Fire Safety Risk Assessment - Case Studies

Barham and Charing crematoriums are part of the Westerleigh Group which not only is a renowned developer and operator of crematoria and cemeteries in the United Kingdom, but also conducts over 40,000 funerals per year. The Westerleigh Group appreciates the social, environmental and financial benefits of providing professionally managed facilities in this highly specialist field. Barham and Charing crematoriums Barham crematorium, once part of Lord Kitchens Broome Park’s estate in the UK,...

How can one effectively identify the hot spots that can be brought back to life by the winds and dropping humidity before they can flare up? Before they can grow into another rapid-moving fire that launches aerial assaults on new fronts? Thermal imaging technology in the form of the Scion PTM (Personal Thermal Monocular) from FLIR is the answer to those questions. Into The Fire Chad Costa, a battalion chief with the Petaluma (Calif.) Fire Department was deployed for 18 days on the Walbridge F...

APE Fire & Security were contracted by Sulzer to help install high-definition, IP CCTV with 4K technology at their Avonmouth Engineering Workshop, in Bristol, United Kingdom. The installation was coordinated and planned in great detail to comply with Sulzer’s rigorous health and safety standards at the facility, and was set up to allow for plenty of scope in the future. IP CCTV with 4K technology  “From sending out the initial request for quotation through to installation...

A network of fire panels from UK manufacturer, Advanced, has been installed as part of a campus-wide system replacement at the Imperial College London (ICL), Hammersmith, United Kingdom. Six industry-renowned 8-loop MxPro 5 fire panels and a TouchControl remote control terminal and repeater panel have been installed across the Wolfson Education Center, the Institute of Reproductive Development Biology and the Commonwealth Building at Imperial College London’s Hammersmith campus. 8-loop M...

C-TEC’s new Hush ActiV BS 5839-6 Grade C domestic fire alarm systems are providing top-grade fire protection at several Ministry of Defense-managed residential properties in North Wales. Located on the banks of the Menai Strait, the stretch of shallow tidal water that separates Angelsey from the mainland, the spacious homes are part of The Joint Service Mountain Training Centre Indefatigable, a facility designed to provide affordable holiday accommodation for members of the Armed Forces a...

A sprinkler system installed at a Hastings business has prevented serious fire damage caused by a fire. Fire safety crews from the East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service were called to AF Blakemore and Son’s premises, located in Ivy House Lane, Hastings, United Kingdom, at 6 am on 4th October, 2020. East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service have praised the business establishment, AF Blakemore and Son Ltd. for installing the sprinkler system, which stopped a small fire quickly spreading throughout...

Infographics has announced that Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service (HFRS) is the first UK FRS to adopt the new FireWatch Bi-directional Mobilization Interface, with other services expected to deploy this functionality in the near future. FireWatch Mobilization Interface The FireWatch Bi-directional Mobilization Interface with Capita Vision is designed to enable greater real-time data sharing between the FireWatch Fire Service Management Platform, Capita Vision Mobilization System and on-applian...

Rave Mobile Safety (Rave), the critical communication and collaboration platform that customers count on when it matters the most, announced New Mexico as the latest US state to deploy its Rave Panic Button in all K-12 schools across the state, joining the US states of Oklahoma, Delaware and Louisiana in statewide deployments. Rave Panic Button deployments The growth in Rave Panic Button deployments comes as new features are added to the platform, in order to further enhance the tool’s a...

Firefighters across Cornwall are wearing brand new PPE (Personal Protective Equipment), procured through the UK Collaborative PPE Framework.  All 560 firefighters in the county have been equipped with two sets of new gold-colored structural coats and trousers, along with flash hoods, and a set of both structural and rescue gloves. Structural PPE The new PPE (Personal Protective Equipment), designed and manufactured by Bristol Uniforms, benefits from the very latest in fiber and fabric tec...

IXcellerate is an operator of commercial data centers and one of the top three operators in Russia. The first data hall – IXcellerate Moscow One – was commissioned in 2013 and has a rack capacity of 1,835 rack spaces. The second data center – IXcellerate Moscow Two – started operating in 2019 with 1,480 rack spaces. Both data centers are neutral, fully certified by IBM and the Uptime Institute, and are rated Level 3/Tier III reliability. Service availability is guarantee...

Wexham Park Hospital is a large acute NHS hospital situated near Slough in Berkshire. The 588-bed hospital is one of three managed by Frimley Health NHS Foundation trust, one of the top performing NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. As well as the main hospital building, the site has a large post graduate building, ambulance station, staff accommodation and a new £49 million, state-of-the-art, four-story Emergency Assessment Center. Responsible for the design, supply, installation, testing...

A country house steeped in almost two centuries of history is now being protected by benchmark MxPro 4 multi-protocol panels from fire systems leader Advanced. Designed by the resident architect to the Dean and Chapter of Gloucester Cathedral, the grade II listed Badgeworth Court, Gloucestershire, was built in 1829 as the home of Colonel Selwyn Payne. After a rich 190-year history the house has now been converted into a residential care home run by Barchester Healthcare - one of the UK’s...

130 Advanced fire alarm control panels have been chosen to protect one of the UK’s largest acute teaching hospitals. Selected for their performance, quality and ease of use, 96 intelligent addressable MxPro 5 fire alarm control panels and 34 custom AdSpecials panels will be installed at Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, as part of a comprehensive upgrade. Wythenshawe Hospital As a center of clinical excellence, Wythenshawe Hospital, part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, has...

A network of fire panels from Advanced has been installed at the prestigious Riverside Studios in Hammersmith, London. Home to a string of hit television shows, including Celebrity Juice, Never Mind the Buzzcocks and Top of the Pops, the Riverside Studios lays claim to being the most modern TV studio in the United Kingdom. MxPro 5 fire alarm control panels Two MxPro 5 fire alarm control panels, four repeater panels and a bespoke damper control panel have been installed, as part of a five-year...

CU First Responders Finance (CUFR) welcomes Albany Firemen’s Federal Credit Union (AFFCU) to its Referral Credit Union program. AFFCU is looking forward to offering business loan services to its membership. CUFR’s business lending program provides the avenue for first responder credit unions to refer commercial real estate, apparatus, equipment, and other business loans for potential funding. Offering services  The referring credit union gets business loans on their books and...

Bryx, a globally renowned provider of first responder technology products, will be installing its Bryx Station alerting system just 25 miles west of Orlando, Florida, at Groveland Fire Department. Fire Alert device installation  Bryx’s installation will follow Groveland Fire Department’s move into its new headquarters in the brand new public safety building in early 2021. The Bryx Station system is also being installed at the nearby Station 94, with an anticipated third instal...

Eight fire crews from Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service were sent to Granville Recycling Plant, located in Telford, United Kingdom and at the peak of the fire, there were 50 firefighters battling the blaze, which impacted the entire landfill site close to the A5. Fire at Granville Recycling Plant Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service Group Manager and Fire Service Officer, Adam Matthews said that the firefighters are now on the verge of winning the battle and the number of firefighters deployed...

Set on the iconic shores of Italy’s Lake Garda, Campeggio del Garda is a popular campsite that attracts tourists from around the globe to its picturesque location. Hochiki Italia’s Totem solution was specified to protect the idyllic campsite and provide occupants with an ideal level of outdoor protection. Campeggio del Garda is located on the water’s edge of Lake Garda, one of Italy’s most picturesque lakes and holiday hotspots. The scenic location offers a range of bung...

The Dallas Fire-Rescue Department, located in Dallas County, Texas, has placed a 28-foot Lake Assault Boats firefighting and rescue craft into service. The boat will be stationed on Lake Ray Hubbard, a busy 22,000-acre body of water that is bisected by Interstate 30 and located entirely within the city limits. The vessel is engineered to respond to a wide range of on-the-water firefighting and emergency response scenarios. versatile and powerful craft Lake Ray Hubbard is a vitally important n...

XCMG has announced sending four multi-function emergency and fire rescue vehicles to Golmud, Qinghai Province, in China. The emergency response vehicles developed by XCMG Research Institute opens a new chapter for the commercial application of emergency rescue solutions. Since 2016, XCMG has made the development, application and promotion of emergency fire and rescue vehicles a priority. Taking part in key state projects to research basic theories, core technologies and equipment design, XCMG h...

C-TEC’s revolutionary CAST and Hush Pro fire alarm systems are safeguarding a charming cluster of commercial and residential properties in Llangollen, Wales. As a ‘mixed-use’ building housing both business units and domestic dwellings, a combination of commercial and residential fire systems was required. Allied Fire Alarms & Escapes Co. Ltd., a renowned Wrexham-based fire specialist company, installed one of C-TEC’s powerful CAST XFP addressable fire systems to prot...

Selected for their performance, quality and ease of use, 96 intelligent addressable MxPro 5 fire alarm control panels and 34 custom AdSpecials panels will be installed at Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, as part of a comprehensive upgrade. As a center of clinical excellence, Wythenshawe Hospital, part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, has over 5,500 staff providing district general hospital and specialist tertiary services to the local community and the wider population of the Nor...

Following provisions of the so-called “Tunnel Decree” in force in Italy, in April 2021 all the trains running on the Italian railway network must be equipped with fire detection and fire fighting system fully compliant with the technical regulations governing the “Italy specific case “of the European TSI currently in force. SILFI-GUARD© system SNCF has planned to upgrade its high-speed trains to ensure compliance with the new regulations Given this deadline, all r...

A huge new Amazon fulfillment center on the outskirts of Bristol has installed Vimpex Smart+Guard tough polycarbonate hinged protective  covers to protect the building’s alarm call points from accidental or malicious activation, which could trigger costly building evacuations resulting in lost production and missed logistical connections. Life and fire protection system Amazon’s new 500,000 sq. feet fulfillment center at Severn Beach is designed to ensure that more people in t...

Motorists in Surrey can drive safely through one of the United Kingdom’s longest road tunnels, with the reassurance that it is protected by the very latest fire detection technology. Dual Optical smoke detection Supplied by Waterlooville’s Eurotech Fire Systems Ltd, a ‘smart’ Dual Optical smoke detection system has been installed in critical areas of the Hindhead Tunnel. The system is designed to detect the difference between smoke, steam and dust, thereby ensuring that...

Cirque du Soleil is an internationally known touring circus production hosted by Kooza, performing in cities such as Beijing, Sydney, Buenos Aires, and more. This installation project in particular was for the circus’ show in Singapore in July 2017, in which Cirque du Soleil needed adequate fire safety precautions to be installed before the show. Required: Fire control panels The client required modern intelligent fire control panels, capable of hosting a large number of devices th...

The Craufurd Arms Real Ale House on Gringer Road, Maidenhead, was in dire need of a new industry-standard fire safety system and was long overdue some modern safety innovation. At the time they had no system in place, which meant they weren’t conforming to current Fire Regulation Standards. Not knowing where next to turn, and desperately requiring a system in place before the fast-approaching Craufurd Arms grand reopening, they approached the Eurotech team to guide them through this proc...

The Churchill War Rooms is a museum in Central London celebrating one of the most iconic British Prime Ministers in history and was in office during the Second World War. The museum is one of the five branches of the Imperial War Museum. The museum comprises the Cabinet War Rooms, a historic underground complex that housed a British Government Command Centre throughout the Second World War. Also housed there is the Churchill Museum, a biographical museum exploring the life o...

It’s the perfect job for a busy London architectural design practice: refurbishing an ordinary-looking, reasonable quality modern townhouse into a stylish, super-luxury, multi-million-pound property which makes the most of light and space. Everything is installed – lighting, plumbing, security systems, and, with the help of specialist consultants, a hard-wired fire detection system. Fire system with detection points  With just weeks to go to completion, the client decides to...

Motorists in Surrey can drive safely through one of the UK’s longest road tunnels with the reassurance that it is protected by the very latest fire detection technology. Supplied by Eurotech, a ‘smart’ Dual Optical smoke detection system has been installed in critical areas of the tunnel Supplied by Waterlooville’s Eurotech Fire Systems Ltd, a ‘smart’ Dual Optical smoke detection system has been installed in critical areas of the Hindhead Tunnel.  ...