Smoke alarms are the most essential components in any fire safety strategy, whether in commercial or domestic properties. There is a wide range of smoke alarm models available designed to suit various circumstances. It is therefore important to ensure that you purchase the correct model for your requirements, in order to ensure your smoke alarms [...]
Whether at work or in the home, it is easy to equip your kitchen with adequate fire safety measures and it does not have to be expensive. Blankets A fire blanket is an excellent extinguisher for small fires that break out on hobs and in pans and should be present in every kitchen. A fire [...]
Kitchens produce great amounts of steam and cooking smoke and ordinary smoke alarms are not able to cope with these confusing signals. An ionisation smoke alarm or even an optical smoke alarm would quickly be set off when a kitchen is being used. At the same time fires regularly start in the kitchen, so rapid [...]
National chip week is a fun week celebrating the British love of chips. There are many sites on web with hints and tips of how to cook the best chips but amongst all the fun there is a serious side to Nation Chip Week. According to a report, Fire statistics: Great Britain 2010 – 2011, [...]
After a good night out with friends in the pub there is nothing nicer than to get back home and finish the evening off with a midnight snack. For many people it is the last snack that they will prepare. Chip pan fires are the cause of many house fire deaths, many of them occurring [...]
Once you have reached the decision to protect your home and it’s occupants from fire by purchasing smoke alarms the dilemma begins. Which alarm should you buy and where should you install it? To help you overcome this dilema we have produced a guide that will help to explain the different types of alarm and [...]
Safelincs would like to help National Chip Week be a safe and enjoyable week for all chip lovers. Chip pans can easily cause a fire with devastating effects. The oil gets very hot and can over heat causing it to combust and start a fire. If pans are left unattended the risk of this happening [...]
