Half of all fires caused by electrical items

Posted by on Jan 24, 2012 in Latest News | 0 comments HALF of all house fires in South Yorkshire last year were caused by faulty or misused electrical items, new figures have revealed. The greatest proportion of these 400 electrical fires also occurred during the winter months. South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue (SYFR) is now warning people not to “set their world alight” as part of Electrical Fire Safety Week, which was launched yesterday. Diane...
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Businessman faces custodial sentence for fire safety failings

Posted by on Jan 20, 2012 in Latest News | 0 comments A businessman and former mayor of Nottingham, Mohammed Munir, was sentenced in early January 2012 to 26 weeks’ imprisonment, suspended for two years, and ordered to undertake 180 hours of unpaid work and to pay £4,000 in costs by Nottingham Crown Court.  He pleaded guilty to a number of fire safety breaches at his factory premises. Neil Williamson, Nottinghamshire’s fire protection station...
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Cheshire takeaway fined £24k for fire safety breaches

Posted by on Jan 20, 2012 in Latest News | 0 comments A Cheshire takeaway has been fined more than £24,000 for a number of breaches to fire safety regulations. The owners of the Buffet City outlet on Newgate Street in Chester were ordered by Chester Magistrates Court to pay a total of £24,067 in fines and court costs after being found guilty of six offences of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. The fast food restaurant did not have a...
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Lancashire fire deaths: smoke alarm warning

Posted by on Jan 16, 2012 in Latest News | 0 comments HIGH-PROFILE house fires have spurred a swift and safety conscious response from Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service. In Lancashire, the numbers of house fires and injuries from fires are at their lowest recorded levels ever. Despite this, six people have tragically died in their homes over the past month. As part of Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service’s response, the Service will hold a high...
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Fire-risk Salford takeaway fined £13k

Posted by on Jan 9, 2012 in Latest News | 0 comments A Salford takeaway has been hit with a bill of £13,000 after failing fire safety checks. Delicious Foods Ltd, of Liverpool Road in Eccles, pleaded guilty at Manchester Magistrates’ Court to nine charges including having no fire alarm, no fire risk assessment and failing to keep fire escape routes clear. The court heard that the fast food restaurant showed “complete disregard for the...
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Ex-Lord Mayor broke fire safety regulations

Posted by on Jan 6, 2012 in Latest News | 0 comments A FORMER Lord Mayor of Nottingham has been given a suspended prison sentence for knowingly breaching fire safety regulations at his company. Mohammed Munir, who runs Trent Valley Trading in Wigman Road, Bilborough, was sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court to six months imprisonment, suspended for two years, after pleading guilty to six separate charges. The court heard he had failed to ensure...
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Competency Criteria for Fire Risk Assessors

Posted by on Jan 4, 2012 in Latest News | 0 comments The Fire Risk Assessment Competency Council, which is an open and voluntary group of fire industry organisations encouraged by the Department of Communities and Local Government ( DCLG ) to form, has published the ‘Competency Criteria for Fire Risk Assessors’. It is anticipated that the fire industry will use this criteria to develop Third Party Certification schemes and appropriate training...
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