work alongside wildlife organisations The Australian…
Pony rescued from muddy bog
‘We have no idea how long the pony was stuck neck-high in the muddy water’ RSPCA officers and fire crews launched a rescue mission to save a pony stuck neck-high in muddy flood water in Northamptonshire. The young piebald cob…
Howl-p! Rescue mission after dog falls 6ft down uncovered drain
RSPCA and fire crews rescue dog from drain and reunite him with his owner A dog needed a helping paw after escaping from his home and falling down a 6ft-deep drain. RSPCA Inspector Dave Holgate was called to Springwood Avenue,…
COPTRZ Awarded Approval in YPO Drone Framework to Supply Drones and Payloads
COPTRTZ, UK Commercial Drone Experts specialising in Drones, Payloads, Training and Software have been approved as part of the YPO drone framework contract. Samuel Denniff, COPTRZ UAV Strategist for Public Safety said: “We are extremely honoured to have been awarded…
Cheshire pub and hotel owners sentenced after serious fire safety breaches
The owners of the Foresters Arms public house and hotel have been sentenced after admitting serious breaches of fire safety law. Stuart Hulse pleaded guilty on behalf of himself, and Foresters Arms (Tarporley) Ltd, to nine breaches of the Regulatory…
Venari Group and Ziegler Group announce firefighting partnership in “tailor made Brexit model”
West Yorkshire-based Venari Group has today, Monday 3rd February, announced a major manufacturing partnership agreement with German firefighting truck and equipment manufacturer; Ziegler Group. The partnership will, for the first time, see Ziegler’s extensive range of world class products built in…
