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Female Firefighters – Young Firefighter Meets Older Firefighter | The Gap
Two people, from different age groups, discuss a shared experience that impacted their lives, how it affected them and how they dealt with it to ultimately emerge stronger. In this episode Jo, 55,...
Prof. Jose Torero – Fire: A Story of Fascination, Familiarity and Fear
Professor Jose Torero examines the complex nature of fire - which can inspire familiarity or fear - in his lecture for the 2010 Tam Dalyell Prize for Excellence in Engaging the Public with Science....
Fire Spread Classification
A common question in the industry is: What is a Fire Spread Classification and how does it compare across different countries? Flame spread or surface burning characteristics rating is a rating of...
Fire Risk Assessment
It is often questioned: What is a Fire Risk Assessment and when is a Fire Risk Assessment (FRA) needed? If you're responsible for a building, it’s important to do all you can to reduce the risk of...
Increasing Occupancy in a Building
Sometimes, a Fire Engineer gets the task of increasing the occupancy in a building. This task can be for already existing buildings or for new developments. The new developments would require a new...
Fire Statement Guidance
A fire statement is an individual document used to define the safety aspects and requirements of an upcoming development project and major refurbishment projects and the methods that will be used to...
Fire Safety throughout History in England
Fire has always been an integral part of society. And while it started as a positive discovery it did not take long to realise how destructive it can be. Especially by expanding the city life in...
Sprinklers System VS Mist Systems
The two most used active fire systems are sprinkler and mist systems. They both use water in order to extinguish the fire, however, their use of the water is different. This can be easily described...
Fire Strategy Report through RIBA stages
It is crucial to define: RIBA stages How Fire Safety corresponds with all of the stages What is RIBA and what are RIBA stages/plan of work? RIBA is an industry-standard planning method that details...
What a Fire Strategy Report Includes?
A Fire Strategy Report is a report that assesses the Fire Safety features in a building, which can be a new build or an already existing building, where different aspects influencing safety are...
Sprinklers VS Alternative Fire Suppression Systems
A water mist system is a fire protection system that produces a fine spray to suppress fires – a common alternative to traditional large droplet, fire sprinklers. Comparison in technology Table..?...