A domestic fire is perhaps the most terrifying event that you could imagine happening to you in your home. Sadly, such occurrences do happen; therefore, you need to make sure that your home and family are suitably prepared to deal with any fire that may develop. Here are some basic, yet essential safety suggestions that [...]
Recently Safelincs added several new site alarms to their range. These included the Evacuator Site Guard call point and push button alarms, the Evacuator Tough Guard and the newly released Evacuator Tough Guard Wireless. All four of these alarms are designed for use in building and construction sites, temporary marquees, camp sites, markets etc. where [...]
This year’s National Schools Fire Safety Week will run from March 19th to March 23rd. It is a week where schools can focus on the importance of fire safety with pupils. Many fires are started by children with them using matches, lighters and candles. Children are not always aware of how fast a fire can [...]
Parades, candles and lanterns as well as dancing dragons are synonymous with Chinese New Year. It is important that amongst all the festivities of this year’s celebrations to start the year of the dragon, fire safety is not forgotten. Here are some important fire safety tips to ensure that you and your family stay safe [...]
Working out what fire safety signs are required for different parts of a building can be very time consuming and at times confusing. The fire safety signs guide, which can be found in our website’s fire safety advice section, gives a clear and interactive pictorial guide to these issues. The guide graphically shows the location [...]
Our fire safety advice section on our website is dedicated to giving free advice to our customers. One of the areas where we get asked the most fire safety questions are HMOs and landlord fire safety. To help landlords answer these queries, we have created a specific editorial. The ‘Landlords and fire safety‘ section has [...]
Candles are a common site in many homes and now that the dark nights are drawing in, the number of candles being lit is increasing. However, the beauty of candles is linked to a risk. Last year candles were the cause of over 1,000 fires across England and many Fire Brigades are encouraging the general [...]
Our website www.safelincs.co.uk is now fully accessible for smart phones such as the iPhone, Android and others. We have created a dedicated mobile version of the site to stop you having to scroll left-right to see the full pages and we have arranged all content in a way that you can see the content that [...]
Now that the rioting seems to have come to an end it is worth considering how to be prepared for similar occurrences in the future. Most of the physical damage, excluding the massive damage to lives and communities, was caused by arson attacks and many people were put at risk by being trapped in their [...]
A warning was issued by Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service after several incidents of fires occurring from the use of essential oils. When washing fabric soaked with essential oils the oil is not broken down properly at low washing machine temperatures, leaving a residue on towels and linen. The residues can ignite either through the [...]
