Fire Doors and Fire Escape Regulations

A large part of the importance of fire safety regulations relate to the ability to adequately escape from a premises in order to protect and save lives. So as well as complying with general fire building regulations, fire risk assessments state that fire exits must be...

WEST SUSSEX APPROVES FIRE SERVICE CUTS

West Sussex County Council has approved proposals that will save its fire service more than £1.6m according to bbc.co.uk. The plans were formally approved on 22 September, following a 12-week public consultation. The proposals include: keeping all fire stations open,...

Crawley family lose pet dog in severe flat fire

Firefighters put out a flat fire which killed a family’s ‘beloved’ pet dog. A spokesman for West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service (WSFRS) said firefighters were called to the scene in Coxcombe Walk, Bewbush, just before 9am today (Tuesday July 8).  The fire, which was...