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The mere prospect of waking up to a house fire in the middle of the night sends a shiver down the spine. How would you cope if you were faced with this type of emergency and you didn’t have a sprinkler system installed in your home? This article looks at steps to take to keep […]

Senior Fire Department figures across Cheshire have launched a major campaign – one that affects both tenants and homeowners of large high-rise block of flats. The Cheshire Fire Authority has proposed the necessity of installing sprinkler systems in every single high-rise block of flats in the county. Indeed, the Cheshire Fire Authority has agreed to […]

Fire wreaks havoc on people’s lives. Anyone that’s felt the wrath of this formidable foe tearing through their home or commercial premises will know all too well the devastation that it causes. Being prepared and taking all necessary safety precautions is paramount. Installing domestic or commercial fire sprinkler systems throughout your home or commercial enterprise […]

How To Protect Your Home From Fire Own a home and you want to keep your loved ones safe and free from harm? Read on to learn more about fire safety.  Domestic sprinkler systems will certainly come to your assistance in the event of a fire but there are other precautions you can take to […]

As a well-established business which has specialised exclusively in domestic and residential fire sprinkler systems for 16 years, we have been involved in literally hundreds of projects throughout the southeast of England. During this time it has become very apparent that maintenance of these systems is afforded a very low priority by the occupiers of […]

Recently, domestic sprinklers and research by Derbyshire Fire & Rescue have highlighted an inability of children, in particular male children, to wake up on activation of standard domestic smoke alarms. Now, while anyone who shares a dwelling with adolescent children may not find this particularly surprising, the research was carried out on children aged between […]

Does the company self-certify its own installations or is it a member of a third-party certification scheme such as FIRAS? ‘FIRAS’ is the certifying authority for domestic fire sprinkler systems. It is UKAS accredited and operates schemes for most areas of fire protection. If a company is FIRAS accredited, then this will provide confidence to […]

East Sussex Fire Authority (ESFA) is lobbying Westminster to make it a legal requirement to fit fire sprinklers systems in premises where “risk to life and loss of property from fire are most significant”. The chair of the Fire Authority and East Sussex County Councillor Phil Howson, said the “greatest impact” of installing fire sprinklers […]

A residential care home in Dartford Kent was thankful for their fire sprinkler system when in the early hours of 23rd September, a fire started in a small room which houses a washing machine and tumble dryer. The fire had been extinguished before the arrival of Kent F&RS personnel.

Find out all your Welsh fire sprinkler news at RAD Fire Sprinklers. Anne Jones, the Welsh MP who has fought a long and hard battle to enable Wales to benefit from the highest domestic fire safety standards in the world, will not be too disappointed by the 2 stage implementation of legislation to fulfil her […]