Hotel manager fined £5,000 after fire safety breaches

Posted by Iain on Aug 26, 2011 in Latest News | 0 comments A hotel manager who used to operate the Kedleston Country House Hotel near Derby has been ordered to pay £5,000 for failing to adhere to an enforcement notice. The notice was served by Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Authority after an investigation found that there was inadequate emergency lighting and fire doors in the sleeping accommodation. Steve Wells, who is group manager for Derbyshire Fire...
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Surrey barn severely damaged in blaze

Posted by Iain on Aug 24, 2011 in Latest News | 0 comments A blaze at a farm near Brockham has undone a year of hard work by destroying hundreds of bales of straw being stored in the building. Firefighters from Surrey Fire and Rescue Service were called to Strood Green Farm just before 11pm yesterday (August 23rd), according to the BBC News website. The fire service sent around 20 firefighters to battle the blaze, which was contained by the early hours...
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Brighton police station unsuccessful in fire safety

Posted by Iain on Aug 24, 2011 in Latest News | 0 comments Brighton police station recently failed a fire safety test, as officers were not adequately trained in evacuating the premises. This may prompt businesses to run fire safety tests of their own, while checking that they have the correct fire safety signs in place. Staff at Sussex House in Crowhurst Road, Brighton, were also not properly trained when it came to using fire extinguishers, causing...
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Sixteen people rescued from Croydon flats fire

Posted by Iain on Aug 23, 2011 in Latest News | 0 comments Sixteen people were rescued after a fire broke out in sheltered accommodation flats in south London. Up to 40 firefighters tackled the blaze at Guinness Court which was reported just after 01:00 BST on 16 august. The cause of the fire, which severely damaged the two-storey premises in Leafy Way, Croydon, was believed to be arson. London Ambulance Service took seven people to hospital who suffered...
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Cambridge company helps improve fire safety for the deaf

Posted by Iain on Aug 18, 2011 in Latest News | 0 comments Cambridge-based test, measurement and control specialist Product Technology Partners Ltd releases test equipment to meet the new EN 54-23 standard. This standard applies to flashing beacons and strobes used in fire alarm systems which are an essential warning feature for the deaf and hard of hearing. Cambridge-based test, measurement and control specialist Product Technology Partners Ltd (PTP) is...
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Coroner calls for fire safety pilot scheme to be rolled out nationwide

Posted by Iain on Aug 18, 2011 in Latest News | 0 comments A pilot scheme where social workers visit elderly people to assess whether their homes are a fire risk should be rolled out across the country and beyond, Norfolk’s coroner said yesterday.  William Armstrong’s comments came at the end of an inquest into the death of a pensioner in a fire at her home in Burston, near Diss, in April last year. The pilot scheme was introduced in north Norfolk...
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Fire safety warning follows Responsible Person’s jailing

Posted by Iain on Aug 10, 2011 in Latest News | 0 comments Licensees are being warned to make sure they follow fire safety regulations after a court case saw a hotel owner and consultant jailed for eight months each. Courts are cracking down on fire safety lapses. The case at Nottingham Crown Court on 8 July saw David Liu of the Dial Hotel and Market Inn also fined £15,000. Consultant John O’Rourke was charged with carrying out an inadequate risk...
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Enhanced management arrangements are no substitute for care home door self-closers.

Posted by Iain on Aug 8, 2011 in Latest News | 0 comments A care home has failed to establish that management arrangements could compensate for the absence of self-closers on bedroom doors, according to a determination under the Fire Safety Order by the secretary of state. The care home argued that it could compensate for the absence of self-closers – part of the building’s design which was accepted by approved...
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Fire Safety Guidance for Blocks of Flats Available

Posted by Iain on Aug 5, 2011 in Latest News | 0 comments Fire safety guidance for blocks of flats has been launched to help keep residents safe and to assist people to comply with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and the Housing Act 2004.   Despite nearly a quarter of all housing fire deaths in England taking place in apartments, until now there has been no comprehensive document on how to best manage risks in such buildings.   The...
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Wheelie bin arsonists put residents’ lives in danger

Posted by Iain on Jul 30, 2011 in Latest News | 0 comments Arsonists set fire to a wheelie bin inside a block of flats — blocking residents from their only escape route. Yobs wheeled the bin into the foyer of the three-storey building in Balmoral Road, Farrnworth, at 1.20am on Friday. Terrified residents called the fire service who were on the scene in just 60 seconds. People were advised to stay inside their flats, close all doors and go to an open...
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