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…

30 Karol Bagh, New Delhi, hotels to be shut over fire safety

The Delhi government has suspended the fire certificates of 30 hotels in Karol Bagh for lacking adequate safety mechanisms,…

Fire safety failures found in more than half of Londons care homes

More than half of the capitals care homes have failed London Fire Brigade safety checks.During inspections of 177 care homes, the…

Fire safety law makes alarms compulsory in every Scottish home

Every local home must have fitted smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarms by February 2021, under new laws that follow on from the…

Kolhapur youths develop hand launched containers to douse fires

The destruction of property in fire, especially that caused during law and order issues, and the wastage of water used to douse…

3026 Mumbai buildings get notices for flouting fire safety measures

In a fire safety audit of 6142 buildings done by the Mumbai Fire Brigade department from the year 2015 to October this year,…

In security boost, 39 small airports to get hand-held explosive scanner

Small airports will soon get an additional layer of security, with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) procuring Real Time…

Smart fire alarm system links over 1,600 additional buildings a month in Abu Dhabi

More than 1,600 commercial and residential towers are currently being additionally connected each month in the country to the…

G4S focuses on global infrastructure security

G4S is playing an important part in the nascent stages of a burgeoning new nuclear industry in the UK. In 2015, G4S secured the…

Council faces £21m bill to replace 17,000 doors after fire safety test failures

Hackney Council in UK will fit 17,000 new fireproof doors as the local authority faces a A?21m bill to bring homes up to building…

Chandigarh Airport loses fire safety clearance

An inspection team of the Mohali Municipal Corporation has found "serious lacunae" in fire safety arrangements at the Chandigarh…

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 but that rarely happens, an…

Andamans DGP flags off newly inducted Fire Tenders

Six newly inducted Fire Water Tenders were flagged off during a public awareness programme by Fire Service of A&N Police. Mr…