A fire broke out within a block of flats in south-west London on Monday 9th September, causing a number of families to lose their homes. Around 125 firefighters and 20 fire engines attended the incident in Sherbrooke Way, Worcester Park after crews were called at 1.30AM. Fire alarms were activated in the communal areas. While […]
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What Are The Benefits To a Wireless Intruder Alarm?
There are two main types of Intruder Alarms available on the market, a traditional wired system and a wireless system. We understand that wiring an alarm is not always an option for reasons such as business disruption, building layouts and building restrictions. 5 benefits to installing a wireless intruder alarm 1. Quick Installation A wireless […]
London Fire Brigade Calls For Sprinklers to be Mandatory in Schools
The London Fire Brigade has called for Sprinklers to be mandatory in all schools and colleges. Figures revealed that no sprinklers were fitted to any school or college that suffered fire in London during 2019. Since January, there were 57 reported fires across London within schools and colleges that were attended by firefighters. None of […]
Post Office Ram-Raided in Birmingham
Police were alerted to a ram-raid in Birmingham on Thursday 8th August 2019. Two cars smashed into the Perry Barr post office in an attempt to steal a cash machine during the early hours of the morning. The intruders were started by police as they attempted to reverse into the post office. As they made […]
Equipment Stolen From Mountain Rescue
Thieves have broken into Holme Valley mountain rescue headquarters sometime between Monday 26th and Tuesday 27th August 2019. It is thought that the intruders broke into the Marsden building sometime between the Monday evening and Tuesday morning with enquiries still ongoing. Items taken involve 2 laptops, 1 big screen, 1 computer screen a safe, paperwork […]
Care Home Fire Safety – Your Checklist
Sadly, fire safety can be matter of life and death especially when there are vulnerable occupants concerned – such as the residents of care homes. Far to often we hear of care homes breaching fire regulations. Already this year, we have released 3 care home articles. Aswell as an article from the London Fire brigade reporting […]
Fire Engines From Across Yorkshire Sent To Huge Manufacturing Blaze
Emergency services across Yorkshire attended a huge blaze that engulfed an industrial plant on Sunday 25th August in Bradford. The Fire Service has confirmed the fire at Omega Proteins Ltd. A meat processing plant near Denholme was started in an oven used for burning animal waste. Fairweather Green Fire Service was the first to attend […]
Watermist Suppression—The Advantages to Manufacturing Plants
In the 12 months until April 2019, there were over 2,000 Fires on Industrial premises across the UK, including industrial manufacturing. Watermist systems are becoming more popular within manufacturing plants due to the way they extinguish fires through a starving of oxygen. Assured wants to help – Here are our top advantages to installing […]
70 Firefighters Called to London Flats
On Friday 23rd August 2019, two years after Grenfell, around 70 firefighters were called to a fire at a block of flats in Notting Hill, London The London Fire Brigade was called 11.39AM to reports of smoke issuing out of the building. Ten fire engines attended the incident, which received 27 calls to emergency services. […]
Life Saving Equipment Stolen From Football Club
A break-in occurred on Saturday 10th August 2019 at the Austin Arena in Essex. The home to the football side FC Clacton. The break-in happened within the hospitality suite with a defibrillator being stolen during the incident which went viral on social media. Following a flurry of donations from well wishers, the club received contributions […]
