The BBC's Fake Britainfeatured the purchase of fake fire blankets. The Fire Service are called out to 20,000 kitchen fires each year. Two-thirds of those are in domestic homes.
Alarming stats like "cooking fires resulted in 30 deaths and 3,000 injuries" have led many homeowners to look for protective equipment like fire blankets or fire extinguishersonline.
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)organise Fire Prevention Week in the US & Canada to promote safe fire prevention practices. The NFPA aims to promote awareness of fire safety during the event held in October every year.
To help out our friends across the pond, Blake's have compiled 9 fire-safety tips for home and business owners alike.
Fire safety and building regulations are in the news now more than ever following the appalling events over the summer.
As a result, the Government are making much needed updates to the fire safety legislation - but, while you wait for the changes to be announced, what can you do to make your business safer?
The latest phase of a three year contract to install bin stores for South Essex Homeshas just been completed.
The criteria for this project, which began in 2015, was to comply with the Fire Risk Assessment and South Essex Homes' commitment to:
get the refuse outside of their properties;
reduce the risk of an arson attack causing a fire inside the building; and
prevent the wheely bins from being moved to block a fire exit route.