Image credit CFB “This incident again demonstrates the dangers associated with the use of chip pans, Cleveland Fire Brigade urge members of the public to switch to safer alternative methods of cooking. We applaud the landords approach to ensuring the safety of its residents through...
Summary Triangle Fire Systems Ltd reported an incident involving a fire in a residential block of flats. The life safety sprinkler system was activated and effectively extinguished a cooking-related fire within one of the dwellings. A sprinkler save is categorised as an event where one...
Image credit BM Sprinklers/Triangle Group Commander Mark Garrett, responsible for fire safety at Bedfordshire Fire & Rescue Service (BFRS), said: “This incident shows exactly how sprinklers save lives. The system worked perfectly, stopping the fire before it could spread. Our partnership with bpha helps keep...
Summary Triangle Fire Systems Ltd reported an incident involving a fire in a residential block of flats. The life safety sprinkler system was activated and effectively extinguished a cooking-related fire within one of the dwellings. A sprinkler save is categorised as an event where one...
Background The benefit of installing Automatic Water Suppression Systems (AWSS) protecting the most vulnerable residents of our communities was clearly demonstrated following reported dwelling kitchen fires by the London Fire Brigade and South Wales Fire and Rescue Service involving extra care living accommodation, a form...
Roger Brason, South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue’s sprinkler advocate: “We’ve championed the use of sprinklers, particularly in high-rise buildings, for quite some time, so we’re delighted that all of the blocks in Doncaster now have them.” “These devices not only help protect life but help...
Introduction Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) provided primary fire data from the ¹incident recording system and additional sources for the specified period, documenting cases where Automatic Water Suppression Systems (AWSS) were present, having an impact within Greater Manchester. The review The incidents contained...
Mark Serdetschniy, West Midlands Fire Service, said: “The sprinkler system played a crucial role in preventing the fire from becoming far more serious. By slowing the spread of flames, it gave firefighters enough time to put out the blaze swiftly, resulting in no injuries.” Summary...
Image credit Nationwide sprinklers Summary This is the ¹second reported activation of the sprinkler system within 19 months at a former six-storey office block converted to provide 62 one roomed studio flats. In both Instances the fire was contained, controlled or extinguished by the...
Summary 17 July 2025, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) reported a fire in a purpose-built residential block of flats. The retrofitted life safety residential sprinkler system was activated and successfully extinguished a fire involving upholstered furniture. No injuries were reported. A sprinkler save...
Incident Commander Mark Caplen said “The sprinklers in the flats operated exactly as intended, containing the fire to a single room and preventing it from becoming a far more serious incident. The occupier was already safely outside when we arrived, while other residents followed the...
Richard Bobruk, Business Fire Safety Officer, Avon Fire & Rescue Service: “Automatic fire sprinkler systems are a proven life safety measure. According to a report commissioned by the National Fire Chiefs’ Council, the systems are: 99% effective in controlling or extinguishing fires in buildings where...
