March 2016 - Wirral Fire Protection Ltd.

March 31, 2016

Tenants being put at risk over lack of smoke alarms according to new survey

1 in 5 privately rented homes not fitted with alarm Private tenants’ lives are being put at risk by landlords who have failed to comply with new legislation and install smoke alarms in their properties, according to a new report. The figures from the English Housing Survey showed that only…

March 30, 2016

Pub landlord admits fire safety failings

Man pleads guilty to six offences The landlord from a pub in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, has admitted six breaches of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, reports The Hertfordshire Mercury. Mr Graeme Kerry was the tenant, employer and responsible person of The Bell pub when a blaze broke out at…

March 30, 2016

Care home operators slapped with massive 400k fine over fire safety breaches

Company admits to five separate breaches The operators of the Donwell House Care Home in Wearside have been handed a massive £400,000 fine at Newcastle Crown Court after admitting five breaches of fire safety rules. The failings were uncovered by Tyne & Wear Fire and Rescue Service in 2014 after…

March 24, 2016

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March 24, 2016

Questions raised over fire service budget cuts after fatal fire in Merseyside

FBU criticises closure of station The Fire Brigades Union has said the outcome of a fatal fire in Merseyside ‘could have been different’ if a local fire station had not been closed. An elderly couple from the Wirral were tragically killed in the blaze, which broke out at their home,…

March 22, 2016

NASA to experiment with fire safety in outer space

Tests to explore behaviour of fire in space Engineers at NASA are to carry out experiments to gain a better understanding of how an accidental fire might behave on a spacecraft in outer space. The first of three planned flight experiments is scheduled for launch in an Orbital ATK Cygnus…

March 21, 2016

Merseyside landlord admits to breaching fire safety rules

Recurring offender admits breaches A landlord in Merseyside has admitted to breaching fire safety rules at a property rented out by him and his wife. Mr Adrian Webb and his wife Lynn were each fined £8,000 for the offences and were both ordered to pay a £120 victim surcharge and…

March 18, 2016

Care home heavily criticised over fire safety

CQC report reveals failings A care home in Ascot has been heavily criticised by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) after an inspection earlier this year found numerous fire safety hazards. The report into Sandridge House, on London Road, stated that the fire risk assessment dated 14 October 2014 was ‘insufficient, inadequate…

March 17, 2016

Fire service cuts criticised by FBU

Berkshire Fire Service faces £2.6m in cuts The Fire Brigades Union has attacked claims that cuts to Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service will not affect frontline services. This follows news from last month that the local fire authority had agreed £2.6m worth of cuts over the next four years, following…

Month: March 2016

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