Dutch fire inquiry findings
Following an inquiry into a tragic café fire in the Dutch municipality of Volendam, authorities across the Netherlands are reviewing their emergency procedures. Rupert Gilbey reports.
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Rising to the challenge
The Government recently used a forum on the future of fire safety in buildings to outline its plans to improve fire protection in high-rise and complex structures. Rupert Gilbey reports.
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Firex hits the road
Preview of the Firex South 2002 exhibition, being held on 19-20 March in Esher, Surrey.
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Higher learning
College Building, the Grade II-listed building at London’s City University, is still being refurbished after being devastated by a fire in May 2001. Rupert Gilbey looks at how the disaster has forced the university to re-examine its safety and security procedures.
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A head for education
Despite escalating fire losses and growing support for sprinklers, few systems are being fitted in schools. John Moore explains the benefits of installing such systems in school buildings.
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Save our schools
The National Fire Sprinkler Network is actively campaigning to raise awareness of the benefits of installing sprinklers in schools. Peter Holland reports.
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Back to school
John Craig returns to his old school, some 40 years after he left, to investigate the changes that have taken place concerning fire safety in the intervening years.
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Clued up?
John
Williamson looks at the latest moves by the Arson Control Forum and the Institution of Fire Engineers to improve fire and arson investigation in the UK.
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Forward thinking
Dr Chris Foster outlines the Arson Control Forum’s work on developing new protocols and procedures for fire investigations in the UK, especially those involving fires of suspicious origin.
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Ruff justice
Clive Gregory explains how fire investigation dog and handler teams have become a valuable tool for UK fire services in the fight against arson.
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A new dimension
Rob Girvan looks at how three-dimensional computer animation is being used by fire investigators to put across complex information in an easy-to-understand visual format.
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Powerful techniques
Arc fault mapping analysis is used extensively by fire investigators in the USA as a method of determining a fire’s area of origin. Nick Carey investigates the viability of using such analysis outside of the USA.
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