Image credit, Mhairi Edwards/ DC Thomson. This incident reconfirms the danger of malicious acts, arson within schools which can have a devastating impact on both educational and the community as identified within the “Impact of school fires “¹publication identifying the direct and indirect costs associated...
Fire Rescue Service; London Fire Brigade (LFB) Incident; Recycling Plant Fire Date of Incident; 7 July 2023 Time of call; 15:31 Where, London, Hillingdon Use of premises; Solid Waste Transfer Station Automatic Fire Suppression System (AFSS) Sprinklers LFB have reported the following incident. The premises...
Fire Rescue Service; London Fire Brigade Incident; Electrical fire Date of Incident; 25 July 2023 TOC; 17:34 Where; London Location of fire; Sauna Room Use of premises; Hotel LFB have reported the above-mentioned fire involving a hotel of 9 floors resulting in the activation of...
Fire Rescue Service; London Fire Brigade (LFB) Incident; Fire Date of Incident; 27 July 2023 Time of call; 22:36 Time of stop; 23:58 Where; London, Ilford Location of fire; Room Use of premises; Purpose built Flat 10 or more stories. LFB have reported the above-mentioned...
Lambeth Tall Building Kitchen Fire Sprinkler Activation Fire Recue Service; London Fire Brigade (LFB) Incident; Kitchen apartment fire When; 9 August 2023 Time of call; 18:17 Where, Lambeth, London Type of Premises; Purpose Built Flats/Maisonettes - 10 or more storeys. Automatic fire suppression System; Residential...
London Fire Brigade LFB have reported the following activation where fire suppression was recorded as being present and operated having an impact. The data around the incident provides powerful evidence as to the ability of fire sprinklers and other forms of Automatic Fire Suppression Systems...
Date of incident; 4 September 2023 Location; London Use of building; Residential Number of floors; Purpose built Flat 10 or more stories Location of fire; Kitchen Automatic Fire Suppression System; BS9251:2014 Category 2 Sprinklers Fire Rescue Service; London Fire Brigade Triangle Fire Systems have reported...
London Fire Brigade have reported the following sprinkler activations for the month of September/October 2023 involving a range of commercial/industrial premises: - 5 September; Food and Drink Processing plant 9 October; Customer Fulfilment Centre 12 October; Mental Health Facility Hospital On each occasion it is...
click below in the links section to open the Newgrange Care Home case study Think Sprinkler Video The video features an audio recording, images of the tragic fire that devastated a residential care home in Hertfordshire in 2017. Firefighters evacuated more than 30 residents but...
A London Fire Brigade spokesperson said: “The numbers of buildings in London with sprinklers systems are still very low and we would like to see this increase. Automatic Fire Suppression Systems, like sprinklers, alongside other fire safety measures can greatly reduce the impact of fires...
Image credit, BAFSA video chip pan demonstration Fire Rescue Service, Cleveland Fire Brigade (CFB) Incident; Apartment fire When; 4 October 2023 Time of call; 12:30 Where, Cleveland Type of Premises; Purpose Built Flats/Maisonettes – 10 or more storeys. Automatic fire suppression System; Residential Sprinkler System...
Supported Living Sprinkler Activation Date of incident; 12 October 2023 Location; Wolverhampton Use of building; Supported Living Number of floors; Two Location of fire; Living room Automatic Fire Suppression System; Sprinklers Fire Rescue Service; West Midlands Fire Rescue Service Wolverhampton Homes have reported the...