Active Fire Protection

Delhi Police HQ, LNJP Hospital denied fire safety clearance

The Delhi Fire Services (DFS) has denied fire safety certificate (FSC) renewals to two major public…

Transport buses in India to come with fire extinguishers and alarm systems

Transport buses in India will soon come equipped with safety systems such as fire detectors,…

Building plan key to fire safety: SK Dheri

The drawing board of an architect should be the starting point for the fire safety of a building…

RICS launches new fire safety advice for public

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has published new fire safety advice for the public to highlight the…

Out of 10K high rises in Gurugram, only 1,270 have fire safety clearances

There are about 10,000 highrises in Gurugram but only 1,270 highrises have fire safety clearance. This has prompted officials to…

City of New Orleans receives Fire Protection Class 1 rating from Insurance Association

The City of New Orleans recently received its first-ever Fire Protection Class 1 rating from the Property Insurance Association…

UK increases fund for security in places of worship

Places of worship and faith community centres can now apply for an increased pot of funding to improve their physical security…

Survey indicates that schools pay least attention to fire and traffic safety

Fire and road safety are two areas that school managements pay the least attention to. This was the key finding of a survey of…

Changes to Singapore fire safety law passed; MPs call for warning systems in all homes

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) will be able to compel building owners to install critical fire safety upgrades after…

Government notice to 241 Delhi schools for failing fire safety rules

From sub-standard equipment to the width of staircases, over 240 schools in the nations capital failed to meet fire safety…

Delta bollard stops truck in its tracks in Tallahassee

Delta Scientific have reported that a truck crashed into one of their DSC600 bollards protecting the Old Capitol ground on June…

Power Bank fire causes emergency landing of Virgin Atlantic flight

A Virgin Atlantic flight from New York to London made an emergency landing in Boston after a power bank phone charger caught fire…

Delta barriers prevent 2 attacks just 8 days apart

The Delta Scientific DSC501 barrier has helped prevent two vehicle attacks just 8 days apart at a naval station at Mayport Naval…

Singapores SCDF can appoint third parties to conduct checks under proposed changes to Fire Safety Act

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) can soon appoint authorised third parties to conduct routine fire safety enforcement…

Haryana govt to launch fire safety mobile app

To strengthen fire safety measures in the state, the Urban Local Bodies (ULB) Department will launch a fire safety app and all…