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Go Wireless with Galaxy Dimension and G2
Honeywell introduces a new wireless capability for the Galaxy® Dimension intruder alarm system and a broader range of wireless sensors for the hybrid G2 intruder alarm system. Unique wireless technologies With a combination of unique radio technologies in the control panels and a suite of new, integrated wireless sensors that provide comprehensive intrusion and environmental [...]
Honeywell HRDP H.264 DVR Series
The HRDP H.264 digital video recorder (DVR) offers clear crisp video using H.264 video compression and a high image per second recording rate. HRDP supports a feature set comparable to many high-end embedded DVRs but at a much lower price. Recording at a rate of up to 200 ips (PAL), the HRDP supports high-end recording [...]
Fire service not to respond to automatic fire alarms until after 9pm
Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service will not respond to any automatic fire alarm (AFA) calls between the hours of 9am and 9pm, starting this month. It is hoped that the move, which will not apply to residential care homes, sheltered accommodation or buildings with specified identified risk, such as industrial premises, will reduce the [...]
70 firefighters attend huge blaze at luxury waterfront apartments
round 70 firefighters fought a serious fire at luxury apartments by Salcombe Estuary, in Devon, last week. The three-storey building, measuring approximately 60 by 40 metres, was devastated, with around 40% of the first and second floor ruined by fire. The rest of the property suffered from water and smoke damage. Devon and Somerset firefighters [...]
Massive blaze destroys Oxfam centre
round 70 firefighters have tackled a huge fire which has destroyed an Oxfam clothing recycling centre in Huddersfield. Crews found the building well alight with thick and acrid smoke pouring out after they were called to the incident shortly after 6.00pm on Saturday (30 April). Dozens of police officers cordoned off the area and advised [...]
Company pays £142,000 after Penhallow Hotel fatal fire
The company that owned the Penhallow Hotel in Newquay where three people died in a fire in August 2007 has been fined £80,000 for breaching fire safety legislation and ordered to pay £62,000 in costs. O & C Holdsworth plc had previously pleaded guilty at Truro Crown Court to two offences under the Regulatory Reform [...]
40 tackle major blaze at recycling plant
Firefighters attended a blaze at a Tyneside recycling and waste plant for the second time in five weeks. The fire broke out inside a 70 by 30 metre building used to process waste in North Shields. Around 40 firefighters were called to the site a little after 2pm on 1 May. It took around four [...]
Restaurant owner pays over £13,000 for fire safety breaches
The former joint proprietor of a restaurant which also included sleeping accommodation for staff has been fined £8,600 and ordered to pay £4,837 in costs for 12 fire safety breaches. Patipat Kansikam of the Red Lion (Pad Thai) restaurant in Wokingham pleaded guilty last month to the offences under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order, [...]
Draft guidance for purpose built flats published
Draft guidance on fire safety for purpose built blocks of flats has been published and is now available for comment. The guidance aims to give practical support and advice on existing purpose built flats to landlords, managing agents, enforcing officers and fire risk assessors. It does not introduce new standards or regulations but builds on [...]
Cambridgeshire firefighters scoop award for location information system
Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service has been recognised for its innovative use of a government land charter system to tell its firefighters where they are going and what dangers to look out for at particular addresses. The National Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG), which holds information on addresses throughout the UK and is kept up-to-date [...]