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Fire safety in buildings awaiting cladding replacement: waking watch vs fire-alarm system
Effectively supporting a temporary change of evacuation strategy from ‘stay put’ to ‘simultaneous evacuation’ requires…
Embedding sustainable development goals in the DNA of Fire and Rescue Services
Fire & Rescue Services (FRS) organisations deliver complex services including fire-risk prevention, mitigation and incident…
Intumescent materials – the vital technology in passive fire protection systems
They remain inert in normal conditions but expand to many times their dormant size to…
Reflections of my time as HM Chief Inspector of Scottish Fire & Rescue Service
Having handed over the reins at the end of March to a new Chief Inspector,…
MSA Bristol: expert protection from head to toe
The new year marked a new era for two of the most respected and well-established…
How much do the Fire and Rescue Service Leadership Qualities matter?
It’s been two years since the NFCC Leadership Qualities (LQs) landed on our desks. How…
Recommendations to reduce fire fatalities
From the previous phase of this work a number of recommendations were made to reduce…
Innovations from Rosenbauer set the new standards for firefighting vehicles
Rosenbauer’s new firefighting vehicles are more than just the latest additions to their impressive fleet.…
There are standards, then there are standards – the latter need not be complied with! Part 2
The motivation for this article arose from an observation overheard in a meeting when a…
