Fire Sprinkler Association News

With school exam season now in full swing, BAFSA (The British Automatic Fire Sprinkler Association) is reminding the Government and education authorities, as part of this year’s Sprinkler Week (20-25th May), about the increased threat of fire to schools during the summer term – a time when pupils and staff are under most stress. According to the Government’s own data, less than 8.5% of new schools built since 2015 have automatic fire sprinklers fitted and yet there were around...

Luton Airport suffered a huge fire in its Terminal 2 multi-story car park. The fire tore through the recently modernized car park, causing a significant structural collapse, severe damage to more than 1,200 cars, and serious disruption to flights.   The car park was part of a significant £160m redevelopment project in December 2018. Despite this modernization, the fire and rescue service revealed the car park was not equipped with fire sprinklers.   A 12-hour blaze The blaze s...

The fire service is calling for the widespread adoption of sprinklers by businesses, schools and care homes, as it marks a national awareness week. South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue has tackled 1,065 fires in non-domestic properties over the last three years. The most serious of these incidents can take fire engines several hours to tackle, as well as potentially putting the company involved out of business. Commercial premise fire But business fire safety officers say fire sprinklers are the...

The Head of the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), a component of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and principals of America’s national fire service organizations traveled to New York City and Philadelphia to honor those lost to fires in the past year, including the 29 victims of the tragic fires in the Bronx and Philadelphia. During her visits, U.S. Fire Administrator - Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell shared steps to reduce the risk of fire in local communities and launch the USFA Nation...

Electric fire vehicles, virtual reality (FR), and firefighting robots are among the new technology innovations in the fire market. They are also among the topics covered in the articles that attracted the most attention (i.e., received the most clicks) at thebigredguide.com in 2022. summary of important issues and technologies Also attracting eyeballs in 2022 were timely issues such as the labor shortage and the ongoing risk of cancer for firefighters. Fire garments were also among the topics...

Nothing beats a conference, when it comes to making new contacts or re-establishing old ones. The British Automatic Fire Sprinkler Association Ltd (BAFSA) has announced that the internationally renowned Fire Sprinkler International 2022 (FSI 2022) exhibition, taking place in London, from May 31 to June 1, 2022, will bring the international fire protection community together once again. Fire Sprinkler International 2022 At Fire Sprinkler International 2022 event, attendees will hear from renown...

The government announced the publication of its response to the consultation it undertook on ADB, publishing at the same time an amendment to ADB that ‘extends the provision of sprinklers in blocks of high-rise residential buildings to those buildings with a top floor height of 11 meters above ground level’. This announcement also contained ‘new guidance on consistent wayfinding signage’ for fire and rescue service (FRS) personnel in such buildings. mixed-use and reside...