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Firefighters concerned over Grenfell inquiry

18 Feb 2019

THE FIRE Brigades Union (FBU) stated that firefighters who attended the fire in June 2017 fear they are being ‘stitched up’ by the inquiry.

FPA accredited to carry out BS 8414 testing

18 Feb 2019

THE FIRE Protection Association (FPA) has been officially accredited by UKAS to carry out BS 8414 testing on the ‘effectiveness of external cladding on buildings’.

City council takes ‘decisive’ high rise fire safety action

18 Feb 2019

ABERDEEN CITY Council is undertaking an ‘essential’ maintenance program to fireproof its 59 high rises, with fire protection measures being installed.

F&RM goes digital

24 Oct 2018

FROM TODAY, Fire & Risk Management Journal is available to FPA members in a new digital format as well as in print.

Essex to ‘overhaul’ high rise fire safety

18 Feb 2019

IN A letter to campaigners, the police fire and crime commissioner for Essex stated that council management organisation South Essex Homes (SEH) would improve fire door fire safety.

Grenfell inquiry releases update

15 Feb 2019

DESPITE THE first phase’s recent conclusion and the second phase not beginning until 2020, the inquiry has issued an update on its work.

Parliament risks ‘burning down’ if work not begun soon

15 Feb 2019

HOUSE OF Commons leader Andrea Leadsom told a parliamentary committee that the government is ‘desperately keen’ to ‘crack on’ with restoration work amid concerns about fires.

High rise flats evacuated over fire safety worries

15 Feb 2019

RESIDENTS OF Appleton Point in Bradford were given 24 hours to leave their homes after West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (WYFRS) identified fire safety concerns.

Residents given cladding replacement ultimatum

15 Feb 2019

THE RESIDENTS of New Providence Wharf in Poplar have ‘just over two weeks’ to decide whether to accept a developer’s cladding removal offer, or pay the bill themselves.

Company fined after aircraft hangar fire

15 Feb 2019

AIR LIVERY Ltd was prosecuted after a ‘huge’ fire at Southend Airport, specifically relating to the health and safety and fire risks that staff were exposed to.

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