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...
Head of Prevent, Protect and Partnerships, Ian Read, said: “At Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service, we champion the use of automatic sprinklers. As shown in the incident at a factory on 3 July, the fire was contained and extinguished by the installed water suppression system,...
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...
Head of Prevent, Protect and Partnerships, Ian Read, said: “At Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service, we champion the use of automatic sprinklers. As shown in the incident at a warehouse on 1 August , the fire was contained and extinguished by the installed water suppression...
Summary London Fire Brigade (LFB) reported a sub-surface fire involving an electrical motor in a London Underground escalator plant room. After conducting a dynamic risk assessment, the incident commander determined that the escalator water suppression system (EWSS) had been activated within one of the station...
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...
Credit Image iMistTM Summary This report details a fire which occurred on the first floor of a domestic dwelling, involving a children’s bedroom involving faulty fuel supplies, electricity which ignited mattress and bedding. The fire was contained, extinguished by the activation of the building’s water...
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...
