Money and sense
Graham Ellicott highlights the need for more funding and expertise to ensure that UK schools are properly protected from fire
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Asset protection
Minimising the major risks at the industrial sites on Teesside covered by SembCorp Utilities requires a large on-site firefighting capability. Rupert Gilbey reports
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Turning on the heat
A review of the Building Disaster Assessment Group’s new research suggests that changes to firefighting equipment, techniques and facilities are necessary. FP&FEJ reports
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Voice of experience
Bob Choppen examines sounder design and the impact of the Disability Discrimination Act
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Open market
Companies are increasingly demanding open protocol systems when replacing or upgrading fire detection and alarm systems, says Ken Bishop
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Safety to a fault
Neil Woodward examines the importance of fault-free detection and alarm systems
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On the beam
Steve Scorfield considers the issues involved when specifying and installing beam smoke detectors
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Early warning
Bernard Laluvein discusses the role of early detection as a component in a fire prevention strategy
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Health plans
Hospitals should consider manual handling and cross-infection issues when devising evacuation management plans, argues Stephen Clark
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A question of use
Fire extinguishers are not for decoration but should be used to fight fires in commercial premises, argues Alan Baldwin
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Human touch
Nicole Hoffmann and Pascal Steenbakkers discuss the need for fire engineers to consider human behaviour when developing evacuation strategies
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Exit strategies
New research on the World Trade Center disaster on 11 September 2001 has made some key findings on human behaviour and emergency service response during high-rise evacuations. FP&FEJ reports
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Group dynamics
The Practitioners’ Forum has reviewed its progress in driving forward policy and reform in the UK fire service. FP&FEJ reports
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Civil liberties
The UK Government is consulting local responders on draft regulations and guidance to support the new Civil Contingencies Act. FP&FEJ reports
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