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Electrical faults and misuse It’s so easy to forget to check electrical equipment until a fault occurs by which time a fire could result. Regularly...

As widely reported in the Fire Safety media following a fire at a hotel in Lancashire, the managing director was fined £18,000 and ordered to pay c...

I note that the TV campaign featuring Julie Walters urging householders to test their smoke alarm is being given a lot of airtime and quite rightly...

I gave my next door neighbours a fire blanket and a 0.6kg powder extinguisher as a present. At the same time I gave my wife a 0.6kg powder extingui...

If you thought women’s emancipation was a child of the 60’s think again. Here is one determined lady fire fighter prepared to step into the breach...

Generally we think about fire safety in terms of protecting people but what about animals? Horses are especially at risk when housed in a barn or ...

I received an advert recently for a villa to rent in Costa Rica. Strange really given that I’m not in the market to rent a villa and never have bee...

As it is coming up to Christmas I have been calling a few old pals who have relocated to far flung parts of the world just to wish them the best of...

As the recent bad weather illustrates businesses and homeowners need to be prepared for snow and frosty mornings during the winter months. How far should a business go in pre...

As a subscriber to BSI’s updates I have been informed of the publication of BS 9999:2008 Code of practice for fire safety in the design, management...

Unfortunately my wife recently succumbed to the annual bout of common cold that seems to be prevalent at this time of the year.I’ve sometimes been ...

In one of my recent posts I mentioned the dismal thought of dark nights and a long time to spring.I then open my emails this morning and get presen...