Date of incident; 16 January 2024 Tine of call;18:11 Location; Barking & Dagenham Use of building; Purpose Built Flats/Maisonettes - 10 or more storeys Location of fire; Refuse/Store Room Automatic Fire Suppression System; Sprinklers Fire Rescue Service; London Fire Brigade(LFB LFB have reported the above-mentioned...
Date of incident; 26 January 2024 Tine of call;18:45 Location; Greenock Use of building; Supported Residential Accommodation Location of fire; Flat Automatic Fire Suppression System; Sprinklers Fire Rescue Service; Scottish Fire & Rescue Service (SFRS) SFRS have reported the above-mentioned incident, identifying the benefits of...
Credit image Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service Date of incident; 19 February 2024. Tine of call; 19:30. Location; Havant. Use of building; Purpose Built Flats/Maisonettes - 10 or more storeys. Location of fire; Kitchen. Automatic Fire Suppression System; Sprinklers. Fire Rescue...
Image credit Richmond Fire Engineers Ltd Date of incident; March 2024. Tine of call; 15:47. Location; Greater Manchester Use of building; Purpose built block of flats 10 floors and above. Incident; 6 pump tall building residential fire. Location of fire; Kitchen Automatic Fire Suppression System;...
Image credit RSP Fire Sprinkler Systems A picture is worth a thousand words, this image was captured following a fire within an independent living complex which was successfully extinguished by the activation of one sprinkler head within a flat. The fire was caused by a...
Date of incident; 15 March 2024. Time of call; 01:53. Location; Ipswich. Use of building; Sixth Form College. Location of fire; Kitchen. Automatic Fire Suppression System; Sprinklers. Fire Rescue Service; Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service. (SFRS) SFRS have reported the above-mentioned incident, identifying the benefits...
Date of incident; 18 March 2024 Tine of call; 13:00 Location; Oxford Use of building; Purpose Built Flats/Maisonettes – 10 or more storeys. Location of fire; Kitchen Automatic Fire Suppression System; Sprinklers Fire Rescue Service; Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service (OFRS) Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue...
Date of incident; 18 March 2024 Tine of call; 13:54 Location; Derby Use of building; Purpose built Flat 10 or more stories. Location of fire; Kitchen/lounge Automatic Fire Suppression System; Sprinklers Fire Rescue Service; Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service (DFRS) DFRS have reported the above-mentioned...
Louisa Curtis, East Sussex Fire and Rescue Fire Safety Team Leader for Brighton and Hove, said: “This incident demonstrates once again why we are calling for a law making the installation of sprinklers in Care Homes mandatory Older people, as well as people with...
Credit images Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service Date of incident: 30 March 2024. Tine of call; 19:20. Time of stop; 20:00. Location; Winchester. Use of building; Residential Care Home. Location of fire; Room. Automatic Fire Suppression System; Sprinklers. Fire Rescue Service;...
Credit Image Nottinghamshire Fire& Rescue Service (NFRS) The image kindly provided by NFRS provides further evidence that the operation of a correctly designed and installed sprinkler system reduces the rate of production of heat and smoke, allowing more time for the occupants to escape to safety...
Summary Our thanks to Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service (LFRS) for providing an overview of fire data on fire incidents in Lancashire where sprinkler systems were reported as present and having an impact for the period April to June 2024. The aim of this review...
