Fire & Rescue 2009
The UK’s leading event for fire and rescue service practitioners returns to the NEC in Birmingham this month on the theme of 21st Century Fire Resilience.
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Firex is coming
Aimed at the full range of fire professionals, from designers and installers to specifiers and end-users, International Firex offers the unrivalled opportunity to scope out the latest technology in the market and get advice and information on key topics.
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Business survival
As fire risk can be managed but never ruled out, a business strategy for surviving serious fires is vital, says Alex Hindson.
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Policy and practice
Despite the good intentions of the Fire Safety Order, the legislation in practice continues to be a source of confusion and concern. Rupert Gilbey reports.
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Class action
Risk assessment is central to developing the fire precautions and management policies to safeguard schools. Fire Risk Management reports.
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Property price
This year’s RISCAuthority seminar featured views on a range of property protection and business continuity concerns. Glenn Tomkins reports.
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Next move
Peter Barker offers some practical advice on following up the findings of a fire risk assessment, with a particular eye on ensuring fire doors provide the recommended fire resistance.
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Water resources
Paul Hayden provides an update on current moves to deliver a national flood rescue framework in England.
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Brave new world
Fire services internationally must be willing to take riskier decisions to deliver improvements and change in the face of new challenges. Thomas Poulin explains.
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Time for action
Warning that fire and rescue service response times in England have increased, a new study calls for action.
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Continuity challenge
Running an industrial fire service places onerous business continuity management demands on the operator. Peter Burke explains.
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Driving standards
Education remains high on the Government’s agenda, and the UK fire protection industry would do well to follow its lead, advocates Wilf Butcher.
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Supply line
The challenges facing UK fire and rescue suppliers, including issues around national procurement contracts, are discussed by Dave Smith.
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Market value
The current state of the UK fire protection market and the financial risks facing companies are outlined in a new analysis.
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Designer detection
The potential for design-conscious fire detection solutions using new product developments is reviewed by David Leigh.
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Take cover
Richard Storey makes the case for protecting portable extinguishers in public buildings to guard against the dangers of misuse, neglect and vandalism.
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