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18 April 2026

London borough increases fire safety work budget

APRIL 2026

London borough increases fire safety work budget

18 April 2026

 

FPA warns against weakening building control oversight for telecoms cabling works

17 April 2026

 

Landmark court ruling extends building safety liability

16 April 2026

 

Independent chair and deputy appointed to BSR advisory committee

15 April 2026

 

Fatal fire incident leads to care home fine

14 April 2026

 

Furniture fire safety consultation open for comment

13 April 2026

 

Fire on velodrome roof at Olympic Park in Rio

12 April 2026

 

Fires involving e-bikes and e-scooters reach record numbers

11 April 2026

 

FPA responds to consultation on single construction regulator

10 April 2026

 

BSR announces new external remediation plans

09 April 2026

 

Fire safety failings persist across prison estate

08 April 2026

 

Second fire at Lincolnshire recycling facility raises renewed concerns over sector safety

07 April 2026

 

FPA and staff shortlisted for FSM awards

06 April 2026

 

Fire alarm funding for at-risk buildings

03 April 2026

 

Concerns raised over school sprinkler guidance

02 April 2026

 

BSR releases latest transparency data

01 April 2026

 

MARCH 2026

BSR outlines strategic priorities for year ahead

31 March 2026

 

New consultation covers HRB building work proportionality

30 March 2026

 

Takeaway owner sentenced after fire safety breaches

29 March 2026

 

New funding revealed for building safety profession training

28 March 2026

 

ADB changes consultation opens for comment

27 March 2026

 

Consultation opens for fire risk assessor competency proposals

26 March 2026

 

Future Homes Standard consultation response released

25 March 2026

 

FPA collaboration project nominated for award

24 March 2026

 

Major revision of fire door standard published

23 March 2026

 

Systemic fire safety failures exposed at Hong Kong blaze inquiry

22 March 2026

 

Scotland issues first wildfire warning of the year

21 March 2026

 

BSR provides guidance on competence, remediation enforcement, and staged applications

20 March 2026

 

London firefighters tackle blaze in derelict building

19 March 2026

 

Recladding works proposed for Cardiff apartment complex

18 March 2026

 

BSR opens call for evidence on Conditions of Authorisation

17 March 2026

 

Science lab fire forces temporary school closure

16 March 2026

 

Government release update on Grenfell site work

15 March 2026

 

HSE launches research programme on Building Safety

14 March 2026

 

Vaping industry body responds to Glasgow blaze

13 March 2026

 

Report raises concerns of social housing fire doors

12 March 2026

 

Welsh building safety legislation passed

11 March 2026

 

BSR looks for Resident’s Panel leader

10 March 2026

 

Significant fire leads to Glasgow Central closure

09 March 2026

 

Man dies after falling from high rise during fire incident

08 March 2026

 

Warning over fire safety risk from zero compression cavity barriers

07 March 2026

 

Building owner fined after workers found sleeping in dangerous office block

06 March 2026

 

Bristol hospital ward evacuated after fire breaks out

05 March 2026

 

Client guide to building safety process released

04 March 2026

 

BSR provides latest Gateway 2 data update

03 March 2026

 

BSI release new PAS for safer construction products

02 March 2026

 

Fire safety remedial actions overdue at council’s housing estates

01 March 2026

 

FEBRUARY 2026

New research analyses cost and impact of fires in schools

28 February 2026

 

Consultation open on Construction Products Reform White Paper

27 February 2026

 

First annual report on Grenfell Tower Inquiry recommendations published

26 February 2026

 

Sprinkler data not directly comparable to water mist data, study finds

25 February 2026

 

FPA publishes 2025/26 Membership Review highlighting greater access to fire safety guidance

24 February 2026

 

Major fire causes severe damage at Devon school

23 February 2026

 

Regulators issue fire safety notice to nuclear power site contractors

22 February 2026

 

Fire at derelict Canterbury cinema leaves site unsafe

21 February 2026

 

Suspended prison sentence and fines for fire safety breaches

20 February 2026

 

BSI seek public comment on fire safety projects

19 February 2026

 

FPA launches fully digital Fire & Risk Management journal to enhance member experience

18 February 2026

 

Fire chiefs welcome stronger funding settlement

17 February 2026

 

Healthcare fire safety guidance update released

16 February 2026

 

Firefighters tackle blaze in derelict Leigh building

15 February 2026

 

Fire service acts to help increase compliance

14 February 2026

 

Review finds roof voids contributed to tower block fire spread

13 February 2026

 

Belfast tower block closed over cladding fire safety

12 February 2026

 

Fire chiefs update BESS guidance

11 February 2026

 

British standard for non-automatic firefighting systems opens for public comment

10 February 2026

 

Surrey-based housing association fined over fatal fire

09 February 2026

 

Class L introduced for lithium-ion battery fires

08 February 2026

 

New policy paper on PFAS plan published

07 February 2026

 

Courts uphold ruling on remediation costs

06 February 2026

 

HMO landlord and agent fined over fire safety risks

05 February 2026

 

Construction product code of practice to be launched

04 February 2026

 

BSI issues first annual fire report

03 February 2026

 

Major fire incident at Southampton hospital

02 February 2026

 

Indian fire insurance company fined

01 February 2026

 

JANUARY 2026

Planning reform proposals discussed at housing roundtable

31 January 2026

 

Camden landlord fined for unsafe housing

30 January 2026

 

Consultation open on streamlining telecommunications work in HRBs

29 January 2026

 

Regulator update: standalone BSR and construction consultation

28 January 2026

 

Firefighters’ union raises concerns over cuts and closures

27 January 2026

 

Crews tackle rooftop venue fire

26 January 2026

 

Over 60 people dead after fire at Pakistan shopping centre

25 January 2026

 

New building safety newsletter launched

24 January 2026

 

Scottish cladding levy clears first stage amid industry concerns

23 January 2026

 

Research update on solar panel fire spread risk released

22 January 2026

 

Scottish Government launches consultation ahead of major fire safety standards review

21 January 2026

 

Council faces £6m bill after fire safety failures at new developments

20 January 2026

 

CPD course on sprinkler legislation and regulations announced

19 January 2026

 

Firefighters tackle significant factory fire in Wolverhampton

18 January 2026

 

New fire safety Sustainability Interest Group launched

17 January 2026

 

Scottish council to retrofit sprinklers in high-rise blocks

16 January 2026

 

Landlord prosecuted over HMO fire hazards

15 January 2026

 

FireQual to accredit new FRA training from the FPA

14 January 2026

 

Council reports on lack of sprinklers in new-build schools

13 January 2026

 

Recycling fire causes severe travel disruption

12 January 2026

 

Birmingham warehouse gutted by fire

11 January 2026

 

NHBC standards updated with fire safety implications

10 January 2026

 

Competence hub gets ready for January launch

09 January 2026

 

Developer signs Scottish remediation contract

08 January 2026

 

BSR reports on applications progress

07 January 2026

 

40 dead and 119 injured in Swiss new year party fire

06 January 2026

 

Regulations proposed for Jersey’s tall buildings

05 January 2026

 

DECEMBER 2025

Festive wishes from the FPA

24 December 2025

 

Unacceptable safety failings identified at council social housing

23 December 2025

 

PAS 9980 consultation reopens to allow for comment checks

22 December 2025

 

Solar panel fire safety network launched

21 December 2025

 

HMO landlords fined for fire and safety failings

20 December 2025

 

HRB definition remains unchanged but under review

19 December 2025

 

Government to consult on plans for new construction regulator

18 December 2025

 

Fire Engineers Advisory Panel issues Authoritative Statement

17 December 2025

 

Council and tenant in court over fire safety work

16 December 2025

 

Cambridge hospital car park closed following fire

15 December 2025

 

Fatal fire at Goa nightclub kills 25

14 December 2025

 

Brighton estate fire wardens come under scrutiny

13 December 2025

 

Fire chiefs call for building regulations and guidance updates

12 December 2025

 

Lords committee reports BSR inquiry findings

11 December 2025

 

Workforce intervention needed to meet 2050 decarbonised buildings target

10 December 2025

 

BSR approval a “milestone” for progress

09 December 2025

 

Large fire at former historic ballroom in Brighouse

08 December 2025

 

Regulator seeks chair to lead steering group

07 December 2025

 

MHCLG releases update to Residential PEEPs guidance

06 December 2025

 

Development’s budget increased over Gateway 2 risks

05 December 2025

 

Nuclear regulator raises fire safety concerns over Hinkley Point

04 December 2025

 

BSR “cautiously optimistic” over clearing application backlogs

03 December 2025

 

Multiple London roads closed after tunnel fire

02 December 2025

 

Arson named as one of main causes of farm fires

01 December 2025

 

NOVEMBER 2025

Spanish hospital damaged in significant façade fire

30 November 2025

 

Council to review EV car park safety

29 November 2025

 

FPA accredited to test to new watermist standard

28 November 2025

 

Mass fatalities at Hong Kong high-rise fires

27 November 2025

 

Explosions at warehouse fire sees local area evacuated

26 November 2025

 

Grenfell evidence cited in £2.7m cladding claim

25 November 2025

 

NFCC raises concerns over Li-ion battery standards

24 November 2025

 

Major fire breaks out at COP30 talks in Brazil

23 November 2025

 

Structural steel fire protection whitepaper published

22 November 2025

 

Regulations announced to move BSR from HSE

21 November 2025

 

Scotland’s Building Safety Levy delayed by a year

20 November 2025

 

Fire safety conviction for Warrington business owner

19 November 2025

 

Exeter football stadium threatened by fire

18 November 2025

 

New collaboration sets benchmark for independent fire safety testing in the UK

17 November 2025

 

Fire safety impacting accessibility warns report

16 November 2025

 

Fine issued over systemic fire safety failures

15 November 2025

 

Timber tests aim to plug fire safety gap

14 November 2025

 

School report identifies fire safety issues

13 November 2025

 

BSR delays cited in collapse of cladding firm

12 November 2025

 

RBKC drops ban on Grenfell refurb company

11 November 2025

 

Fine for hotel owners for fire safety breaches

10 November 2025

 

Turkish hotel fire deaths lead to life sentences

09 November 2025

 

Fire leads to closure of London road tunnels

08 November 2025

 

Revision to emergency lighting standard released

07 November 2025

 

LFB publishes thematic report into modular buildings

06 November 2025

 

Building control firm enters insolvency

05 November 2025

 

Regulator downgrades London housing association

04 November 2025

 

Children’s furniture fire safety regulations updated

03 November 2025

 

Government falling behind on 1.5 million homes target, CIH warns

02 November 2025

 

BSR shares developer requirements for Gateway Three

01 November 2025

 

OCTOBER 2025

Sister block of Lakanal House to face demolition over fire safety concerns

31 October 2025

 

Peers debate fire safety remediation amendment

30 October 2025

 

Birmingham high-rise fire safety failings lead to landmark prosecution

29 October 2025

 

London Fire Brigade issues urgent e-bike safety warning

28 October 2025

 

Disregard for fire safety leads to significant fine

27 October 2025

 

Major blaze at Dhaka airport could cost garment industry millions

26 October 2025

 

Fire leads to London residential block evacuation

25 October 2025

 

Competence management consultation seeks industry feedback

24 October 2025

 

Fire safety concerns raised over proposed BESS site

23 October 2025

 

Guidance for social landlords on Awaab’s Law released

22 October 2025

 

NFCC warns enforcement alone will not solve building safety problems

21 October 2025

 

New data on building control applications released

20 October 2025

 

Emergency response to overnight blaze at Glasgow church

19 October 2025

 

Housing association returns to profit following fire safety work

18 October 2025

 

Fire crews called to shop fire in Forest Hill

17 October 2025

 

Housebuilder’s remediation provision reaches £700 million for legacy building safety

16 October 2025

 

FPA and FDM announce partnership to advance fire safety standards

15 October 2025

 

New cladding remediation data for Scotland published

14 October 2025

 

Care home owner fined for fire safety breaches

13 October 2025

 

HMO operators prosecuted over fire safety failings

12 October 2025

 

Qualifications to be the core of professionalising social housing

11 October 2025

 

FPA announces Consort Insurance as new partner

10 October 2025

 

FPA announces new head office and training facility

09 October 2025

 

Template for remediation access agreement published

08 October 2025

 

Restaurant owner fined over fire safety breaches

07 October 2025

 

Birmingham high-rise hotel evacuated following fire

06 October 2025

 

Jail term handed out following fatal Korean li-ion battery fire

05 October 2025

 

Local authority increases remediation plans

04 October 2025

 

The FPA launches its 2025 fire safety policy manifesto

03 October 2025

 

Lockton welcomed to membership of RISCAuthority

02 October 2025

 

New chief construction advisor announced

01 October 2025

 

SEPTEMBER 2025

Fire engineer wins prestigious CIOB award

30 September 2025

 

Manchester firefighter hospitalised

29 September 2025

 

Oxfordshire business owner prosecuted over fire safety breaches

28 September 2025

 

Serious explosion and fire at Swindon warehouse

27 September 2025

 

Updated figures show picture of social housing remediation

26 September 2025

 

Collaboration leads to new fire engineering principles course

25 September 2025

 

School closed for a week after damaging fire

24 September 2025

 

Ministerial changes in built environment portfolios

23 September 2025

 

Three hospitalised after Enfield block fire

22 September 2025

 

Residents rescued after fire at Devon block of flats

21 September 2025

 

Subcontractors face £5m case over fire damper work

20 September 2025

 

PartB announced as headline sponsor for FIRE Conference 2025

19 September 2025

 

Court decision sheds further light on cladding remediation legislation

18 September 2025

 

Refusal to give fire safety information leads to prosecution

17 September 2025

 

Blaze hits Birmingham tower block under renovation

16 September 2025

 

Government issues response to housing committee

15 September 2025

 

Waste companies report rise in vape fires following ban

14 September 2025

 

Kent business fined over £60,000 for serious fire safety breaches

13 September 2025

 

Senior BSR officials quizzed by Lords committee

12 September 2025

 

High court dismisses challenge to ‘fitness’ of maintenance company

11 September 2025

 

Developer launches legal action over remediation costs

10 September 2025

 

New Housing Minister named

09 September 2025

 

Ex-BBC buildings evacuated after major fire

08 September 2025

 

New EV safety report website launches for US firefighters

07 September 2025

 

Closure of the Building Safety Fund to new applicants

06 September 2025

 

High Court to clarify remediation responsibility

05 September 2025

 

FPA provides member response to Lord’s BSR inquiry

04 September 2025

 

Firefighters respond to balcony fire at Dorchester block of flats

02 September 2025

 

FPA backs Battery Breakdown campaign

01 September 2025

 

AUGUST 2025

Surge in wildfires puts pressure on fire services

31 August 2025

 

Building cladding remediation update released

30 August 2025

 

Regulator finds thousands of urgent social housing fire risks

29 August 2025

 

Waste site owner prosecuted after major fire

28 August 2025

 

Student residence development blocked from opening over safety concerns

27 August 2025

 

Advantages of incoming European cladding test standard revealed

26 August 2025

 

Hotel owner pleads guilty to breaching fire safety notices

25 August 2025

 

Competency work update provided by ICC

22 August 2025

 

HSE launches PFAS firefighting foam consultation

21 August 2025

 

Major cultural blow as Grade I-listed hall gutted by fire

20 August 2025

 

New fire risk assessor competency standard published

19 August 2025

 

Sunderland tower blocks to be demolished due to remediation costs

18 August 2025

 

BSR team up to provide leaseholder building safety training

17 August 2025

 

Government issues update to fire door guidance

16 August 2025

 

Housebuilder defers remediation scheme payments

15 August 2025

 

National housebuilding registrations on the rise but London falls behind

14 August 2025

 

New guide released to help ensure the use of safe construction products

13 August 2025

 

Amendments to Welsh fire safety regulations and guidance issued

12 August 2025

 

Fire destroys historic former hotel in Droitwich

11 August 2025

 

Smoke alarm failings could impact house insurance claims

10 August 2025

 

BSR transition to MHCLG will be gradual process

09 August 2025

 

Façade worker remediation training project launched

08 August 2025

 

New Bristol council approach aims to speed up cladding remediation

07 August 2025

 

Revised standard for fire risk assessment of housing released

06 August 2025

 

Government issue update on Grenfell site future

05 August 2025

 

Housebuilder announces pre-tax loss following rise in fire safety remediation

04 August 2025

 

British and Irish architects join forces on fire safety design guidance

03 August 2025

 

Fire door manufacturer regulatory guidance released

02 August 2025

 

New panel members announced for Building Regulations guidance review

01 August 2025

 

JULY 2025

Survey released to gather building control views

31 July 2025

 

Fine and community order issued over fire safety failings

30 July 2025

 

New British standard issued regarding lift evacuations

29 July 2025

 

Factory partially collapses after fire involving 20 tonnes of tyres

28 July 2025

 

Developer updates its fire safety liability costs

27 July 2025

 

Fire door replacement overspend at Surrey council

26 July 2025

 

Regulators agree closer working to improve building safety

25 July 2025

 

Manufacturer removed from council ban list

24 July 2025

 

School evacuated after roof-top blaze

23 July 2025

 

New guidance released on Gateway 2 submissions

22 July 2025

 

New action announced against landlords delaying remediation

21 July 2025

 

Large waste fire causes extensive warehouse damage

20 July 2025

 

Women in Fire Safety Awards announce 2025 shortlist

19 July 2025

 

Amendment to construction site fire safety JCoP published

18 July 2025

 

Possible debarring of Grenfell-linked companies paused

17 July 2025

 

Welsh building safety legislation put forward

16 July 2025

 

Building control data released by BSR

15 July 2025

 

Update released on upcoming Building Safety Levy

14 July 2025

 

CROSS-UK appointed to fire safety reporting system role

13 July 2025

 

Courts provide new judgments on building remediation cases

12 July 2025

 

New watermist standard published

11 July 2025

 

HSE release building inspector guidance updates

10 July 2025

 

Further guidance on remediation contracts issued by government

09 July 2025

 

Care home fire safety risks uncovered after inspection

08 July 2025

 

New guidance issued on residential PEEPs regulations

07 July 2025

 

International: Death toll reaches 40 after Indian factory explosion

06 July 2025

 

Scrap metal fire on cargo ship found to be accidental

05 July 2025

 

Overnight fire closes part of London Underground

04 July 2025

 

Lack of suitable fire safety sees developers fined £165,000

03 July 2025

 

Calls for councils to create derelict building database

02 July 2025

 

Fire at converted Preston church leads to prosecutions

01 July 2025

 

JUNE 2025

Major Building Safety Regulator reforms announced

30 June 2025

 

California county brings in fire mitigation fees for BESS and solar developers

29 June 2025

 

Report shows “worrying” delays in Essex council fire safety actions

28 June 2025

 

Building Safety Regulator comes under parliamentary scrutiny

26 June 2025

 

Major fire breaks out at historic Manchester building

25 June 2025

 

Property agent summonsed over non-payment of £50,000 fire safety offence fine

24 June 2025

 

Warehouse roof collapses after devastating fire

23 June 2025

 

Residential tower in Dubai evacuated after large fire breaks out

22 June 2025

 

Government sets out plan for building control panel

21 June 2025

 

FPA project nominated for prestigious industry award

20 June 2025

 

House of Lords committee launches inquiry focused on BSR

19 June 2025

 

Housebuilder recovers millions in fire remediation programme

18 June 2025

 

Fifty families need rehoming after fatal flat fire

17 June 2025

 

Fine issued for Scunthorpe building fire safety failings

16 June 2025

 

Grenfell community marks the eighth anniversary of the fire

14 June 2025

 

Bicycle Association launches action plan to stop e-bike fires

13 June 2025

 

MPs highlight the need for further BESS safety regulations

12 June 2025

 

Estimates of Scottish building safety remediation costs released

11 June 2025

 

Residents win £550,000 in cladding remediation case

10 June 2025

 

FIRE Conference returns with a spotlight on future-proofing our built environment

09 June 2025

 

Willmott Dixon recovers £20 million in cladding remediation costs

08 June 2025

 

Multiple flats destroyed by large fire in Andover

07 June 2025

 

BSR case study sheds light on building control role

06 June 2025

 

Supreme Court judgment confirms developers can pursue historic remediation costs

05 June 2025

 

Government statement clarifies roof garden position

04 June 2025

 

Call to further adapt newly published golden thread guidance

03 June 2025

 

Government release first quarterly Grenfell Tower Inquiry progress report

02 June 2025

 

Large fire at recycling site closes Northants industrial estate

01 June 2025

 

MAY 2025

Questions raised over potential fire risks at East Anglian battery storage sites

31 May 2025

 

Council steps in to fund residential tower blocks’ waking watch

30 May 2025

 

Housing provider announces plans for fire safety framework procurement

29 May 2025

 

London council amends fire door target in light of regulatory changes

28 May 2025

 

E-bike fire leads to Bristol tower residents being asked to leave their homes

27 May 2025

 

Roof fire sees Bristol maternity hospital evacuated

23 May 2025

 

Committee calls for Grenfell inquiry recommended independent national oversight mechanism

22 May 2025

 

Surrey residents call for housing association action over solar panels

21 May 2025

 

Harlow residential block evacuated over ongoing fire safety concerns

20 May 2025

 

Three fires in one month lead to demolition work at historic Derby theatre

19 May 2025

 

Calls for proposed residential development to be halted over fire safety fears

18 May 2025

 

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service raise concerns over deliberate fires in derelict buildings

17 May 2025

 

Fatal fire at former RAF base in Oxfordshire

16 May 2025

 

Expert evidence failings led to Beechmere case collapse

15 May 2025

 

Leaseholders hit with £67k waking watch costs

14 May 2025

 

Regulator undertaking systematic review of building safety guidance

13 May 2025

 

New London coalition meets to advance cladding remediation

12 May 2025

 

BSI publishes MMC standard for residential developments

11 May 2025

 

Prohibition notice on Lincoln flats sees evacuation

10 May 2025

 

Third fire in four years at London high-rise development

09 May 2025

 

Beechmere trial collapses after two days in court

08 May 2025

 

Beechmere fire safety trial opens

07 May 2025

 

Large fine for Kent restaurant over fire safety failings

06 May 2025

 

Engineering Council officially launches new UK-SPEC HRB Standard

05 May 2025

 

Major incident declared as electrical substation fire damages residential flats

02 May 2025

 

Revised standard BS 5839-1 released

01 May 2025

 

APRIL 2025

FPA announces new ABBE-accredited qualification in fire safety training

30 April 2025

 

Arson suspected as derelict Welsh chapel severely damaged in blaze

29 April 2025

 

Building control panel members announced

28 April 2025

 

Government announce contract for deconstruction of Grenfell Tower

27 April 2025

 

Cladding remediation progress update issued

26 April 2025

 

Lack of understanding and backlogs delay Gateway 2 application approvals

25 April 2025

 

Listed hangar damaged in fire at Old Sarum airfield

24 April 2025

 

Nominees for Fire & Security Matters Awards 2025 announced

23 April 2025

 

Residents rescued from London flat fire

22 April 2025

 

BSR considers gateway pre-application engagement

21 April 2025

 

Cargo ship carrying vehicles at Zeebrugge evacuated after serious fire

18 April 2025

 

Fire and rescue college consultation planned for later this year

17 April 2025

 

Welsh government seeks views on building control and regulations

16 April 2025

 

The FPA joins the Fire Testing Study Group

15 April 2025

 

Common alarms called for as waking watch replacement fund extended

14 April 2025

 

Houses evacuated after large blaze at Scottish battery recycling centre

13 April 2025

 

Former Olympic village site fire remediation bill continues to rise

12 April 2025

 

Council pursuing multimillion claim against Grenfell refurbishment companies

11 April 2025

 

Remediation and competence feature in Scottish government response to Grenfell report

10 April 2025

 

Dame Judith Hackitt appointed to lead building control group

09 April 2025

 

Property manager fined for breaching fire safety regulations

08 April 2025

 

Significant fire engulfs Birmingham factory

07 April 2025

 

Insurers highlight progress made by fire reinsurance facility

06 April 2025

 

Fire safety issues identified at shopping centres

05 April 2025

 

FPA expands its fire research testing capabilities with dedicated Research Testing Facility and team of Fire Research Engineers

04 April 2025

 

Home Office confirms fire risk assessor competency will be mandated

03 April 2025

 

New fire minister outlines government’s building safety priorities

02 April 2025

 

HRB building control application guidance published

01 April 2025

 

MARCH 2025

Courts fine inn owner for fire safety failings

31 March 2025

 

Multi-million waking watch costs reported by London borough

30 March 2025

 

Grenfell council launches housing strategy consultation

29 March 2025

 

Cladding legal case hears from government representatives

28 March 2025

 

Survey highlights slow remediation progress in social housing

27 March 2025

 

Government announces Building Safety Levy to be delayed by a year

26 March 2025

 

Fire safety breaches at office-to-residential conversion lead to court action

25 March 2025

 

Parliamentary committee hears from regulators and community on Grenfell response

24 March 2025

 

Investigation underway into Macedonian nightclub fire that killed 59

23 March 2025

 

Heathrow airport closed after electric substation blaze

22 March 2025

 

Parliamentary committee expresses scepticism over cladding remediation plans

21 March 2025

 

Developers call for planned building safety levy to be suspended

20 March 2025

 

New advice issued for building control approval applications

19 March 2025

 

Fire chiefs hear from incoming fire minister at a time of change

18 March 2025

 

Disused building fire calls on over 150 London firefighters

17 March 2025

 

Parliamentary committee hears of councils’ problems with MMC

16 March 2025

 

Immediate safety risks see Southampton tower block evacuated

15 March 2025

 

Courts issue fine over takeaway fire safety breaches

14 March 2025

 

Fire issue student block to be demolished

13 March 2025

 

Court provides ruling on information and disclosure in building liability cases

12 March 2025

 

Investigations ongoing as second fire strikes community hall

11 March 2025

 

Flat residents jump to safety as e-scooter fire blocks exit

10 March 2025

 

IFE launch new careers development series

09 March 2025

 

Significant smoke over London as LFB fight fire in Euston area

08 March 2025

 

London Fire Brigade take action against Greenwich tower block

07 March 2025

 

Nottingham care homes under fire safety scrutiny

06 March 2025

 

Government releases international building safety regulation review

05 March 2025

 

FPA enhances membership scheme to further support fire safety and construction professionals

04 March 2025

 

New fire safety procurement framework released for NHS estates

03 March 2025

 

Firefighter mental health research project announced

02 March 2025

 

Updated regulations issued on waste fire extinguishers for training

01 March 2025

 

FEBRUARY 2025

Fire chiefs call for building remediation action

28 February 2025

 

Government gives response to Grenfell Inquiry recommendations

27 February 2025

 

CROSS publishes report on fire safety concerns with lithium-ion batteries

26 February 2025

 

Care provider prosecuted for fire safety breaches

25 February 2025

 

Significant battery site fire brought under control

24 February 2025

 

New name and status for key fire sector organisation

23 February 2025

 

California wildfires – overview and aftermath

22 February 2025

 

London high-rise developments stalled over second staircases

21 February 2025

 

Manufacturers request judicial review into Grenfell council ban

20 February 2025

 

Prison for fire risk waste site operator

19 February 2025

 

Government to introduce new remediation enforcement unit for cladding

18 February 2025

 

London Fire Brigade tackle major fire at luxury hotel

17 February 2025

 

Insurer EV battery fire warning for motor industry

16 February 2025

 

Chiefs warn of potential public risk due to fire service finances

15 February 2025

 

Government to move fire responsibility to MHCLG

14 February 2025

 

More funding for building safety regime announced

13 February 2025

 

Bristol residential development to be demolished over build quality issues

12 February 2025

 

BSR updates committee of the building safety regime ‘learning curve’

11 February 2025

 

Fire at student accommodation construction site

10 February 2025

 

House builder reports loss over fire remediation provision

09 February 2025

 

Tribunal orders landlord to address fire safety defects at high-rise building

08 February 2025

 

Government confirms Grenfell Tower to be taken down

07 February 2025

 

Public Accounts Committee discusses plans for remediation of dangerous cladding

06 February 2025

 

Two men sentenced over illegal waste storage

05 February 2025

 

New research analyses construction products supply chain

04 February 2025

 

Council commits to improving social housing fire safety

03 February 2025

 

Huge fire at California battery facility leads to evacuation and pollution

02 February 2025

 

New forum examines healthcare premises fire safety

01 February 2025

 

JANUARY 2025

Furniture fire safety proposals update issued

31 January 2025

 

New e-bike battery research report published

30 January 2025

 

Doubts over cladding and remediation after fire engineer sanctioned

29 January 2025

 

Residents of ‘defective’ block destroyed by fire reach settlement

28 January 2025

 

Thousands of buildings have unsafe cladding as remediation efforts continue

27 January 2025

 

Multiple fatalities after huge blaze at Turkish ski resort hotel

26 January 2025

 

Waste site operators join discussion over li-ion battery fire threat

25 January 2025

 

Impact of building safety regime on the capital examined by the London Assembly

24 January 2025

 

Northern Ireland government consults over high-rise building safety approach

23 January 2025

 

Large fire at disused factory leads to partial demolition

22 January 2025

 

RIBA release detailed response to Grenfell Inquiry report

21 January 2025

 

Judge rules in favour of legacy fire safety claimant

20 January 2025

 

PFAS clear up costs projected into billions

19 January 2025

 

Remediation bills hit housebuilders’ accounts

18 January 2025

 

Social housing leaders call for remediation assistance

17 January 2025

 

Overdue fire safety work noted among social landlord failings

16 January 2025

 

Update to Approved Document B released

15 January 2025

 

Fire remediation contributes to multi-billion social housing costs

14 January 2025

 

Accidental fire causes Belfast retirement home to be evacuated

13 January 2025

 

Government commits to working with community on future of Grenfell site

12 January 2025

 

Serious threat from fire safety failings sees landlord prosecuted

11 January 2025

 

West Midlands Firefighters tackle three waste site fires in as many days

10 January 2025

 

Dame Judith Hackitt frustrated by lack of construction industry progress

09 January 2025

 

Research uncovers lack of engagement in new building safety regime

08 January 2025

 

Grenfell police investigation hindered by funding constraints

07 January 2025

 

Nearby residents temporarily displaced after significant Weymouth fire

06 January 2025

 

Kent firefighters respond to second fire in as many weeks at derelict building

05 January 2025

 

Firefighters exposed to smoke at Grenfell suffering debilitating health effects, research finds

04 January 2025

 

A quarter of UK prison places do not meet fire safety standards

03 January 2025

 

Fire safety concerns cause delay to work at naval shipyard

02 January 2025

 

DECEMBER 2024

Festive wishes from the FPA

23 December 2024

 

Fire chiefs issue fire safety reminder for the festive period

22 December 2024

 

RSH releases latest fire safety remediation data for social housing

21 December 2024

 

Council’s tenant and fire safety risks lead to regulatory downgrade

20 December 2024

 

London Fire Brigade tackle hospital site fire

19 December 2024

 

New guidance released to help tackle e-bike fires

18 December 2024

 

Illegal waste site fire leads to prosecution and fines

17 December 2024

 

Major fire at Bristol scrapyard deemed accidental

16 December 2024

 

Dorchester building collapses after café fire

15 December 2024

 

Tribunal orders cladding remediation work to begin

14 December 2024

 

Modular construction safety reports released

13 December 2024

 

London Fire Brigade congratulated for significant improvements

12 December 2024

 

Council secures cladding remediation victory

11 December 2024

 

School fires bring fresh impetus to calls for sprinklers

10 December 2024

 

Major review of Approved Documents announced

09 December 2024

 

Five require hospital treatment after empty block fire

08 December 2024

 

Residential leaseholders lose homes as fire-ravaged block demolished

07 December 2024

 

House of Commons debates the Grenfell phase 2 report

06 December 2024

 

Fire safety breaches charge brought against illegal HMO landlord

05 December 2024

 

FPA joins the CITB Employer Network to support the construction sector with accessible fire safety training

05 December 2024

 

Government responds to Emergency Evacuation Information Sharing Plus consultation

04 December 2024

 

Government sets out Remediation Acceleration Plan for building safety

03 December 2024

 

Mass Timber Insurance Playbook republished following major endorsements and global interest

02 December 2024

 

Five taken to hospital following takeaway fire

01 December 2024

 

NOVEMBER 2024

Updated fire safety standard BS 9991:2024 released

30 November 2024

 

Council sets out commitments in response to Grenfell Inquiry

29 November 2024

 

Fire safety failings lead to social landlord rating downgrade

28 November 2024

 

Insurer raises awareness over risks of living walls

27 November 2024

 

New forum launches to aid fire safety consultations

26 November 2024

 

Grenfell Inquiry response leads House of Lords fire safety debate

25 November 2024

 

London high-rise evacuated of residents following fire

24 November 2024

 

Funding announced for Suffolk high-rise remediation

23 November 2024

 

London firefighters respond to fire in 300 tonnes of waste

22 November 2024

 

Fire concerns see battery energy storage facility plans denied

21 November 2024

 

First insights into new revision of BS 9991 released

20 November 2024

 

Fire and rescue service sector meets to discuss future change

19 November 2024

 

Mass Timber Insurance Playbook adapted for the United States

18 November 2024

 

Façade solar panels cause fire at Brussels high rise

17 November 2024

 

New Welsh building safety bill announced

16 November 2024

 

Fire safety lots in procurement framework open for bidding

15 November 2024

 

Restaurant owner prosecuted and fined for fire safety breaches

14 November 2024

 

Fire risk tower reopens but still needs multimillion-pound remediation

13 November 2024

 

Scores of firefighters called to Welsh town as shops gutted by large blaze

12 November 2024

 

Red alert over risk to function of smoke vents during construction

11 November 2024

 

Ruling supports essential life safety cladding work enforcement

10 November 2024

 

Calls for urgent review following a further fire at metal recycling site

09 November 2024

 

Concerns raised over proposed EV bus depot under high-rise development

08 November 2024

 

Construction scheme sounds alarm on profits over safety culture

07 November 2024

 

Fire concerns flagged at Bristol hospital

06 November 2024

 

Firefighters tackle Hammersmith high-rise fire

05 November 2024

 

Public spending watchdog reports on remediation scheme

04 November 2024

 

Peshawar fire service extinguish warehouse fire after 24 hours

03 November 2024

 

Hertfordshire fire chief responds to inspectorate serious concerns

02 November 2024

 

Budget sees funding to accelerate cladding remediation

01 November 2024

 

OCTOBER 2024

Significant fire at nuclear submarine shipyard

31 October 2024

 

Residential care home fire safety survey open for responses

30 October 2024

 

New building safety minister announced

29 October 2024

 

Derelict Norfolk warehouse gutted by large fire

28 October 2024

 

Guidance over powers and sanctions of BSR over building inspectors published

27 October 2024

 

Change to automatic fire alarm response in London announced

26 October 2024

 

Single-use vape sales to be banned

25 October 2024

 

ITN Business launches new fire safety programme

24 October 2024

 

NFCC announces new Chair for 2025

23 October 2024

 

Key fire safety bodies hold Grenfell report roundtable

22 October 2024

 

East London residential block partially evacuated after lithium-ion battery fire

21 October 2024

 

Bromley flats to have timber cladding replaced

20 October 2024

 

College campus closed over ‘industrial incident’

19 October 2024

 

RSH finds “very serious” fire safety failings at council

18 October 2024

 

FOI reveals number of Gateway 2 applications approved by BSR

17 October 2024

 

Inquiry Phase 2 Response – Assessing risk and competency

16 October 2024

 

Tribunal counts roof garden as ‘storey’ in higher risk building

15 October 2024

 

Government to announce remediation deadline for developers

14 October 2024

 

London Fire Brigade responds to Grenfell Phase 2 report

13 October 2024

 

eBay take action over e-bike battery sales

12 October 2024

 

Final call for fire risk assessor competency consultation

11 October 2024

 

Fire service car park fire report calls for sprinklers

10 October 2024

 

Inquiry Phase 2 Response – The future of fire testing

09 October 2024

 

Ipswich fire remediation work boosted by council investment

08 October 2024

 

Manchester industrial unit suffers major fire

07 October 2024

 

Firefighters called out to Devon wind turbine fire

06 October 2024

 

Councillor calls for greater powers to tackle freeholders over fire response

05 October 2024

 

Fire risk assessor survey results issued by government

04 October 2024

 

Firefighting foam guidance updated

03 October 2024

 

Inquiry Phase 2 Response – Compliance of construction products

02 October 2024

 

Li-ion batteries blamed for fire at London pedicab workshop

01 October 2024

 

SEPTEMBER 2024

New sprinkler guide for responsible persons released

30 September 2024

 

Government commits to produce cladding remediation action plan

29 September 2024

 

Derelict hotel set on fire in deliberate act

28 September 2024

 

Council’s social housing found to have serious fire safety failings

27 September 2024

 

Report provides update on social housing fire safety defects

26 September 2024

 

Inquiry Phase 2 Response – Time for change

25 September 2024

 

Government calls for resident feedback on cladding and fire safety issues

24 September 2024

 

Fire crews tackle commercial building fire in Ilford

23 September 2024

 

Fourth fire in a year at Hertfordshire industrial estate

22 September 2024

 

Slow progress for cladding remediation across Scotland

21 September 2024

 

Parliament debates building safety in light of Grenfell report

20 September 2024

 

Awards night returns to celebrate women in fire safety

19 September 2024

 

The Fire Protection Association responds to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report

18 September 2024

 

Fire chiefs respond to updates to fire safety legislation

17 September 2024

 

Fire service warns of 'large amount of smoke' following recycling centre fire

16 September 2024

 

Wimbledon waste site fire forces school closures

15 September 2024

 

Consultation opens on EV charging amendments to Welsh building regulations

14 September 2024

 

Industry leaders take to the stage at the RISCAuthority Seminar 2024

13 September 2024

 

Arson suspected cause of derelict Northern Ireland hotel fire

12 September 2024

 

New procurement and digital security standards released for fire service

11 September 2024

 

High-rise block evacuated after fire safety concerns uncovered

10 September 2024

 

Firefighters called to significant derelict timber yard fire

09 September 2024

 

Car park fire near Lisbon airport destroys over 200 vehicles

08 September 2024

 

Schools and shops buck downward fire safety audit trend

07 September 2024

 

Head of historic building praises firefighters for avoiding disaster

06 September 2024

 

Firefighters respond to London tower block fire

05 September 2024

 

Final Grenfell Tower Inquiry Report published

04 September 2024

 

Government announces key changes to fire safety legislation

03 September 2024

 

Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report due for publication this week

02 September 2024

 

Crews called to major fire at Nottinghamshire waste site

01 September 2024

 

AUGUST 2024

FPA training receives additional recognition

31 August 2024

 

Investigations continue into Dagenham tower block fire

30 August 2024

 

London Fire Brigade issue safety reminder after high-rise fire

29 August 2024

 

Non-compliance with enforcement notice leads to landlord prosecution

28 August 2024

 

Major blaze at London block with known fire safety issues

27 August 2024

 

London Fire Brigade partners with Amazon and Deliveroo over e-bike safety

26 August 2024

 

City council reminds waste site owners of safety responsibility following fire

25 August 2024

 

Car dealership fire leads to multi-agency investigation

24 August 2024

 

FIA releases new guidance on Pressure Equipment Directive compliance

23 August 2024

 

Joint Code of Practice for escape of water published

22 August 2024

 

Fire death prosecution sees Glasgow care home owners fined £500,000

21 August 2024

 

FPA joins judging panel for new fire awards

20 August 2024

 

Investigation underway after fire at historic Somerset House

19 August 2024

 

House of Lords committee issues MMC briefing

18 August 2024

 

BSR data shows “steady increase” in building inspector registrations

17 August 2024

 

Fire risk assessor competence standard opens for comments

16 August 2024

 

Residents evacuate flat after Wolverhampton high-rise fire

15 August 2024

 

Residents must leave tower block after worsening safety problems identified

14 August 2024

 

Updated HSE building safety guide published

13 August 2024

 

250 homes evacuated after suspected arson at empty industrial building

12 August 2024

 

Wilful fire raising blamed for blaze at former Glasgow hospice

11 August 2024

 

Labour’s new fire minister revealed

10 August 2024

 

Better training needed as new report on the handling of fire service misconduct released

09 August 2024

 

House builder sees remediation costs increase by over a third

08 August 2024

 

Ipswich development beset by fire safety problems sold for £1

07 August 2024

 

Industrial site and workshop fires hit West Midlands businesses

06 August 2024

 

FIA survey seeks to gather fire safety industry insights

05 August 2024

 

Local council faces fire safety remediation backlog challenge

04 August 2024

 

Fire door replacements in Grenfell borough high-risk buildings at 98%

03 August 2024

 

New care home fire statistics released

02 August 2024

 

Director fined over misleading fire risk assessment information

01 August 2024

 

JULY 2024

Cladding remediation works completed on Aberdeen high rise

31 July 2024

 

Finalists announced for Women in Fire Safety Awards 2024

30 July 2024

 

Offices evacuated after cooking fire at London restaurant

29 July 2024

 

Qatari high rise fire successfully contained as building evacuated

28 July 2024

 

Automatic fire alarm response to change across Oxfordshire

27 July 2024

 

M&S calls in contractors to replant living walls

26 July 2024

 

Government announces Bill to combat e-bike battery fire risks

25 July 2024

 

Emergency call disruption leads to multimillion-pound fine for BT

24 July 2024

 

The FPA joins other fire sector thought leaders on new ITN programme

23 July 2024

 

Court case brought against care home directors

22 July 2024

 

Large industrial estate fire sees Birmingham shopping park evacuated

21 July 2024

 

Over 50 fewer false alarm callouts per day for Scottish firefighters

20 July 2024

 

New cladding forum meets at FPA offices

19 July 2024

 

Enforcement action increase as remediation work progresses

18 July 2024

 

Housebuilder remediation costs continue to grow

17 July 2024

 

The FPA launches new fire safety policy manifesto

16 July 2024

 

Farmers assist firefighters at Newry blaze

15 July 2024

 

Renovation work material behind fire at Rouen cathedral

14 July 2024

 

Selection for Grenfell memorial design team opens

13 July 2024

 

Serious fire safety breaches see care home directors fined

12 July 2024

 

Coroner calls for action on Li-ion batteries

11 July 2024

 

Discarded batteries likely cause of Portsmouth waste recycling site fire

10 July 2024

 

Building inspector competency rules changed to ensure sufficient capacity

09 July 2024

 

FPA responds to Labour election win

08 July 2024

 

Staines construction site fire caused by hot works

07 July 2024

 

Custodial sentences handed down for waste site operators following extensive fire

06 July 2024

 

FPA-endorsed CPD hours announced

05 July 2024

 

Residents given less than 24 hours to evacuate Harlow block over fire safety fears

04 July 2024

 

Fire safety breaches lead to property manager prosecution

03 July 2024

 

Five taken to hospital after Woolwich flat fire

02 July 2024

 

FPA fire extinguisher refresher course now available online

01 July 2024

 

JUNE 2024

Large façade fire at Kazakh high-rise

30 June 2024

 

Remediation bill doubles for UK construction company

29 June 2024

 

Building control issues could lead to delays in construction work

28 June 2024

 

Fatal fire at South Korean lithium-ion battery manufacturer

27 June 2024

 

FPA project shortlisted for London Construction Award

26 June 2024

 

Industry guide for living walls as cladding released

25 June 2024

 

Explosions heard as thick smoke issues from Glasgow battery recycling plant fire

24 June 2024

 

Over 100 firefighters respond to significant east London industrial fire

23 June 2024

 

Owners ordered to rebuild fire damaged pub

22 June 2024

 

Fire insurance fraudsters imprisoned

20 June 2024

 

Hot works accident causes London high-rise fire

19 June 2024

 

Company’s cladding ‘lies’ sees prosecution for fire safety breaches

18 June 2024

 

Landlord who ‘wilfully’ ignored fire safety prosecuted

17 June 2024

 

Seventh anniversary of Grenfell Tower Fire

14 June 2024

 

FPA win at FSM awards

13 June 2024

 

Fire destroys former primary school building

12 June 2024

 

Results of FPA’s Cladding of Tall Buildings market survey released

11 June 2024

 

New smoke alarm law announced for Northern Ireland’s rental sector

10 June 2024

 

Four-storey block evacuated due to large roof fire

09 June 2024

 

Derelict building fire closes Northampton town centre

08 June 2024

 

New publication provides guidance on fire safety for mass timber buildings

07 June 2024

 

Fire safety remediation costs hit housing association’s finances

06 June 2024

 

Serious fire at London high-rise construction site

05 June 2024

 

New partnership for the FPA aims to increase UK fire testing capacity

04 June 2024

 

FIRE Conference returns with a focus on driving collaboration and cohesion

03 June 2024

 

Broadmoor blaze under investigation

02 June 2024

 

New automatic fire alarm policy for London announced

01 June 2024

 

MAY 2024

Call for speakers at Anticipate London 2024

31 May 2024

 

Dialogue continues between government and industry over external wall forms

30 May 2024

 

Grenfell police investigation to last until 2026

29 May 2024

 

Significant waste site fire risks lead to prosecutions

28 May 2024

 

Vietnam apartment fire kills 14

26 May 2024

 

Sussex firefighters practice cathedral emergency response drill

25 May 2024

 

Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report publication date announced

24 May 2024

 

Scottish cladding bill paves way for faster remediation

23 May 2024

 

First International Building Safety Day launched

22 May 2024

 

FPA releases updated TB215 for LPC Sprinkler Rules

21 May 2024

 

‘Senseless’ arson attack blamed for Belfast fire

20 May 2024

 

Polish shopping centre destroyed by fire

19 May 2024

 

NFCC looks to tackle “poor” fire and rescue service culture

18 May 2024

 

Fire safety providers added to the procurement framework

17 May 2024

 

NFCC publishes sprinkler policy statement

16 May 2024

 

Insurance arbitration delays Glasgow School of Art rebuild

15 May 2024

 

Textiles blaze at Essex waste site

14 May 2024

 

Campaign launched to raise awareness of Li-ion battery waste fires

13 May 2024

 

Historic cinema building destroyed in arson attack

12 May 2024

 

Fire safety remediation costs revealed by Grenfell main contractor

11 May 2024

 

Remediation legal case orders freeholders to pay

10 May 2024

 

Unsafe cladding to be removed from hospital in Dartford

09 May 2024

 

Consultation on draft Digital and Cyber Security Fire Standard now open

08 May 2024

 

Large factory fire in North Wales leads to multi-agency response

07 May 2024

 

London high rises redesigned in response to new fire regulations

05 May 2024

 

Leicester warehouse blaze under investigation

04 May 2024

 

High-rise building information still not being submitted to fire and rescue services

03 May 2024

 

Questions raised over construction modules status as a ‘product’

02 May 2024

 

FPA test method shortlisted for Tall Building Award

01 May 2024

 

APRIL 2024

Shared owners face possible fire safety remediation bills

30 April 2024

 

Underground car park fire forces residents from Nottingham flats

29 April 2024

 

Large Evri warehouse fire near Bristol quickly brought under control

28 April 2024

 

Requirements and costs for safety cases clarified by DLUHC and HSE

27 April 2024

 

The FPA’s RISC 501 combustible cladding assessment method up for award

26 April 2024

 

Stardust fire victims unlawfully killed inquest finds

25 April 2024

 

Building safety levy powers devolved to Scottish government

24 April 2024

 

Cardiff safety remediation work payment agreed by developers

23 April 2024

 

Grade II-listed London pub gutted by fire

22 April 2024

 

Historic Danish building devastated by serious fire a “national disaster”

21 April 2024

 

Scrap metal blaze breaks out at Southampton Docks

20 April 2024

 

BSR launches conference to share building safety knowledge

19 April 2024

 

Spate of fires in North Wales caused by tumble dryers

18 April 2024

 

Richmond House residents issue High Court claim after fire

17 April 2024

 

Tall Buildings Fire Safety Conference call for papers

16 April 2024

 

Arson arrests made after historic Devon house gutted by fire

15 April 2024

 

Multi-day fire at Scottish battery recycling plant fire

14 April 2024

 

Many building applications to new regulator missing basic information

13 April 2024

 

Grenfell Tower Inquiry report release will miss anniversary date

12 April 2024

 

Review calls for timeline to move remediation responsibility away from Homes England

11 April 2024

 

Existing furniture fire safety regulations questioned by new study

10 April 2024

 

Developers to be pursued through courts over unsafe cladding costs

09 April 2024

 

New online hub opens for cladding remediation grant applications

08 April 2024

 

Fatal fire hits Turkish high-rise building

07 April 2024

 

Liverpool HMO fire safety failings lead to prosecution

06 April 2024

 

European court rules on disclosing harmonised standards

05 April 2024

 

Minister outlines measures to speed up fire safety remediation

04 April 2024

 

Government publishes updated guidance on second staircases

03 April 2024

 

Landlord jailed and fined £10,000 for fire safety failings

02 April 2024

 

Fire minister quizzed on fire service culture

01 April 2024

 

MARCH 2024

Fire safety concerns to be addressed at Northumberland heritage site

29 March 2024

 

Council approve Cardiff high-rise remediation scheme

28 March 2024

 

Lewisham council housing provision criticised for outstanding fire safety actions

27 March 2024

 

Growing number of London homes delayed by fire safety ruling

26 March 2024

 

Hotels evacuated after being affected by fires

25 March 2024

 

Russian high-rise blaze highlights dangers of construction site fires

24 March 2024

 

Low-rise cladding fire safety risk flagged as ‘tip of the iceberg’

23 March 2024

 

Fire service raise concerns over missing building information

22 March 2024

 

Funding issue threatens fire safety remediation work

21 March 2024

 

All multi-occupied residential buildings in Wales to come under new safety regime

20 March 2024

 

Insurers launch scheme to improve higher-risk building provision

19 March 2024

 

Residents rescued from latest London flat fire

18 March 2024

 

LFB completes implementation of all Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 recommendations

17 March 2024

 

Edinburgh flats evacuated after fire takes hold

16 March 2024

 

BSR extends building control registration period

15 March 2024

 

Call for government action on building product safety ahead of election

14 March 2024

 

Industry reminder on transitional arrangements for building control approval for HRB projects

13 March 2024

 

Rogue landlord fined £9,000 for ignoring fire safety improvement notice

12 March 2024

 

Kirklees Council served regulatory notice for overdue fire safety work

11 March 2024

 

BSR signposts high-rise residents’ rights with new campaign

10 March 2024

 

Olympic village residential block developers issued fire safety notice

09 March 2024

 

The Fire Protection Association Celebrates International Women's Day 2024

08 March 2024

 

Investigation underway after London police station seriously damaged by fire

07 March 2024

 

Independent report raises continuing concerns over developer approach to safety

06 March 2024

 

Golden Thread guidance published highlights higher-risk building requirements

05 March 2024

 

South Kensington flats evacuated after major fire

04 March 2024

 

Multiple deaths reported after fire in Dhaka multi-storey block

03 March 2024

 

Report on medium- and high-rise social housing fire safety remediation released

02 March 2024

 

Voting is now open for the ASFP Council Election 2024

01 March 2024

 

FEBRUARY 2024

Fire sector leaders look to the future in new FIA anthology

29 February 2024

 

New fire risk assessor competency board announced

28 February 2024

 

BSI invite public comment on a proposed update of BS 5839-1

27 February 2024

 

Newham Council to remediate 87 high-rise residential buildings by 2029

26 February 2024

 

Significant industrial site fires strike in India and France

25 February 2024

 

Building control system faces “chaos” as registration deadline looms

24 February 2024

 

Casualties confirmed as huge fire guts high-rise residence in Valencia

23 February 2024

 

FPA’s Dr Gavin Dunn draws focus to the importance of net zero goals in fire safety

22 February 2024

 

New guide on high-rise residential buildings covers remediation responsibilities

21 February 2024

 

Fire chiefs publish guidance for reviewing new high-rise building designs

20 February 2024

 

Investigations underway into east London scrap yard fire

19 February 2024

 

Huge blaze at site of Gothenburg water park

18 February 2024

 

External commissioners appointed to oversee change at South Wales Fire and Rescue Service

17 February 2024

 

Derelict Devon building hit by potential arson attack

16 February 2024

 

Fire safety breaches lead to £10,000 penalty for HMO landlord

15 February 2024

 

Derelict Coventry hotel hit by suspected arson attack

14 February 2024

 

Unsafe electric heaters removed from sale over fire safety concerns

13 February 2024

 

Custodial sentence for directors who ignored residential block prohibition order

12 February 2024

 

Building Safety Regulator clarifies design requirements for building control approval

11 February 2024

 

Government publishes new guidance on e-bike and e-scooter safety

10 February 2024

 

Call for more diverse opportunities for fire safety apprentices

09 February 2024

 

London’s Old Bailey evacuated following nearby fire

08 February 2024

 

Harlow Council to decide on demolition of flats over costly fire safety measures

07 February 2024

 

Government publishes evacuation guidelines for fire and rescue services

06 February 2024

 

Grenfell Tower firefighters receive £20 million in compensation

05 February 2024

 

Council approves listed building fire safety remediation works after three-year wait

04 February 2024

 

Government-proposed ban on disposable vapes welcomed

03 February 2024

 

OPSS orders withdrawal of dangerous e-bike batteries

02 February 2024

 

Residents angry as Wembley flats evacuated after cladding fire

01 February 2024

 

JANUARY 2024

Former Olympic Park remediation tribunal finds against housing operator

31 January 2024

 

Investigations begin into major fire at derelict building in Liverpool

30 January 2024

 

Residents and families share ongoing impact of Tower fire at Grenfell Testimony Week

29 January 2024

 

Insurer issues advice over household Li-ion battery use

28 January 2024

 

Sad death of West Midlands fire chief announced

27 January 2024

 

NAFDI approve FPA fire door inspection course

26 January 2024

 

NFCC launch data management framework

25 January 2024

 

FPA launches subscription model for the LPC Rules for Automatic Sprinkler Installations 2015

25 January 2024

 

Fire safety enforcement notices issued for Hinkley Point C site

24 January 2024

 

Arrest made following ‘substantial’ Bridgend commercial fire

23 January 2024

 

New white paper on domestic life safety released

22 January 2024

 

Temporary withdrawal of electric buses after London fire

21 January 2024

 

Committee quizzes minister on response to construction products testing review

20 January 2024

 

Cost of hazardous waste site fire being counted by Lancaster City Council

19 January 2024

 

IAFF gives firefighters further guidance on residential energy storage systems

18 January 2024

 

Guidance for new build higher risk buildings under commission

17 January 2024

 

Remediation projects get the green light in Leicester and Sunderland

16 January 2024

 

Building destroyed in major Newport industrial estate fire

15 January 2024

 

Data shows two-thirds of buildings with cladding defects still to begin remediation

14 January 2024

 

Draft of British Standard for fire terminology released for comment

13 January 2024

 

Fire on electric-powered bus closes Wimbledon streets

12 January 2024

 

FPA launches fire safety e-learning provision to support industry demand for flexible and accessible training methods

11 January 2024

 

Classroom fire closes school on first day of term

10 January 2024

 

Second staircases added to London estate regeneration plans

09 January 2024

 

Owner prosecuted over dangerous accommodation at equestrian yard

08 January 2024

 

Timber-constructed sports arena destroyed by fire in France

07 January 2024

 

US Coast Guard called on to fight lithium-ion battery cargo fire

06 January 2024

 

Fire service raises risk of derelict buildings

05 January 2024

 

Delays and evacuations highlight ongoing building safety landscape concerns

04 January 2024

 

Waking watch costs still hitting high-rise residents hard

03 January 2024

 

Taunton lorry fire highlights risks posed transporting recyclable electrical items

02 January 2024

 

DECEMBER 2023

Arson attack destroys Welsh former council building

23 December 2023

 

Fire suppression water recycling campaign launched

22 December 2023

 

Council extends fire safety remediation work to medium-rise social housing

21 December 2023

 

Lithium ion e-bike batteries cause further fires in London and Bournemouth

20 December 2023

 

House of Lords debate the current fire safety regulatory landscape

19 December 2023

 

Arson suspected at proposed Galway asylum seeker hotel

18 December 2023

 

Major e-scooter warehouse fire in Germany sees batteries explode

17 December 2023

 

Grenfell council agrees to compensation for firefighters

16 December 2023

 

Body recovered from site of explosion at Pontypridd industrial estate

15 December 2023

 

Outcome of consultation on Fire Reform White Paper released after long wait

14 December 2023

 

Fire door confusion at Lancaster listed building

13 December 2023

 

Bristol airport temporarily closes runway after fire in open car park

12 December 2023

 

Building Safety Regulator sets out its enforcement approach

11 December 2023

 

IFE appoints new Technical Director

10 December 2023

 

Lack of sprinklers raises worries for new Cheltenham car park

09 December 2023

 

Flat owners prosecuted after concerned residents raise alarm over fire safety issues

08 December 2023

 

Remediation guidance released for buildings in Wales

07 December 2023

 

Author raises concerns over government response to construction testing report

06 December 2023

 

Government’s waking watch support fund extended

05 December 2023

 

Body cameras to capture cladding remediation work

04 December 2023

 

Report reveals record number of residential building evacuations in 2023

03 December 2023

 

Competency and capacity risks from new building regulations highlighted

02 December 2023

 

Impact of changing building safety regime to be felt by architects and designers

01 December 2023

 

NOVEMBER 2023

Three-year strategic plan released by Building Safety Regulator

30 November 2023

 

Toxic and hazardous materials cause concern across multiple industrial site fires

29 November 2023

 

Further delays expected to Grenfell Tower Inquiry report

28 November 2023

 

UK Snooker Championship venue evacuated due to fire

27 November 2023

 

Women Talking Fire’s inaugural conference is a resounding success

26 November 2023

 

Multi-million fire safety legal case dismissed due to time

25 November 2023

 

Large blaze at Reading construction site sees dramatic crane rescue

24 November 2023

 

Regulatory changes delay remediation work by nine months

23 November 2023

 

FPA gives backing for proposed Li-ion battery safety bill

22 November 2023

 

Fire safety failings means Bristol flats must be rebuilt

21 November 2023

 

Chester hotel prosecuted for unacceptable fire safety risks

20 November 2023

 

Competence framework launched for ASFP passive fire protection pathway

19 November 2023

 

Regulator of Social Housing survey shows progress of remediation work

18 November 2023

 

Unsafe Bristol tower block evacuated

17 November 2023

 

Custodial sentences handed down to Sussex arsonists

16 November 2023

 

Major fire at industrial waste site in Nottinghamshire

15 November 2023

 

Five die in Hounslow house fire

14 November 2023

 

Huge fine for landlord of fire risk HMO

13 November 2023

 

Extensive fire damage sees Luton airport car park to be demolished

12 November 2023

 

Improved product fire safety calls in National Fire Chiefs Council consultation responses

11 November 2023

 

HSE high-rise residents’ research shows fire safety knowledge gaps

10 November 2023

 

FPA appoints Dr Gavin Dunn as Managing Director

09 November 2023

 

FPA develops new fire test and assessment method for external cladding systems

08 November 2023

 

Scottish cladding remediation bill published

07 November 2023

 

Battery fire causes substantial damage at recycling centre

06 November 2023

 

Higher-risk building control process update released by government

05 November 2023

 

Second staircase added to Birmingham’s Smithfield development

04 November 2023

 

Systematic failure sees façade remediation company fined

03 November 2023

 

Housing Forum warns of second staircase application delays

02 November 2023

 

Norwich high-rise cladding requires remedial work

01 November 2023

 

OCTOBER 2023

Hartlepool flat fire leads to prosecutions over fire safety failings

31 October 2023

 

City centre building torn down following major fire

30 October 2023

 

Developer is late sign up to DLUHC remediation contract

29 October 2023

 

Golden thread consultation response issued by government

28 October 2023

 

Prosecution of building owner’s remediation delays hailed as landmark victory

27 October 2023

 

Government announces grace period for second staircases

26 October 2023

 

Derelict hotel seriously damaged in suspected arson attack

25 October 2023

 

High number of Building Safety Fund applications found to be ineligible

24 October 2023

 

Owner of Oxfordshire fire danger hotel prosecuted

23 October 2023

 

Beechmere fire defendants plead not guilty

21 October 2023

 

Freeholder of fire risk block offers to buy back leases

20 October 2023

 

Dust explosion sparks manufacturer warehouse fire

19 October 2023

 

Fire risks amongst concerns as illegal scrap yard owners prosecuted

18 October 2023

 

FSF to develop British Standard for fire risk assessors

17 October 2023

 

Up to 1500 vehicles written off by Luton airport carpark fire

16 October 2023

 

Fires keep recycling site closed as major damage caused

15 October 2023

 

North Yorkshire latest fire service to charge for false alarm call outs

14 October 2023

 

Lightning strike causes large fire at biogas storage facility

13 October 2023

 

Approval granted for fire remediation work at Portland apartment block

12 October 2023

 

Luton Airport suspends flights after major car park fire

11 October 2023

 

Takeaway fined £37,000 for serious fire safety breaches

10 October 2023

 

Regulation-breaking high rise declared unsafe due to severe fire hazard

09 October 2023

 

Concerns over ‘poor fire safety’ following two major international fire incidents

08 October 2023

 

Fire in Chelmsford caused by ‘vape left on charge’

07 October 2023

 

Research highlights ongoing challenges of fire door safety compliance

06 October 2023

 

Developer and contractor in talks over fire safety remediation at North London flats

05 October 2023

 

Building Safety Regulator publishes charging scheme

04 October 2023

 

‘Severe’ flat fire in Coventry high-rise started by faulty e-bike battery

03 October 2023

 

FPA wins Training Provider of the Year at WIFS Awards 2023

02 October 2023

 

Over 100 fatalities reported after fire at Iraqi wedding venue

01 October 2023

 

SEPTEMBER 2023

Landlord found liable for waking watch costs

30 September 2023

 

Important fire safety regulations come into force

29 September 2023

 

Grenfell contractor signs government remediation contract

28 September 2023

 

Fire breaks out at eco timber building development site

27 September 2023

 

Recognising and reporting faults leads Fire Door Safety Week

26 September 2023

 

FPA achieves accreditation for extended suite of fire resistance tests

25 September 2023

 

Fire risk care home centre to be demolished

24 September 2023

 

Cladding remediation work required to ensure Northampton blocks remain compliant

23 September 2023

 

Firefighters called to East London high-rise blaze

22 September 2023

 

Solar panel fires on the rise leading to fire safety worries

21 September 2023

 

Manchester student block sees cladding remediation clash with new term

20 September 2023

 

Large fire at Dudley bakery successfully brought under control

19 September 2023

 

London housing numbers suffer due to fire safety ruling chaos

18 September 2023

 

Arrests and investigations after multiple deaths in Hanoi apartment fire

17 September 2023

 

Remediation work of Yorkshire medium-rise to get underway

16 September 2023

 

New research highlights multiple lithium-ion battery dangers

15 September 2023

 

Call for better training and information as fire door certification rates fall

14 September 2023

 

Flat leaseholders continue to struggle for mortgages due to fire safety fears

13 September 2023

 

Waste site owners prosecuted over enforcement notice breaches

12 September 2023

 

Building at waste site demolished after fire incident

11 September 2023

 

Arson attack is third fire at disused Kirkcaldy nightclub site this year

10 September 2023

 

Second staircase ruling questioned by industry experts

09 September 2023

 

FPA undertakes tall building cladding research project

08 September 2023

 

Golden thread consultation response published

07 September 2023

 

Personal e-vehicle fires reach record levels

06 September 2023

 

Confusion and costs continue to rise for Cardiff leaseholders

05 September 2023

 

Work ongoing to mitigate Jersey schools fire risk

04 September 2023

 

Dozens dead after fire at informal settlement in Johannesburg building

03 September 2023

 

Two Croydon pubs hit by fire in one day

02 September 2023

 

Shift in insurance support for mass timber construction

01 September 2023

 

AUGUST 2023

Suspended jail sentence handed down for fire safety breaches at Bath pub

31 August 2023

 

Legal challenge raised over fire safety concerns on asylum seeker barge

30 August 2023

 

Homes damaged in major fire at East London business centre

29 August 2023

 

County Durham building owner prosecuted over fire safety breaches

27 August 2023

 

Residents refunded in ongoing Ipswich block remediation saga

26 August 2023

 

BAFE updates document to raise competency bar for fire detection and alarm system work

25 August 2023

 

First remediation order made under Building Safety Act

24 August 2023

 

Bolton primary school destroyed by significant fire

23 August 2023

 

Insurers call for change to “arbitrary” low-rise fire safety cap

22 August 2023

 

Details of secondary legislation for Building Safety Act released

21 August 2023

 

Dublin homeowners face legal action over fire safety work

20 August 2023

 

Battery storage farm plan approved but fire safety concerns remain

19 August 2023

 

Further buildings added to housebuilder’s remediation programme

18 August 2023

 

Flagrant fire safety breaches lead to hotelier prosecution

17 August 2023

 

Waking watch patrol implemented at Milton Keynes flats

16 August 2023

 

Housing association to spend £72 million on ‘remedial and reinvestment' work

15 August 2023

 

Building firm director fined over unsafe fire doors

14 August 2023

 

Fatal French holiday home fire kills 11

13 August 2023

 

Building inspection regulator launches new scheme to help regulate building control

12 August 2023

 

Northern Ireland approves cladding remediation fund

11 August 2023

 

MP calls for fire service input to Li-ion battery storage sites

10 August 2023

 

Building remediation Code of Practice published

09 August 2023

 

Fire investigation underway after landmark Black Country pub destroyed

08 August 2023

 

Consultation on fire safety of domestic upholstered furniture opens

07 August 2023

 

New façade material fire guidance issued

06 August 2023

 

While shipping losses decline, shipboard fires continue to pose serious problems

05 August 2023

 

FPA shortlisted for Training Provider of the Year at Women in Fire Safety Awards

04 August 2023

 

Fire safety breaches see residents required to leave care home

03 August 2023

 

Evacuation issues amongst concerns delaying the use of Bibby Stockholm barge

02 August 2023

 

100 firefighters tackle waste fire at Croydon warehouse

01 August 2023

 

JULY 2023

Financial cost of Grenfell Tower fire grows to over one billion

31 July 2023

 

NI fire safety consultation opens for comments

30 July 2023

 

Major fire onboard cargo ship carrying cars off Dutch coast

29 July 2023

 

Government reminds building owners of remediation responsibilities

28 July 2023

 

Urgent action required to fix Camden housing fire safety failings

27 July 2023

 

Gove confirms second staircase rule will apply to 18m+ buildings

26 July 2023

 

Brighton hotel blaze highlights level of "cuts" to fire service

25 July 2023

 

FPA appoints David Williams as new FPA Chair

24 July 2023

 

Major industrial estate fire impacts local businesses

23 July 2023

 

Restaurant fire safety prosecutions lead to fines

22 July 2023

 

Government’s decision over PEEPs ruled not unlawful by courts

21 July 2023

 

Serious fire risks see unsafe residential block evacuated of over 120 residents

20 July 2023

 

Waste disposal company fire risks lead to multiple prosecutions

19 July 2023

 

Brighton’s Royal Albion Hotel gutted by fire

18 July 2023

 

FPA achieve UKAS accreditation for fire resistance testing

17 July 2023

 

Fines handed down over Belfast Primark fire

16 July 2023

 

Responsible Actors Scheme regulations become law

15 July 2023

 

The FPA’s Howard Passey joins BAFE Board of Directors

14 July 2023

 

Gove says PEEPs recommendations will come “in due course”

13 July 2023

 

FPA becomes Approved Learning Provider for armed forces personnel

12 July 2023

 

Calls for better safety awareness as e-bike fire risk on the rise

11 July 2023

 

Home Office extends time for fire risk assessors to respond to survey

10 July 2023

 

Fire safety failings lead to record fine for Bristol landlord

09 July 2023

 

Maidstone flats evacuated after solar panel roof fire

08 July 2023

 

FIRE Conference 2023 programme highlights revealed

07 July 2023

 

Beechmere fire prosecutions being brought

06 July 2023

 

Government provides update on Grenfell Tower recommendations progress

05 July 2023

 

Government release new fire safety guidance for responsible persons

04 July 2023

 

Fire Safety & Evacuation Seminar 2023: Highlights

03 July 2023

 

International news – High rise fires strike UAE and Belgium

02 July 2023

 

BSR publish fire safety guidance on Planning Gateway One

01 July 2023

 

JUNE 2023

Tenants missing out on fire safety information

30 June 2023

 

FIA issues Scottish fire alarm guidance

29 June 2023

 

FPA announces ABBE-accredited passive fire protection and fire door inspection qualifications

28 June 2023

 

Fire defects lead to flats evacuation

27 June 2023

 

150 firefighters called to Forest Gate fire

26 June 2023

 

Manchester balcony blazes lead to fire safety warning

25 June 2023

 

Serious fire safety hazards see Camden landlord prosecuted

24 June 2023

 

Government release further details for BSR higher-risk building regime

23 June 2023

 

Building Safety Regulator seeks new staff expertise to expand workforce

22 June 2023

 

Large fire breaks out at recycling centre in Suffolk

21 June 2023

 

Council’s fire safety concerns sees department store conversion plans delayed

20 June 2023

 

London firefighters join FBU and UCLan’s cancer monitoring research project

19 June 2023

 

Oslo firefighters face difficulties extinguishing blaze in historic building

18 June 2023

 

Fire engulfs three-storey block in Scottish Highlands

17 June 2023

 

Listed Newcastle University former halls of residence hit by arson attack

16 June 2023

 

Camden landlord fined for fire safety failings

15 June 2023

 

Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue identifies 23 ‘high-risk’ tall buildings

14 June 2023

 

Progress made and challenges ahead – Grenfell Tower six years on

13 June 2023

 

Lack of standardisation highlighted as a problem for ‘golden thread’

12 June 2023

 

Flat fire in Croydon sees large emergency response

11 June 2023

 

Change to automatic fire alarm response planned in Scotland

10 June 2023

 

ASFP releases new passive fire protection guidance

09 June 2023

 

‘Urgent’ fire safety repairs needed for schools across Leicestershire

08 June 2023

 

Building Safety Act loophole to be closed

07 June 2023

 

Large fire breaks out at a disused building in Bristol

06 June 2023

 

New guidance on car park design and fire safety for electrical vehicles

05 June 2023

 

Suspected arson brings Scottish rail services to a halt

04 June 2023

 

Fire crews tackle large fire at infant school

03 June 2023

 

Vital cladding remediation work delayed due to legal fall out

02 June 2023

 

Scottish developers face potential legal action to enforce cladding remediation

01 June 2023

 

MAY 2023

Hotel owner pleads guilty to breaches of fire safety legislation

31 May 2023

 

More funding to replace waking watches announced

30 May 2023

 

Fire safety failings among Birmingham council’s social housing breaches

29 May 2023

 

Two children questioned over “apocalyptic” central Sydney blaze

28 May 2023

 

Portsmouth medium-rise block remediation approved

27 May 2023

 

Lack of safety at illegal waste site leads to jail for operators

26 May 2023

 

Firefighters tackle large blaze at self-storage unit in Byfleet

25 May 2023

 

High-rise residential registrations underway

24 May 2023

 

E-scooter ban extended as prosecutions rise

23 May 2023

 

Eight taken to hospital in care home fire

22 May 2023

 

Inadequate fire safety death leads to prison for landlord

21 May 2023

 

Uncertainty on second staircases sees London developments put on hold

20 May 2023

 

Tickets now on sale for FIRE Conference 2023

19 May 2023

 

FIREX 2023: Day 3 Highlights

18 May 2023

 

FIREX 2023: Day 2 Highlights

17 May 2023

 

FIREX 2023: Day 1 Highlights

16 May 2023

 

Resident concern over delayed remediation in Sunderland and Clapham

15 May 2023

 

Leeds flats require fire safety remediation

14 May 2023

 

Landlords advised to include fire safety when taking inventories

13 May 2023

 

Council fined over fatal fire

12 May 2023

 

New guides released for fire door ironmongery

11 May 2023

 

Inadequate fire safety measures flagged at luxury apartment block

10 May 2023

 

New guidance launched to facilitate insurance of mass timber buildings

09 May 2023

 

Fire hits residential complex in Izmir, Turkey

08 May 2023

 

Waste and recycling site owners reminded of legal duty as fires hit

05 May 2023

 

West Midlands business owners fined over fire safety breaches

04 May 2023

 

Years of waiting for remediation work hits residents hard

03 May 2023

 

New police and fire and rescue service inspectors appointed

02 May 2023

 

Landlord fined over £10,000 for breaching fire safety regulations

01 May 2023

 

APRIL 2023

UAE government commits to high-rise remediation work

29 April 2023

 

BSR loses its Chief Inspector just months ahead of taking over regulation of building control

28 April 2023

 

New HSE report analyses lasting impact of PFAS

27 April 2023

 

Fire Sector Federation provides update on national fire safety strategy proposal

26 April 2023

 

Residential remediation delays still ongoing after four years

25 April 2023

 

Fire and rescue services highlight importance of sprinklers

24 April 2023

 

International fire incidents lead to deaths in China and Dubai

23 April 2023

 

Leaseholders win in first Remediation Contribution Order case

22 April 2023

 

Construction product testing report released

21 April 2023

 

Costly remediation pay-outs hit construction firm

20 April 2023

 

Restaurant fire leaves two people trapped

19 April 2023

 

Local council seeks £40 million following retirement complex fire

18 April 2023

 

Heater warning after blaze forces block of flats evacuation

17 April 2023

 

Major industrial and agricultural fires hit the USA

16 April 2023

 

Hospital fire risk leads to multimillion-pound court claim

15 April 2023

 

Landlords still failing to communicate with residents, says Housing Ombudsman Service

14 April 2023

 

Gove talks tough over fire safety remediation issues

13 April 2023

 

Grenfell claimants settle civil case against 22 parties

12 April 2023

 

Arson investigations following home and hospital fires

11 April 2023

 

Fire safety knowledge lacked by UK tradespeople

10 April 2023

 

Building Safety Act ‘issues’ holding back conveyancing work

07 April 2023

 

Firefighter instructors at greater risk of cardiovascular diseases, research finds

06 April 2023

 

Gove demands Arconic pay for remedial work following Grenfell

05 April 2023

 

Derelict building fire leads to three arrests

04 April 2023

 

New Home Office guidance covers fire safety in small premises

03 April 2023

 

IFSEC Global publishes annual fire safety report for 2023

02 April 2023

 

Government unit targets building owners over fire safety inaction

02 April 2023

 

Inquest into nightclub fire leads to coroner warning over fire safety

01 April 2023

 

MARCH 2023

Inspectorate’s report uncovers problematic culture in fire and rescue services

31 March 2023

 

Bar owner given suspended sentence for fire safety failings

30 March 2023

 

Gove calls on Kingspan to enter remediation talks

29 March 2023

 

Inaugural conference for new building safety regulator

28 March 2023

 

Paddington hotel evacuated following major fire

27 March 2023

 

Welsh government unveils fire safety remediation plans

26 March 2023

 

Fire hits industrial site in Weston-super-Mare

25 March 2023

 

FPA responds to DLUHC consultation

24 March 2023

 

FSF publishes new standard for fire risk assessors

23 March 2023

 

London Fire Brigade tackles flat fire in Barbican

22 March 2023

 

Documents reveal non-compliant Ipswich tower block signed off by council

21 March 2023

 

The FPA launches newly improved membership scheme

20 March 2023

 

Firefighters tackle large blaze at Mansfield warehouse

20 March 2023

 

Landlord fined for fire safety faults at Cardiff flats

19 March 2023

 

E-bike believed responsible for fatal fire in overcrowded flat

18 March 2023

 

Fire engulfs historic West Sussex hotel

17 March 2023

 

New funding for building and fire safety inspectors announced

16 March 2023

 

Taking the FPA forward

15 March 2023

 

Developers sign building safety contract as deadline passes

15 March 2023

 

Council fines HMO owner over poorly maintained fire safety

14 March 2023

 

Fire and rescue services tackle waste fires

13 March 2023

 

Camden Council pleads guilty to safety breaches following tragic building fire

12 March 2023

 

Architects face fire safety challenges

11 March 2023

 

Liverpool care home fined over fire safety breaches

10 March 2023

 

Owners sentenced over fire safety failings at Leicester block of flats

09 March 2023

 

Experts call for review on impact of chemical fire retardants in the UK

08 March 2023

 

The Fire Protection Association Celebrates International Women’s Day 2023

08 March 2023

 

Jonathan O’Neill OBE 1963-2023

07 March 2023

 

Hospital A&E fire leads to patient evacuation in Croydon

06 March 2023

 

New fire safety framework tender open for expert interest

05 March 2023

 

EV ferry risk criticism aimed at car manufacturers

04 March 2023

 

Residents call out local council for tower block safety defects

03 March 2023

 

Leaseholders take legal action against building owners over fire safety issues

02 March 2023

 

FBU and UCLan launch cancer monitoring study for firefighters

01 March 2023

 

FEBRUARY 2023

Regulator takes step forward in ‘landmark moment for building safety’

28 February 2023

 

Industrial fires in Cardiff and Cambridgeshire cause smoke concerns

27 February 2023

 

Council sets aside millions for Bristol high-rises

26 February 2023

 

Emergency evacuation measures risking lives of disabled workforce

25 February 2023

 

Work begins to remove cladding at two residential buildings

24 February 2023

 

Two men arrested following former nursing home fire

23 February 2023

 

FPA publishes Joint Code of Practice for fire safety with photovoltaic panel installations

23 February 2023

 

Petrol station fined over fire safety failings

22 February 2023

 

Fire crews tackle burning waste at landfill site

21 February 2023

 

Tottenham flat fire leads to high-rise evacuation

20 February 2023

 

Extensive emergency response to fire on-board ferry

19 February 2023

 

Second staircases mandated in new London high-rises

18 February 2023

 

Consultation open on minimum service levels for fire and rescue services

17 February 2023

 

Three deliberate fires started at Leicester estate

16 February 2023

 

Residents of South London flats paying £1,000 in insurance costs

15 February 2023

 

Builder prosecuted over fire safety failings

14 February 2023

 

Recycling site fire shuts Ipswich train line

13 February 2023

 

Local MP requests resident views on fire safety measures in care homes

12 February 2023

 

Scottish government implements ‘waking watch’ at Glasgow high-rise

11 February 2023

 

Housing Association flats to be demolished over safety concerns

10 February 2023

 

Increased pay offer sees firefighter strike action put on hold

09 February 2023

 

Derelict building in Poole arson attack

08 February 2023

 

Subcontractors pursued in court over developer’s remedial work costs

07 February 2023

 

Restaurant fire in Birmingham ‘caused by sparkler’

06 February 2023

 

Fire service shuts down accommodation blocks in Wakefield and Leeds

05 February 2023

 

Historic London church destroyed by fire

04 February 2023

 

Owner of fire-hit waste facility sentenced

03 February 2023

 

Developers given six-week deadline to sign fire safety defect contracts

02 February 2023

 

Firefighters and control room staff vote to strike over pay

01 February 2023

 

JANUARY 2023

Edinburgh firefighter dies after Jenners fire

31 January 2023

 

Grenfell: System Failure play to examine key scenes from the Inquiry

30 January 2023

 

Government accepts “faulty” guidance allowed Grenfell to happen

30 January 2023

 

Industrial estate fire finally extinguished but health concerns raised

29 January 2023

 

Results of annual fire and rescue services report published

28 January 2023

 

Construction firm agrees to repair fire safety defects at Obel Tower

28 January 2023

 

Two people charged in fire safety breaches at working men’s club

27 January 2023

 

Development of new standards for MMC commissioned by government

26 January 2023

 

Fire safety failings found at Lambeth Council-owned tower block

25 January 2023

 

Edinburgh building fire leaves one firefighter in critical condition

24 January 2023

 

Government fire safety regulations regarding fire doors now in effect

23 January 2023

 

LFB releases enforcement outcome following New Providence Wharf fire investigation

22 January 2023

 

Fire breaks out at French lithium battery storage facility

21 January 2023

 

Tower block residents face ongoing issues over fire safety

20 January 2023

 

Man dies after e-bike battery fire

19 January 2023

 

New regulations for responsible persons to come into effect

18 January 2023

 

Hundreds of fire doors at Norwich tower blocks need replacing

17 January 2023

 

Fire safety defects led to tragic Cameron House hotel fire

16 January 2023

 

Problems tackling long-running industrial site fires

15 January 2023

 

Student accommodation subcontractor held liable for cladding defects

14 January 2023

 

New UK study links cancer and firefighting

13 January 2023

 

Urgent fire safety improvements needed at council properties in Cannock

12 January 2023

 

Perth hotel was ordered to improve fire safety before tragic fire

11 January 2023

 

Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service announces plans to stop responding to automatic hospital calls

10 January 2023

 

Residents asked to leave Manchester tower block days before Christmas

09 January 2023

 

Another train operator bans e-scooters

08 January 2023

 

International fires raise concerns over safety standards

07 January 2023

 

FPA responds to new government consultation on Approved Document B

06 January 2023

 

Major fire breaks out at Blackpool high street salon

05 January 2023

 

Concerns over battery dangers and disposal increase

04 January 2023

 

Tragic Perth hotel fire leaves three people dead

03 January 2023

 

DECEMBER 2022

Restaurant fire spurs concerns over festive decorations

24 December 2022

 

Factory fire leads to evacuation of neighbouring businesses

23 December 2022

 

ONR calls for fire safety improvements at Sellafield facility

22 December 2022

 

Home Office data shows FRS response times have slowed

21 December 2022

 

Residents asked to leave block of flats a second time over fire safety

20 December 2022

 

Apartment fire near Lyon claims the lives of 10 people

19 December 2022

 

Fire safety concerns over large piles of undelivered packages

18 December 2022

 

Investigation into Jersey explosion continues as nine confirmed dead

17 December 2022

 

NFCC calls for additional staircases in high-rise buildings

16 December 2022

 

High Court hears government rejected PEEPs before consultation complete

15 December 2022

 

Planning applications for high-rise buildings flagged over fire safety

14 December 2022

 

Government allocates £8 million to councils to speed up cladding repairs

13 December 2022

 

Webinar: Implications for businesses from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry

12 December 2022

 

Suspected industrial estate arson incident leads to resident safety warning

11 December 2022

 

Law change sees university accommodation cladding replaced

10 December 2022

 

Podcast: Construction – developing a national strategy for fire safety

09 December 2022

 

NFCC publishes modern methods of construction position statement

08 December 2022

 

Wolverhampton factory fire leads to disruption

07 December 2022

 

Residents told to leave newbuild flats over fire safety concerns

06 December 2022

 

Northern bans fire-risk e-scooters

05 December 2022

 

New pilot scheme to remediate orphan medium-rise residential buildings

04 December 2022

 

Government releases review of high-rise residential evacuation

03 December 2022

 

Stop throwing batteries into household waste, experts say

02 December 2022

 

Campaigners celebrate win for sprinklers in high-rise buildings

01 December 2022

 

NOVEMBER 2022

New consultation open regarding Building Safety Levy

30 November 2022

 

Insurer calls for government reform to curb rising solar panel fires

29 November 2022

 

Damning workplace culture report reveals severe shortcomings at London Fire Brigade

28 November 2022

 

Glasgow super-hospital begins £33 million project to remove cladding

27 November 2022

 

Rise in electrical faults could result in more UK-based fires, IET reports

26 November 2022

 

Residents ordered to leave tower block over ‘fire risk’ fears

25 November 2022

 

‘Large-scale’ fires hit industrial estates around the UK

24 November 2022

 

Scotland’s DECON campaign shows ‘significant progress’, FBU reports

23 November 2022

 

Waste material raises tenement fire fears

22 November 2022

 

Industrial estate fire still issuing toxic smoke

21 November 2022

 

Highlights of London Build 2022

18 November 2022

 

FPA’s Mike Floyd shortlisted for ASFP Lifetime Achievement Award

17 November 2022

 

Company and former director fined over ‘insufficient’ fire risk assessment

16 November 2022

 

UL Solutions and the FPA open new facility for fire testing

15 November 2022

 

Grenfell Inquiry closes with excoriating summary

14 November 2022

 

EU FireStat launches final report on fire safety data gaps

13 November 2022

 

Fires hit US and UAE high-rise towers

12 November 2022

 

Women in Fire Safety Awards 2022: An inspiring showcase of industry talent

11 November 2022

 

Government should ‘look again’ at personal emergency evacuation plans, says Gove

10 November 2022

 

House builder reveals fire safety remediation timescale as ‘years’

09 November 2022

 

Cladding replacement plan sparks outrage amongst residents

08 November 2022

 

Major fire breaks out at former care home

07 November 2022

 

Building contractor fined £600,000 for repeated fire safety failings

06 November 2022

 

Large explosions at pyrotechnics factory in Somerset

05 November 2022

 

The FPA speak to the Architects' Journal: Fire Safety Design Conference 2022

04 November 2022

 

NOS consultation launched for those working with fire and smoke control dampers

03 November 2022

 

Fire Door Safety Week: A third would not report fire door safety issues

02 November 2022

 

Fire at recycling centre leads to evacuation of homes

01 November 2022

 

OCTOBER 2022

Large fire spreads across bus station roof

31 October 2022

 

ESA launches latest campaign to prevent battery-related fires

30 October 2022

 

Hotel company fined over £16,500 for breaching fire safety regulations

29 October 2022

 

Construction firm wins appeal over the need for sprinklers in basement car park

28 October 2022

 

FIS launches new best practice guide on through-wall infill steel framed systems

26 October 2022

 

Highlights of the RISCAuthority Seminar 2022

26 October 2022

 

Students asked to leave university accommodation due to remedial fire safety work

25 October 2022

 

Highlights of FIRE Conference 2022

25 October 2022

 

Owners of care home fined over £60,000 for breaching fire safety regulations

23 October 2022

 

Builders and housing firms reveal high costs for building safety improvements

22 October 2022

 

Hotel owner fined £50,000 for breaches of fire safety regulations

21 October 2022

 

Suspicious fire tears through Lancashire school building

20 October 2022

 

New Fire Safety Federation white paper calls for a national strategy for fire safety

20 October 2022

 

Fires erupt at high-rise buildings in Istanbul and Islamabad

19 October 2022

 

NFCC raises concerns in response to government’s building safety reform consultation

18 October 2022

 

Major fire erupts at city centre construction site in Leeds

17 October 2022

 

Downgraded care home fails fire risk assessment

16 October 2022

 

Latest data shows progress of remediation work on high-rise buildings

15 October 2022

 

Banks holding off lending on cladding-affected buildings

14 October 2022

 

New-build flats undergo fire safety work as part of £10.3 million regeneration scheme

13 October 2022

 

Expert letter calls for cross-industry sustainable buildings taskforce

12 October 2022

 

Running electrical items overnight poses fire risk charity says

11 October 2022

 

Government steps in to take legal action against owners of tower block

10 October 2022

 

Home Office releases detailed analysis of fires attended by fire and rescue services in England

09 October 2022

 

Council will spend £1 million on fire safety checks for high-rise blocks

08 October 2022

 

Government offers professional indemnity insurance scheme for EWS1 assessors

07 October 2022

 

Council faces £20 million bill over fire safety issues at block of flats

06 October 2022

 

London council calls for ban on substandard e-bike chargers

05 October 2022

 

RICS launches consultation on guidance for property valuations to support leaseholders

04 October 2022

 

New standard for construction product competence proposed

03 October 2022

 

Podcast: Assembly Point looks at passive fire protection measures

03 October 2022

 

Construction firm unable to overturn court proceedings over fire safety defects

01 October 2022

 

SEPTEMBER 2022

Criticism over lack of government fire safety advice for new school buildings

30 September 2022

 

RISCAuthority London Seminar

30 September 2022

 

FCA reports on insurance challenges faced by leaseholders

29 September 2022

 

Webinar: Common alterations which compromise fire door performance

29 September 2022

 

Man dies and eight in hospital after tower block fire

28 September 2022

 

Leaseholders face £250,000 insurance bill to avoid risk of eviction

27 September 2022

 

LPC Sprinkler Rules – Technical Bulletins update

27 September 2022

 

Four new courses added to the FPA’s training offering to help bolster high standards

26 September 2022

 

Large fire spreads through Birmingham supermarket

23 September 2022

 

Council criticised for failed fire checks at Lakanal House sister block

22 September 2022

 

42-storey skyscraper engulfed in fire in China

21 September 2022

 

Roof voids and insulation cause blaze at banqueting venue

20 September 2022

 

Fire service warns of dangers of fuel-saving shortcuts

16 September 2022

 

Fire safety pledge costs show in housebuilders’ finances

15 September 2022

 

High Court grants permission to apply for PEEPs judicial review

14 September 2022

 

Chief Inspector of Buildings reports ‘positive influence’ on fire safety of higher-risk buildings

12 September 2022

 

Government moves to sanction homebuilders who fail to fix building safety defects

09 September 2022

 

Employers hint at flexibility as FBU moves to ballot on strike action

08 September 2022

 

Fatal fire which destroyed more than 20 flats believed to be arson

07 September 2022

 

Tenants at ‘serious risk’ over fire safety failings says housing regulator

06 September 2022

 

New national fire safety competition to boost engineers’ skills

05 September 2022

 

Cameron House Inquiry reveals fire drills were not done on the night of the blaze

02 September 2022

 

E-bike battery causes fire in London apartment

01 September 2022

 

AUGUST 2022

221 new flats in Bristol approved despite fire safety concerns

31 August 2022

 

Scottish ministers accused of ‘dragging their heels’ on cladding remediation

30 August 2022

 

BESA issues critical warning and guidance for fire dampers

29 August 2022

 

Assembly Point looks at making our buildings safer

26 August 2022

 

FPA host member Question Time webinar

25 August 2022

 

Government publishes Approved Document B information

24 August 2022

 

NFCC publishes Simultaneous Evacuation Guidance update

23 August 2022

 

Dawlish landlord fined for fire safety breaches

22 August 2022

 

Inquiry begins into fatal Loch Lomond fire

19 August 2022

 

Huge fire at London railway arches caused by overheating battery

18 August 2022

 

EEIS consultation deadline draws near

17 August 2022

 

Hertfordshire flats suffer severe blaze after shed fire spreads

16 August 2022

 

Services feel the strain through continuing heatwave

15 August 2022

 

Government release stats on automatic fire alarms

12 August 2022

 

Fatal gas explosion in Thornton Heath

11 August 2022

 

BSI publishes competence standards for building safety management

10 August 2022

 

E-bike causes flat fire in Stepney Green

09 August 2022

 

Investigation finds waking watch acted “appropriately” during fire despite resident testimony

08 August 2022

 

High Court finds council liable for five Grenfell deaths

05 August 2022

 

CLADDAG seek High Court judgment in favour of PEEPs

05 August 2022

 

DHLUC estimate costs of up to £5.3bn to remediate mid-rise building cladding

04 August 2022

 

Fire safety criticised at Isle of Wight hospital unit

03 August 2022

 

HSE publishes updated fire safety in construction guidance

02 August 2022

 

NFCC launch Standard Data Collection Requirements to support Home Fire Safety Visits

01 August 2022

 

JULY 2022

Assembly Point discusses the impact of new standards for water-based suppression systems

29 July 2022

 

Building Safety Fund to ease cladding crisis reopens

28 July 2022

 

DLUHC opens two consultations on Building Safety Act

27 July 2022

 

Human remains found at scene of Oldham fire

26 July 2022

 

Arson attacks causing millions of pounds worth of damage to churches

25 July 2022

 

Grenfell Tower Inquiry hearings have concluded

22 July 2022

 

Fire services declare major incidents across the UK following heatwave

21 July 2022

 

Man charged with fraudulently signing off over 80 EWS1 forms

21 July 2022

 

Residents fear for safety returning home after Watford tower block fire

19 July 2022

 

Landmark cladding case rules against cladding supplier

18 July 2022

 

Suffolk venue prosecuted for breaching Prohibition Notice

15 July 2022

 

1 in 4 unsafe London buildings have non-cladding related fire safety issues

13 July 2022

 

Government appoints new housing ministers

12 July 2022

 

Lord Greenhalgh resigns as fire minister

11 July 2022

 

Cheshire hotelier sentenced for fire safety breaches

08 July 2022

 

Bedford flats hit by fatal explosion and fire

07 July 2022

 

FPA develops new fire compartmentation and door survey technology

06 July 2022

 

IARC declares firefighting to be carcinogenic

04 July 2022

 

JUNE 2022

Fire sector consultation round-up

29 June 2022

 

Assembly Point discusses legislation and culture change for the fifth anniversary of Grenfell

28 June 2022

 

Welsh government launch support scheme to combat cladding crisis

27 June 2022

 

Channel 4 subtitle services affected by triggered fire suppression system

24 June 2022

 

FPA launches new material identification laboratory

23 June 2022

 

Fire at high-rise block in Shepherd's Bush

22 June 2022

 

Round-up of UK fire reform updates now available

21 June 2022

 

Newport landlord found guilty of 21 fire safety offences

20 June 2022

 

Fire sector responds to the five year anniversary of the Grenfell Tower disaster

17 June 2022

 

Bradford tenants cannot return home until fire safety issues are resolved

16 June 2022

 

Silent walk to mark fifth anniversary of Grenfell Tower fire

14 June 2022

 

Nechells recycling plant fire declared a major incident

13 June 2022

 

New Fire Standard launched for Emergency Preparedness and Resilience

10 June 2022

 

Fire safety checks to be redone in 1,600 Norwich homes

09 June 2022

 

Arsenal-owned tower blocks still awaiting fire safety works

08 June 2022

 

Change in rules for use of cladding on medium-rise buildings

06 June 2022

 

Government funding needed for London Fire Brigade to deal with unsafe buildings

03 June 2022

 

Sprinkler save at Derbyshire school

02 June 2022

 

Assembly point looks at international testing practices and creating a fire strategy

01 June 2022

 

MAY 2022

London Fire Brigade changes approach to large scale high-rise fires

31 May 2022

 

The FPA's InfoZone Theatre at FIREX 2022

30 May 2022

 

Fire at Potters Bar bus depot

26 May 2022

 

PEEPs omitted from enactment of Fire Safety Act 2021

25 May 2022

 

Essex food factory burns to the ground

18 May 2022

 

Fire-related changes incoming for Welsh landlords

13 May 2022

 

Cornwall hotel fined after failing to comply with fire regulations

12 May 2022

 

Nuneaton social club closed until fire safety issues are fixed

11 May 2022

 

Sprinkler save at fire in Doncaster tower block

10 May 2022

 

The Fire Protection Association supports Mental Health Awareness Week 2022

09 May 2022

 

Northumberland takeaway fined for breach of fire safety regulations

09 May 2022

 

FIREX returns for 2022, focusing on innovation, legislation, and sustainability

06 May 2022

 

The FPA discusses the future of the fire sector

05 May 2022

 

Assembly Point examines resilience, building regulations, and insurance challenges

05 May 2022

 

The FPA and other industry organisations react to the passing of the Building Safety Act 2022

04 May 2022

 

G4S develops electric vehicle assembly safety best practice

03 May 2022

 

APRIL 2022

The Building Safety Bill receives royal assent and passes into law

29 April 2022

 

Welsh government criticised by Liberal Democrats for silence on Building Safety Bill developments

28 April 2022

 

120 firefighters face “intense fire” in roof of Deptford block of flats

27 April 2022

 

Yorkshire landlord fined for failing to carry out fire safety improvements

26 April 2022

 

Scottish government to ban combustible cladding on high-rise buildings

25 April 2022

 

Fire Investigation Fire Standard launched

22 April 2022

 

Vulnerable tenants at risk in Liverpool HMO in breach of fire safety regulations

20 April 2022

 

Government announces Building Safety Levy pledge with major housing developers, as remit extends to cover all buildings in England

14 April 2022

 

Bristol science museum evacuated due to fire

12 April 2022

 

Hull chemical company fined almost £500,000 after worker suffered burns

11 April 2022

 

Government indicates it may drop requirement for PEEPs from Building Safety Bill

07 April 2022

 

Firefighters filing further legal claims over government pension inaction

06 April 2022

 

Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service’s response to automatic fire alarms

05 April 2022

 

FPA announces departure of Technical/RISCAuthority Director

04 April 2022

 

Scottish government reviewing combustible cladding control

04 April 2022

 

MARCH 2022

Beaverbrook Golf Club devastated by fire

31 March 2022

 

Building safety manager requirements to be removed from the Building Safety Bill

30 March 2022

 

Bedford landlord prosecuted for non-compliance of fire regulations

29 March 2022

 

Bradford flats pose “real risk to life”

28 March 2022

 

A campaign for change in the FPA’s 75th Anniversary year

28 March 2022

 

New fire safety forms and guidance released

25 March 2022

 

Care home fined £46k after fatal fire

24 March 2022

 

Innovation, legislation and sustainability on the agenda at the FPA 2022 InfoZone at FIREX International

23 March 2022

 

Assembly Point looks at vulnerable risks

22 March 2022

 

Public urged to voice their opinion on controversial PFCC plan

17 March 2022

 

Scottish government criticised over proposal to trim school doors

16 March 2022

 

Minister called to respond to care home fire safety concerns following fatal fire

15 March 2022

 

Industry bodies launches fire compartment wall warning labels

11 March 2022

 

Mayor consults Londoners on new guidance to improve fire safety

10 March 2022

 

London Fire Brigade respond to tower block fire

08 March 2022

 

The Fire Protection Association celebrates International Women’s Day 2022

08 March 2022

 

Best Practice in Fire Risk Assessment and Competency Webinar

07 March 2022

 

Fatal gas explosion leads to £5 million fine

04 March 2022

 

BAFE and NAPIT highlight disturbing failure rates and absence of domestic smoke alarms

03 March 2022

 

FEBRUARY 2022

The FPA has announced the appointment of two new Executive Directors to their Board

28 February 2022

 

Voting now open for IFSEC's awards for Global Influencers in Security & Fire

24 February 2022

 

Powerful new report shows depth of building safety crisis

23 February 2022

 

Gove questioned about paying for building safety crisis

22 February 2022

 

New guide on kitchen extraction system maintenance

22 February 2022

 

FIRE Conference returns for its third year

21 February 2022

 

Government publishes EWS1 data

21 February 2022

 

Assembly Point looks at competency requirements for duty holders

17 February 2022

 

The FPA has published a white paper produced by RISCAuthority on the insurance challenges of massive timber construction

16 February 2022

 

Government gets tough with developers

16 February 2022

 

The Fire Protection Association respond to the major change planned to sprinkler standards

15 February 2022

 

Sprinkler save in Gateshead praised by fire chief

15 February 2022

 

New fire safety planning guidance proposed for the capital

15 February 2022

 

Building Safety Bill will end ‘Spanish practices’ in construction sector

04 February 2022

 

Industry experts provide insight into the world of cladding

03 February 2022

 

Kingspan K15 insulation boards suspended from market

02 February 2022

 

Housing Committee scrutinise Gove’s plans

02 February 2022

 

JANUARY 2022

Scottish smoke alarm law compliance date looms

28 January 2022

 

New inquiry launched to look at building safety remediation and funding

27 January 2022

 

New funding pot will see the end of costly waking watches

27 January 2022

 

Cause of Glasgow School of Art fire ‘undetermined’

26 January 2022

 

Gove opens ‘window of opportunity’ to cladding and insulation firms

26 January 2022

 

Grenfell Inquiry returns, with the government now firmly in its sights

25 January 2022

 

Record fine after resident's death in care home fire

24 January 2022

 

Code of practice for external wall fire risk appraisal published

19 January 2022

 

New Incident Command qualifications launched in line with updated NOG

14 January 2022

 

Tragic fire in the Bronx, New York

13 January 2022

 

Developers must pay for removal of unsafe cladding

12 January 2022

 

BAFE Fire Safety Register announce appointment of new Managing Director

10 January 2022

 

Over half a million COVID vaccinations given by fire and rescue services staff

07 January 2022

 

Fire sector represented in Queen's New Year Honours list

04 January 2022

 

DECEMBER 2021

Nottingham hotel owner sentenced for breaches of Fire Safety Order

31 December 2021

 

AICO announce Community Awards

29 December 2021

 

Construction company fined over health and safety breaches

27 December 2021

 

Landlord fined for fire safety breaches for flats above Islington takeaway

23 December 2021

 

Firefighters' right to strike at risk in new report

22 December 2021

 

Survey launched around fire and security apprenticeship in Wales

20 December 2021

 

HM's inspections find local fire services are struggling under austerity measures

15 December 2021

 

Assembly Point asks what has changed in 75 years of fire safety

13 December 2021

 

The FPA are finalists for Association Award

09 December 2021

 

Government apologises to victims of Grenfell Tower fire

08 December 2021

 

The Fire Protection Association launches new and improved membership scheme

07 December 2021

 

IWMA offering award for best Master's thesis

03 December 2021

 

FIRE 2021 Conference: Learning lessons, shaping the future

01 December 2021

 

NOVEMBER 2021

BAFE relaunch "Don't Just Specify, Verify!" campaign

26 November 2021

 

All social homes required to have smoke alarms fitted

25 November 2021

 

London property management company fined for fire safety deficiencies

24 November 2021

 

Are we heading for another cladding-type crisis?

23 November 2021

 

The Fire Protection Association celebrates its 75th anniversary

22 November 2021

 

Moving away from a tick box approach to competence

18 November 2021

 

ASFP announces the 2021 Passive Fire Protection Awards shortlist

16 November 2021

 

Book launch at The Shard for new guide from construction experts

12 November 2021

 

FIREX International puts third-party certification centre stage

11 November 2021

 

Michael Gove questions why leaseholders are stuck with bills for dangerous cladding

10 November 2021

 

FIA publishes their annual report

04 November 2021

 

Budget 2021: fire and rescue could be unable to face growing challenges

03 November 2021

 

BRE tells Committee that a ‘golden web’ is needed in the built environment

01 November 2021

 

OCTOBER 2021

Property developers hit by new 4% tax on profits from 2022

28 October 2021

 

Zurich Insurance offers new definition of higher-risk buildings to legislators

27 October 2021

 

Grenfell Inquiry to hear from government for the first time

27 October 2021

 

ABI calls Building Safety Bill a ‘landmark moment’

26 October 2021

 

AXA urges government to restore confidence in the built environment

26 October 2021

 

IFSS announces a Global Plan for a Decade of Action for Fire Safety 2022-2032

25 October 2021

 

New research shows impact of building safety crisis on house building

22 October 2021

 

FPA pays tribute to Sir David Amess MP, great parliamentarian and stalwart supporter of fire

21 October 2021

 

London Fire Brigade to boost number of fire safety advisers

21 October 2021

 

Assembly Point looks at fire risk management in buildings occupied by vulnerable persons

21 October 2021

 

BSI consulting on the framework for competence of the Principal Contractor role

19 October 2021

 

Value Engineering: Scenes from the Grenfell Inquiry

19 October 2021

 

New factsheets on the Building Safety Bill published

18 October 2021

 

New interim leadership at RICS

15 October 2021

 

More details emerge of how the Building Safety Bill will work

15 October 2021

 

Individuals can now become a CFPA Europe Ambassador

15 October 2021

 

North Yorkshire police and fire boss resigns after a ‘catastrophic loss of confidence’

14 October 2021

 

North East waste site shut after flouting fire safety rules

12 October 2021

 

New fire safety rules now in force in Wales

08 October 2021

 

Spending Review submissions reveal common pleas from housing providers about building safety

08 October 2021

 

Work on Residents’ Panel begins

07 October 2021

 

Progress on Grenfell recommendations is patchy, update reveals

06 October 2021

 

Government overhauling Fire Safety Order guidance

05 October 2021

 

Serious fire safety failings lead to hefty fine and suspended prison sentence

04 October 2021

 

Government watchdog warns that UK product safety law will not prevent another Grenfell

04 October 2021

 

Government statistics show Covid impacts on fire safety work

01 October 2021

 

SEPTEMBER 2021

Draft fire framework for Scotland majors on climate change impacts

30 September 2021

 

Fire chiefs boost research with launch of new group

30 September 2021

 

New Online Home Fire Safety Check resource launched

28 September 2021

 

£175 million fire safety consultancy framework up for grabs

28 September 2021

 

The Fire Brigade’s Union wins pandemic discrimination case in landmark ruling

27 September 2021

 

Shadow Housing Secretary restates need for Building Works Agency

27 September 2021

 

Assembly Point looks at whether new building safety legislation will be effective

24 September 2021

 

Hackitt tells industry gathering that resilience is key to reform in the built environment

24 September 2021

 

1.7 million renters in fear of putting tenancy at risk by raising fire safety concerns

24 September 2021

 

New code to drive higher standards in construction product information

22 September 2021

 

Grenfell Tower Inquiry turns its attention to London Fire Brigade

21 September 2021

 

New funding will help businesses to carry out fire risk assessments

20 September 2021

 

Michael Gove heads up new super Department, as MHCLG is consigned to history

20 September 2021

 

Waking Watch Relief Fund re-opened again

17 September 2021

 

Leaseholders fight for justice as rally attracts hundreds

16 September 2021

 

Lawmakers hear from the Building Safety Regulator

15 September 2021

 

Jenrick sacked as housing secretary, as Gove moves to MHCLG

15 September 2021

 

‘Stay put’ no longer tenable in over 1,000 London tower blocks

14 September 2021

 

Top leadership resignations at RICS after damning report

13 September 2021

 

What is an appropriate sprinkler design standard for the protection of multi-occupancy (mixed use) buildings?

13 September 2021

 

Scrutiny of the Building Safety Bill gets underway

10 September 2021

 

New advice brings further clarity on proposed safety case regime

09 September 2021

 

Leaseholders tell lawmakers what’s wrong with the Building Safety Bill

09 September 2021

 

Jonathan O'Neill OBE calls for more action on building safety reform

08 September 2021

 

New Fire Standard focused on Fire Protection published

06 September 2021

 

Roy Wilsher appointed HM Inspector

06 September 2021

 

Newsnight lays bare the full extent of the building safety crisis

03 September 2021

 

New water mist systems guidance published

02 September 2021

 

Grenfell Inquiry resumes next week and now anyone can attend

02 September 2021

 

AUGUST 2021

Public consultation on critical project to streamline information sharing in construction extended

31 August 2021

 

Milan tower block fire compared to Grenfell

31 August 2021

 

Housing association expects to spend £230 million on cladding remediation

26 August 2021

 

Developing fire strategies for historic buildings

25 August 2021

 

New advisory notes on fire protection of structural steel released

25 August 2021

 

New campaign urges homeowners to install linked smoke alarms before law change

24 August 2021

 

Fire chiefs recognise the power of partnerships

23 August 2021

 

Fire safety concern over green walls

23 August 2021

 

Assembly Point looks at building competency as a Building Safety Manager

20 August 2021

 

FPA joins other industry leaders to lambast Government’s proposals for sprinklers in schools

20 August 2021

 

Insurer calls for balcony barbecues to be banned

19 August 2021

 

New fire safety awards launched

18 August 2021

 

Government seeks to better understand construction products market

17 August 2021

 

BSI consulting on Building Safety Manager competence regime

16 August 2021

 

Council investing up to £12 million in sprinkler systems

13 August 2021

 

New BBC series gets behind the blue lights

13 August 2021

 

Building regulations advisory group membership refreshed

12 August 2021

 

North East housing association boosts fire safety measures

12 August 2021

 

New proposals for dealing with unwanted fire alarm signals in Scotland

11 August 2021

 

£1m earmarked for cladding removal in Northern Ireland

10 August 2021

 

Derby landlord fined £50,000 for multiple fire safety breaches

06 August 2021

 

As Grenfell Inquiry takes a summer break, London publishes a progress update

06 August 2021

 

FPA welcomes the launch of the Building Safety Alliance

06 August 2021

 

Khan calls for the Government to set up fund to pay for introduction of PEEPs

05 August 2021

 

BAFE and NAPIT announce new competency scheme

03 August 2021

 

Fire and rescue services to benefit from new Prevention Fire Standard

02 August 2021

 

JULY 2021

Assembly Point looks at whether regulation change over sprinklers is ignoring a bigger problem

26 July 2021

 

A greater insight into the golden thread

23 July 2021

 

Consultation on new building safety tax launched

22 July 2021

 

EWS1 forms to be scrapped for buildings under 18 metres

22 July 2021

 

Betts marks Housing Ministry’s homework and finds room for improvement

21 July 2021

 

Competence, culture and capacity

20 July 2021

 

Slow start to spending Waking Watch Relief Fund

19 July 2021

 

Second robot fire for Ocado

19 July 2021

 

Greater access to EWS1 forms following new agreement

16 July 2021

 

Assessing the risk across South Yorkshire

16 July 2021

 

Welsh Government to fund fire safety surveys

15 July 2021

 

FPA increases collaboration with global leader in safety science

14 July 2021

 

Bringing fire and police closer together

14 July 2021

 

FPA publishes Building System Questionnaire for Permanent Stacked Modular Buildings

13 July 2021

 

Apprentice fire safety engineers a step closer

13 July 2021

 

Fear that fire may break out at home is a real worry for some

09 July 2021

 

“Not listening to the experts”, the FPA responds to the Building Safety Bill

08 July 2021

 

Backbencher urges public inquiry into handling of the building safety crisis

07 July 2021

 

Building Safety Bill starts its difficult journey

05 July 2021

 

Remembering David Poxon

01 July 2021

 

JUNE 2021

The start of the digital golden thread

30 June 2021

 

MPs call for the government to get a grip of the building safety crisis

30 June 2021

 

Explaining Planning Gateway 1

29 June 2021

 

Putting the community first

28 June 2021

 

Assembly Point looks at what it will take to end a legacy of neglect

25 June 2021

 

Keeping attention on all the building safety challenges

25 June 2021

 

Who pays for fire safety work?

24 June 2021

 

Waste wood firm accused of reckless management of fire risk

24 June 2021

 

Little comfort for those facing huge buildings insurance bills

23 June 2021

 

Fire bodies produce new code for fire safety information

22 June 2021

 

One-stop shop for “all things fire”

22 June 2021

 

FPA publishes new guide for sprinkler systems

18 June 2021

 

New partnership puts passive fire protection at the heart of design process

18 June 2021

 

Welcoming the increasing focus on fire and fire reform

17 June 2021

 

£8.5 million fire safety works near completion in Nottingham high rises

16 June 2021

 

Five days of frustration, Janice Wray at the Grenfell Inquiry

16 June 2021

 

Make the polluter pay

15 June 2021

 

Four years on from the Grenfell Tower fire, the pace and scale of change is not good enough

14 June 2021

 

Working together, for a safer Scotland

10 June 2021

 

Consultation on high rise evacuation plans fraught with difficulty

09 June 2021

 

Fire Service mourns the death of long standing Chief

08 June 2021

 

Government re-publishes fire safety guide

08 June 2021

 

Cladding crisis protests across the country this weekend

04 June 2021

 

BAFSA Chairman upbeat about the challenges facing sprinkler industry

04 June 2021

 

Major fire safety breaches lead to £85,000 fine for Berkshire firm

03 June 2021

 

Jonathan O'Neill OBE on the Department for Education’s proposals regarding the fire safety guidance covering schools

03 June 2021

 

Brigade says New Providence Wharf fire is a “wake up call” for all building owners

02 June 2021

 

MAY 2021

Mayor committed to protecting Londoners from the building safety crisis

28 May 2021

 

National Safe Boating Week 2021

28 May 2021

 

Government consulting on fire safety design for schools

28 May 2021

 

London Council awards £75m fire safety contract

27 May 2021

 

Waking Watch Relief Fund re-opened

27 May 2021

 

Grenfell fire risk assessor qualifications “thoroughly misleading”

25 May 2021

 

Mismatch between EWS1 guidance and implementation

25 May 2021

 

Sprinklers save lives, property, houses, businesses, jobs and the environment

24 May 2021

 

Assembly Point looks at building a solid foundation in fire safety

24 May 2021

 

Blackpool hotel owner turned a blind eye to fire safety

21 May 2021

 

Major housing association invites bids for £17.5m fire framework

21 May 2021

 

Bird’s eye view on fire safety with new drones

20 May 2021

 

Basildon housing estates to get sprinklers

20 May 2021

 

“This is a Building Safety Bill not a cladding removal bill”

19 May 2021

 

Core Code of ethics for fire and rescue services

18 May 2021

 

First Fire Plan for Manchester

17 May 2021

 

Portsmouth high rises to benefit from major new investment in sprinklers

17 May 2021

 

No changes to Grenfell Tower before June 2022

14 May 2021

 

Fire statements to be introduced into the planning system

13 May 2021

 

National Fire Chiefs Council calls for consistency in sprinkler regulations

13 May 2021

 

Home improvement by the front door

12 May 2021

 

The Fire Protection Association hosts virtual training open day

12 May 2021

 

British Woodworking Federation urges third party certification for all fire doors

12 May 2021

 

Petition calls for developers to fix EWS1 failings

11 May 2021

 

Committee seeks specialist advisers for inquiry

11 May 2021

 

Over 125 firefighters tackle blaze in ACM clad block

07 May 2021

 

Creating cable pathways to maximise fire safety

07 May 2021

 

Zurich warns of rise in warehouse fires

07 May 2021

 

FIRE Conference returns for 2021 – Learning lessons, shaping the future

06 May 2021

 

Post Covid City of London revealed

06 May 2021

 

Developer tax consultation launched

05 May 2021

 

Super Thursday elections could see changes in who runs fire services

05 May 2021

 

Massive fines for hotel owners who breached fire safety regs

04 May 2021

 

Grenfell Tower Inquiry costs reach £117 million

03 May 2021

 

APRIL 2021

Peabody leads fire safety framework for social housing sector

30 April 2021

 

Fire Safety Act 2021

30 April 2021

 

Committee urges funding based on risk not height

29 April 2021

 

Accept the amendment and move on

28 April 2021

 

Network Rail fined £700,000 after serious fire accident

27 April 2021

 

Boost to enforcement teams

27 April 2021

 

“Pig-headed” farmer jailed for illegal fires

26 April 2021

 

FPA welcomes transparency in Grenfell fire safety reporting

26 April 2021

 

Assembly Point looks at asset protection

26 April 2021

 

New framework for building fire safety

23 April 2021

 

New guidance to help identify cladding remediation cases

23 April 2021

 

Another Southampton sprinkler save

23 April 2021

 

Consultation on the digital golden thread out ‘before summer’

22 April 2021

 

The Fire Protection Association receives UKAS accreditation for BS 8458 watermist system testing

21 April 2021

 

Spate of waste fires blight the north

21 April 2021

 

Independent experts to review safety of construction materials

21 April 2021

 

Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service launches new sprinkler campaign

20 April 2021

 

Fire Safety Bill returns to the Lords

19 April 2021

 

Update to LPC Rules for Automatic Sprinkler Installations 2015 is coming soon

16 April 2021

 

Single Building Assessments pilot scheme seeks expressions of interest

15 April 2021

 

Cameron House Hotel fire deaths ‘unlawful’ says coroner

15 April 2021

 

Move to the home office brings safety concerns

13 April 2021

 

Assembly Point looks at the role of the Building Safety Manager

13 April 2021

 

Fire safety hazard leads to £50,000 fine for waste firm director

13 April 2021

 

The Kingspan effect

12 April 2021

 

IFSEC Global publishes its 2020 Fire Safety Annual Report

09 April 2021

 

MIND Blue Light Programme relaunched

08 April 2021

 

Crossing over to include fire safety

08 April 2021

 

London Fire Commissioner calls for a robust system of risk assessment

01 April 2021

 

MARCH 2021

Consultation on Fire Protection Fire Standard closes soon

31 March 2021

 

Change of leadership for the National Fire Chiefs Council

30 March 2021

 

Grenfell Tower Inquiry moves to Module 3

29 March 2021

 

The Fire Protection Association are celebrating International Women’s Day 2021

08 March 2021

 

More BRE admissions at Grenfell inquiry

05 March 2021

 

BSI withdraws FRA guidance after Grenfell legal threat

05 March 2021

 

Third of Welsh high rises ‘estimated’ to have fire safety issues

05 March 2021

 

Reading blocks to have cladding removed

05 March 2021

 

Freeholder ‘hikes’ ground rents over fire safety bills

05 March 2021

 

Somerset blocks to be demolished over cladding fears

05 March 2021

 

BRE executive quizzed over Kingspan at inquiry

03 March 2021

 

Housing sector warns of impact of cladding loans

03 March 2021

 

LFB COVID-19 responders to be commended

03 March 2021

 

NFCC publishes first FRS fire standards

03 March 2021

 

Portsmouth council blocks get £22m for fire safety works

03 March 2021

 

Council to spend £49,000 on home fire safety

03 March 2021

 

Scottish homes to see smoke detector upgrades

03 March 2021

 

Is enough being done over competency?

02 March 2021

 

Over 450 new EWS1 assessors being trained

02 March 2021

 

Developer sets aside £125m for fire safety works

02 March 2021

 

Fire Minister claims cladding loans may be the ‘only answer’

01 March 2021

 

ASFP supports calls for ‘greater’ high rise fire funding

01 March 2021

 

Mayor of London urged to trial public FRA register

01 March 2021

 

Care home sees fire safety fine reduced

01 March 2021

 

ASFP launching e-learning platform

01 March 2021

 

FEBRUARY 2021

Safety instructions ‘not followed’ on Kingspan BRE test

26 February 2021

 

Campaigners ‘dismayed’ at Fire Safety Bill vote

26 February 2021

 

Basingstoke MP ‘pauses’ support for FSB amendment

26 February 2021

 

Cross party support for Ipswich cladding residents

26 February 2021

 

Welsh minister discusses FRS lessons post Grenfell

26 February 2021

 

Fire Safety Bill amendments defeated

25 February 2021

 

Insulation test “typo” revealed at Grenfell inquiry

25 February 2021

 

Combustible cladding to be removed from student blocks

25 February 2021

 

Essex leaseholders discuss cladding issues

25 February 2021

 

Former BRE technician ‘denies knowledge’ of Celotex test changes

24 February 2021

 

Fire Minister discusses potential manufacturer levy

24 February 2021

 

Potential government rebellion over fire safety costs

24 February 2021

 

ACM block residents discuss situation

24 February 2021

 

Arconic management ‘probably told’ about cladding issues

23 February 2021

 

BBA proposes random construction product testing

23 February 2021

 

LFB to inspect estate over fire safety concerns

23 February 2021

 

Residents ‘stuck in limbo’ due to fire safety costs

23 February 2021

 

Hotel operator to be sentenced over fire safety issues

23 February 2021

 

FRS staff administer over 27,000 COVID-19 vaccinations

22 February 2021

 

Waking watch cabin catches fire at cladding block

22 February 2021

 

Flats advertised for sale in ‘high risk’ block

22 February 2021

 

Councils call for FRS to have say on high rise plans

22 February 2021

 

Suspended prison sentence for FSO breaches

22 February 2021

 

Microbrewery fined over fire safety failings

22 February 2021

 

Arconic tried to keep cladding test results ‘confidential’

19 February 2021

 

Fire safety risks feared by estate residents

19 February 2021

 

Bury shops targeted by fake fire inspector

19 February 2021

 

Inquiry covers Arconic cladding tests

17 February 2021

 

Fire safety experts criticise 18m cladding ‘focus’

17 February 2021

 

Building safety regulator chair appointed

17 February 2021

 

Owner to add storeys to ACM block for funding

17 February 2021

 

Council pledges support to cladding block

17 February 2021

 

FireQual achieves NI and Scottish approval

17 February 2021

 

Fire risk blocks’ fate to be decided

17 February 2021

 

Bolton block refurbishment begins

17 February 2021

 

Evacuated Oldham residents ‘still waiting’ to move back in

17 February 2021

 

Residents complain about developer’s fire safety charges

17 February 2021

 

Council avoids legal action over fire safety issues

17 February 2021

 

Cladding revelations at Grenfell inquiry

16 February 2021

 

Londoners ‘paying more’ for waking watches

16 February 2021

 

Emergency lighting issues and consequences highlighted

16 February 2021

 

Sheffield residents again facing evacuation

16 February 2021

 

Sprinklers ‘still not mandatory’ for school rebuilds

15 February 2021

 

FRSs part of rapid COVID-19 testing programme

15 February 2021

 

Report highlights ‘huge concern’ for workplace fire safety

15 February 2021

 

EWS1 and legal clauses discussed

15 February 2021

 

‘Extremely dangerous’ moorland fire extinguished

15 February 2021

 

Firestopping best practice guide receives RIBA approval

15 February 2021

 

‘Serious fire hazards’ see landlords prosecuted

15 February 2021

 

Two landlords prosecuted over unsafe homes

15 February 2021

 

Arconic’s ACM not withdrawn for ‘commercial’ reasons

12 February 2021

 

Further negative reaction to cladding funding plans

12 February 2021

 

LFB has ‘long way to go’ to fix Grenfell failings

12 February 2021

 

RICS welcomes government indemnity scheme

12 February 2021

 

Scottish government facing pressure over cladding

12 February 2021

 

Welsh government ‘urgently’ seeking cladding clarification

12 February 2021

 

More details on government cladding funding

11 February 2021

 

Arconic sales manager ‘sat on’ failed fire safety test reports

11 February 2021

 

Fire sector responds to cladding announcement

11 February 2021

 

Government faces ‘backlash’ over cladding funding

11 February 2021

 

Developers give ‘cautious welcome’ to government cladding plans

11 February 2021

 

The FPA responds to government funding to replace unsafe cladding

10 February 2021

 

Inquiry resumes with Kingspan and Arconic evidence

10 February 2021

 

Persimmon to spend £75m on cladding issues

10 February 2021

 

FSF demands that ‘leaseholders deserve better’

10 February 2021

 

Surrey buildings still have ACM cladding

10 February 2021

 

More residents ‘living in fear’ of combustible cladding

10 February 2021

 

Fatal hotel fire prosecution sets ‘an important precedent’

10 February 2021

 

Takeaway fined £21,000 for fire safety offences

10 February 2021

 

Grenfell inquiry resumes with Arconic witness

08 February 2021

 

Cladding insurance could be paid by government

08 February 2021

 

NFCC discusses FRS COVID-19 work in 2021

08 February 2021

 

Hospital to replace timber cladding

08 February 2021

 

‘Landmark’ case won against fire risk vessel

08 February 2021

 

Sentencing due over flats’ fire safety failings

08 February 2021

 

Government cladding ‘rebellion’ grows

05 February 2021

 

Developer agrees with proposed fire safety levy

05 February 2021

 

BAFE reiterates COVID-19 fire safety obligations

05 February 2021

 

Another block faces waking watch bills

05 February 2021

 

Fine handed to holiday let owner over fire safety

05 February 2021

 

Leaseholders ‘must be protected from fire safety costs’

04 February 2021

 

Firefighter health database registry created

04 February 2021

 

Over 1,000 registrations for RICS’ EWS1 training

04 February 2021

 

Combustible cladding ‘still allowed’ on NI new builds

04 February 2021

 

Leeds residents ‘trapped’ in fire risk towers

04 February 2021

 

Recladding contractor sought for Camden block

04 February 2021

 

Manchester blocks see cladding removed

04 February 2021

 

UKCA issues analysed

04 February 2021

 

Housing associations’ fire safety costs to reach £3bn

03 February 2021

 

Fire hit hotel could yet face fatal accident inquiry

03 February 2021

 

ACM cladding removed from Reading block

03 February 2021

 

Cladding figures for London boroughs revealed

03 February 2021

 

Hair salon owner fined over FSO breaches

03 February 2021

 

Cladding debate sees cross party consensus on funding

02 February 2021

 

Standards ‘breached’ on Scottish housing developments

02 February 2021

 

‘Urgent’ plans to remove Reading cladding

02 February 2021

 

North East still has up to 10 ACM clad buildings

02 February 2021

 

Updated passive fire protection guide published

02 February 2021

 

New inspector appointed for HMICFRS

02 February 2021

 

Waking watch fund details released

01 February 2021

 

Government ‘tussle’ over cladding funding

01 February 2021

 

NFCC responds to latest FRS callout data

01 February 2021

 

Labour outlines cladding crisis proposals

01 February 2021

 

CIC critiques permitted development plans

01 February 2021

 

JANUARY 2021

Cladding executive will give evidence at Grenfell inquiry

29 January 2021

 

Cladding crisis addressed in parliament

29 January 2021

 

Porter and hotel sentenced over fatal fire

29 January 2021

 

Council taking contractor to court over fire doors

29 January 2021

 

‘Unsafe’ building conversion sees landlord fined

29 January 2021

 

‘Skyrocketing’ insurance bills for fire risk blocks

27 January 2021

 

Contractors to fund hospital fire safety works

27 January 2021

 

ACM cladding remains on high rise development

27 January 2021

 

Fire hit hotel to ban open fires

27 January 2021

 

Kingspan disputes Grenfell inquiry claim

26 January 2021

 

Flat owners launch fire safety legal claim

26 January 2021

 

‘Fire trap’ residents concerned about evictions

26 January 2021

 

HMO breaches see firm fined £16,000

26 January 2021

 

LGA welcomes HMICFRS report on COVID-19 response

25 January 2021

 

Waking watches criticised amid data release

25 January 2021

 

Another student block has combustible cladding

25 January 2021

 

Housing association offers interest free fire safety loans

25 January 2021

 

ACM remediation progress continues

22 January 2021

 

HMICFRS says FBU ‘stopped’ COVID-19 support

22 January 2021

 

FSF welcomes construction products regulator

22 January 2021

 

Fatal hotel fire cause revealed

22 January 2021

 

Grenfell inquiry to resume remotely next month

21 January 2021

 

Hospital reopens cladding affected unit

21 January 2021

 

Hotel owners face prosecutions over fatal fire

21 January 2021

 

Government costs of cladding crisis discussed

21 January 2021

 

More details about and views on construction regulator

20 January 2021

 

Scottish cladding funding allocation questioned

20 January 2021

 

Prosecution over ‘dangerous’ building conversion

20 January 2021

 

Construction products regulator announced

19 January 2021

 

Lakanal’s sister block has ‘substantial’ fire risks

19 January 2021

 

Sheffield residents get evacuation reprieve

19 January 2021

 

‘Alternative’ fire prevention measures for waste sites announced

19 January 2021

 

Developer levies considered for fire safety funding

18 January 2021

 

FRS COVID-19 working agreement collapses

18 January 2021

 

Sheffield block residents evacuated again

18 January 2021

 

ASFP responds to fire training standard consultation

18 January 2021

 

Grenfell victims lodge High Court damages case

14 January 2021

 

Council review into Barking fire published

14 January 2021

 

‘Extent’ of London cladding crisis revealed

14 January 2021

 

Fire safety work suspended amid COVID-19 worries

14 January 2021

 

More concerns over fire safety works during lockdown

14 January 2021

 

Lithium-ion battery fires cost UK £100m yearly

14 January 2021

 

Residents discover combustible insulation plans

13 January 2021

 

Council fines landlord £66,000 over ‘serious’ fire safety breaches

13 January 2021

 

Extinguisher colour change comes into effect

13 January 2021

 

Government MPs back cladding amendment

11 January 2021

 

New proposals aim to ‘significantly reduce’ EWS1 issues

11 January 2021

 

ASFP supports Children’s Burns Trust charity

11 January 2021

 

CIOB launches fire safety certification

11 January 2021

 

Welsh building safety plans announced

11 January 2021

 

Fire safety work continues despite COVID-19 fears

11 January 2021

 

Housing association makes loss amid fire safety works

11 January 2021

 

BSI appointed as approved UKCA body

11 January 2021

 

Disabled leaseholders demand cladding meeting with Housing Secretary

07 January 2021

 

Cladding flats suffer fire

07 January 2021

 

NFCC opens guidance consultation

07 January 2021

 

Costs increase for cladding affected residents

07 January 2021

 

MPs call for more cladding support from government

07 January 2021

 

London tunnel closed for ‘critical’ fire safety repairs

07 January 2021

 

Grenfell inquiry suspended until February

06 January 2021

 

Inquiry resumption options being considered

05 January 2021

 

Government responds to UKCA mark queries

05 January 2021

 

Over 1m flats ‘unmortgageable’ due to cladding

05 January 2021

 

Ministers called to give evidence at Grenfell inquiry

04 January 2021

 

Fire issues discovered at block housing Grenfell survivors

04 January 2021

 

Latest cladding remediation figures released

04 January 2021

 

London Mayor calls for developer fire safety tax

04 January 2021

 

Blocks ‘too small’ for cladding funding

04 January 2021

 

Sheffield residents facing £100,000 waking watch costs

04 January 2021

 

Waking watch installed at Huddersfield high rises

04 January 2021

 

ASFP introduces member qualification requirements

04 January 2021

 

DECEMBER 2020

Government announces £30m waking watch fund

18 December 2020

 

Inquiry PEEPs recommendations ‘watered down’

18 December 2020

 

Only 10% of cladding fund applications ‘eligible’

18 December 2020

 

Residents question Sheffield block safety after evacuation

18 December 2020

 

More students moved due to fire safety issues

18 December 2020

 

Scottish council announces £1m fire safety works

18 December 2020

 

First third party certification awarded for SP207 scheme

18 December 2020

 

Waking watch introduced at Lakanal’s sister block

17 December 2020

 

Minister apologises for Scottish fire rules delay

17 December 2020

 

Which? investigates waking watch costs

17 December 2020

 

Nursing home deregistered amid fire safety issues

17 December 2020

 

Cladding inspections have revealed further issues

16 December 2020

 

Waking watch costs ‘trebled’ at Manchester block

16 December 2020

 

Stay put policy remains after high rise fire

16 December 2020

 

First Scottish EWS1 certificate awarded

16 December 2020

 

Why do industrial businesses have the most to lose from fire?

14 December 2020

 

Grenfell survivors call for Arconic testimony

14 December 2020

 

Block evacuated after failing fire safety tests

14 December 2020

 

New revelations about fire risks at hospital

14 December 2020

 

Housing association discusses fire safety work

14 December 2020

 

More details on cladding loans plan

11 December 2020

 

Fire safety training standard consultation opens

11 December 2020

 

Care home closed after prohibition order issued

11 December 2020

 

Revised FRA standards published

11 December 2020

 

Scottish councils welcome sprinkler changes

11 December 2020

 

Grenfell inquiry paused until 2021

10 December 2020

 

COVID-19 controls ‘increasing fire risks’ in workplaces

10 December 2020

 

FRSs agree to undertake new COVID-19 tasks

10 December 2020

 

Council residents ‘misled’ over fire doors

10 December 2020

 

Kingspan evidence continues at inquiry

09 December 2020

 

Loans proposed as ‘solution’ to cladding issues

09 December 2020

 

EWS1 results can be hidden ‘if building not fire safe’

09 December 2020

 

Staff joked about insulation’s fire safety classification

09 December 2020

 

More Salford residents facing fire safety bills

09 December 2020

 

Warrington landlords prosecuted over fire safety failures

09 December 2020

 

Takeaway restaurant ‘put people’s lives at risk’

09 December 2020

 

ADB’s ‘grey areas’ on smoke control evaluated

09 December 2020

 

Contractor criticised Kingspan insulation use on high rise

04 December 2020

 

Hackitt ‘delighted’ with Building Safety Bill

04 December 2020

 

Fire Safety bill ‘risks fuelling cladding crisis’

04 December 2020

 

Council to charge leaseholders for EWS1 forms

04 December 2020

 

Removal of fire safety from PI insurance ‘shameful’

04 December 2020

 

Kingspan quizzed at committee and inquiry

03 December 2020

 

Scottish sprinkler regulations discussed

03 December 2020

 

More criticism of draft Building Safety Bill

03 December 2020

 

More cladding residents expect fire safety bills

03 December 2020

 

Residents given say on future of fire risk blocks

03 December 2020

 

Kingspan ‘relied on’ trial product tests, inquiry hears

02 December 2020

 

Owners and managers ‘fully responsible’ for fire safety

02 December 2020

 

Further Kingspan revelations at Grenfell inquiry

01 December 2020

 

New rescue system to be installed in Southend block

01 December 2020

 

Fire safety works deal agreed for Barnet

01 December 2020

 

NOVEMBER 2020

EWS1 issue ‘set to continue’ despite government intervention

30 November 2020

 

Extension requested for Worcester Park fire safety works

30 November 2020

 

Four Sheffield high rises under SYFRS inspection

30 November 2020

 

Fire hit school at risk of second blaze

30 November 2020

 

Further details on NI sprinkler installations

30 November 2020

 

BAFE comments on false alarm statistics

30 November 2020

 

Inquiry hears from Celotex and Kingspan staff

27 November 2020

 

Prime Minister criticises lenders over EWS1 issues

27 November 2020

 

NFCC to ‘interrogate details’ of spending review

27 November 2020

 

South Yorkshire high rises to be inspected

27 November 2020

 

Further details on Salford blocks’ fire safety problems

27 November 2020

 

Developer criticised over cladding issues

27 November 2020

 

Sprinklers to be installed in Solihull high rises

27 November 2020

 

Pier pavilion to have sprinklers retrofitted

27 November 2020

 

Kingspan ‘threatened to sue’ NHBC over insulation

26 November 2020

 

Hackitt predicts revisions to Building Safety Bill

26 November 2020

 

42% of FRS incidents attended were false alarms

26 November 2020

 

Third party certification achieved for BAFE scheme

26 November 2020

 

Fine given to landlord over HMO fire issues

26 November 2020

 

BAFSA discusses ADB sprinkler changes

26 November 2020

 

Inquiry hears of ‘deliberate and calculated deceit’

25 November 2020

 

NFCC welcomes Building Safety Bill report

25 November 2020

 

Government backlash on leaseholder cladding charges

25 November 2020

 

Government ‘must listen to evidence to fix’ Building Safety Bill

25 November 2020

 

Salford blocks’ cladding removed

25 November 2020

 

Work still continues on Bradford ACM buildings

25 November 2020

 

FSF publishes fire risk assessor code of practice

25 November 2020

 

Grenfell inquiry focuses on Kingspan

24 November 2020

 

MPs criticise Building Safety Bill leaseholder clauses

24 November 2020

 

Residents ‘not consulted’ over move from fire risk block

24 November 2020

 

Firefighter health risks revealed

24 November 2020

 

Government intervenes in EWS1 crisis

23 November 2020

 

RICS launches fire safety training programme

23 November 2020

 

Waking watch ‘intentionally disabled’ smoke ventilation system

23 November 2020

 

Call made to give local governments fire safety powers

23 November 2020

 

Lift failure in fire risk Milton Keynes blocks

23 November 2020

 

Another Salford block faces high remediation bills

23 November 2020

 

Criticisms of building owner over fire safety costs

23 November 2020

 

Fire doors fail tests across area’s properties

23 November 2020

 

Recladding contractor appointed for Cardiff blocks

23 November 2020

 

Building owner fined for obstructing fire safety inspections

23 November 2020

 

Dr Jim Glockling responds to Grenfell test corruption accusations

20 November 2020

 

Grenfell insulation test issue came from ‘profits pressure’

20 November 2020

 

Block residents face £335,000 cladding bill

20 November 2020

 

Waking watch costs an ‘absolute injustice’

20 November 2020

 

FSF asks Fire Minister to support a resilient built environment

19 November 2020

 

Questions over ‘thoroughly misleading’ documents at inquiry

19 November 2020

 

Further detail on Fire Safety Bill amendments

19 November 2020

 

‘Nearly half’ of ACM high rises still not remediated

19 November 2020

 

Grenfell recommendations delay ‘abysmal’

19 November 2020

 

Fire Safety Bill ‘loophole’ to be fixed

19 November 2020

 

Student flats have same insulation as Grenfell

19 November 2020

 

Action ordered over block’s ‘significant fire safety deficiencies’

19 November 2020

 

Housing association gave ‘misleading’ cladding information

19 November 2020

 

Council fines landlord over fire safety failures

19 November 2020

 

Grenfell insulation certificate was incorrect

18 November 2020

 

Fire Safety Bill amendment passed by House of Lords

18 November 2020

 

Cladding guidance ‘not designed for valuations’

18 November 2020

 

Waking watch at Ipswich block over cladding fears

18 November 2020

 

Council criticised over fire safety works ‘delay’

18 November 2020

 

Revelations at Grenfell inquiry about insulation testing

17 November 2020

 

New bid to force Grenfell recommendations into law

17 November 2020

 

Housing Secretary attacks waking watch costs

17 November 2020

 

Camden estate fire works completed

17 November 2020

 

Cladding funding questioned in parliament

17 November 2020

 

‘Almost all’ area’s school fires in buildings without sprinklers

17 November 2020

 

UN to publish international fire safety standard

17 November 2020

 

Former council employee admits stealing fire safety equipment

17 November 2020

 

FBU criticises ‘stomach churning’ inquiry revelations

17 November 2020

 

FSF welcomes FSO revisions

16 November 2020

 

Mid rise buildings ‘overlooked’ by government

16 November 2020

 

NFCC and Fire Minister commend FRS COVID-19 response

16 November 2020

 

Worcester Park fire fallout discussed

16 November 2020

 

Parliament fire safety works to continue

16 November 2020

 

Celotex evidence continues at inquiry

13 November 2020

 

Olympic Park flats' cladding to be removed

13 November 2020

 

Housing Minister warns cladding removal will take ‘years’

13 November 2020

 

Blocks offered fire safety funding by original developer

13 November 2020

 

Celotex manager admits Grenfell panels failed fire tests

12 November 2020

 

Questions raised over MHCLG toxicity contract award

12 November 2020

 

Funding for NI tower blocks' sprinklers announced

12 November 2020

 

Attempt to reveal waking watch costs rejected

12 November 2020

 

Cladding works agreed for Poole blocks

12 November 2020

 

Jonathan O'Neill OBE summarises his findings from FIRE 2020

12 November 2020

 

Testing regimes questioned at Grenfell inquiry

11 November 2020

 

Derbyshire councils pledge to fit sprinklers

11 November 2020

 

BSA discusses ‘implications’ of new planning rules

11 November 2020

 

Some cladding flats only able to sell at ‘unaffected’ value

11 November 2020

 

Residents to move from fire risk blocks

11 November 2020

 

Grenfell suppliers knew ‘cladding would burn’

10 November 2020

 

Update published on emergency lighting in lockdown

10 November 2020

 

40 schools a month suffered fires in 2019

09 November 2020

 

More homes lack ‘vital’ fire safety measures

09 November 2020

 

High rise office fire safety concerns raised

09 November 2020

 

Fire authority thanked for funding high rise sprinklers

09 November 2020

 

Fire 2020 conference speaker presentations and recordings

06 November 2020

 

Inquiry moves to focus on cladding and insulation firms

06 November 2020

 

Inquiry hears insulation fire test results withdrawn

06 November 2020

 

‘Risk-based’ approach to EWS1 situation planned

06 November 2020

 

New fire safety guidance on combustibles ban

06 November 2020

 

FBU demands investigation into regulatory body independence

06 November 2020

 

Council explains duration of fire safety works

06 November 2020

 

Shopping centre criticised over fire safety fears

06 November 2020

 

Construction sector issues addressed at inquiry

05 November 2020

 

Grenfell insulation and cladding discussed

05 November 2020

 

BAFE gives new lockdown update

05 November 2020

 

Waking watch installed at another block

05 November 2020

 

Residents leave ‘unsafe’ Oldham block

05 November 2020

 

HPL block residents facing works charges

05 November 2020

 

Council houses fail fire safety checks

05 November 2020

 

New building safety body appoints board and chair

05 November 2020

 

Fire safety changes for care homes need ‘major capital’

05 November 2020

 

Fires 'risking livelihoods' warns FPA as large fire losses average £657,074

04 November 2020

 

Inquiry to continue as experts continue giving evidence

03 November 2020

 

Grenfell fire safety manual ‘not complete’

03 November 2020

 

FSF to assess implications of trade changes

03 November 2020

 

Residents fear facing high cladding bills

03 November 2020

 

Restaurant owner prosecuted over fire safety

03 November 2020

 

NFCC reflects on inquiry recommendations progress

02 November 2020

 

Flat owners seeing ‘huge rise’ in insurance premiums

02 November 2020

 

New construction fire safety matrix developed

02 November 2020

 

Fire safety impacts on social housing outlined

02 November 2020

 

Poole blocks’ recladding moves closer

02 November 2020

 

FBU warns of FRS cuts’ impact on response

02 November 2020

 

Exova criticism continues at Grenfell inquiry

02 November 2020

 

OCTOBER 2020

Inquiry expert discusses ‘entirely inadequate’ fire safety advice

30 October 2020

 

Care home replacement will have sprinklers

30 October 2020

 

UK housing associations expecting to spend £1.2bn on fire safety

30 October 2020

 

Work to start on Oxford cladding replacement

30 October 2020

 

FBU urges LFB protection from cuts

30 October 2020

 

Grenfell building control checks contained ‘fundamental failings’

28 October 2020

 

Fire safety reforms delay ‘putting lives at risk’

28 October 2020

 

Council’s cladding report costs revealed

28 October 2020

 

KTCMO director concludes inquiry evidence

27 October 2020

 

Campaign warns of discarded battery fire risks

27 October 2020

 

Council residents warned of increased fire safety costs

27 October 2020

 

ACM remediation ‘begun or completed’ on 77% of buildings

26 October 2020

 

Nearly 500 students remain in evacuated blocks

26 October 2020

 

Fire risk Milton Keynes block experiences blaze

26 October 2020

 

LFRS reassures public over retired firefighter prosecution

26 October 2020

 

Landlord sentenced after tenant’s death in fire

26 October 2020

 

KCTMO director denied ‘improper’ conversations

23 October 2020

 

Fire risk block residents ‘living a nightmare’

23 October 2020

 

Arguments over fire risk Milton Keynes blocks

23 October 2020

 

Council prosecutes landlord over HMO fire safety

23 October 2020

 

KCTMO director ‘never connected’ Grenfell cladding and Lakanal

22 October 2020

 

London Mayor calls for complete combustibles ban

22 October 2020

 

Cladding removed from ‘less than half’ of area’s blocks

22 October 2020

 

‘Faulty’ fire alarm causes student block safety concerns

22 October 2020

 

Update on fire risk dryer recall

22 October 2020

 

KCTMO ‘frustrated’ by Rydon progress

21 October 2020

 

Scottish fire alarm laws delayed for a year

21 October 2020

 

ASFP chief executive officer to stand down

21 October 2020

 

High rise’s cladding risks ‘kept quiet’

21 October 2020

 

ASFP responds to competency report

21 October 2020

 

Cladding removal progress discussed in Manchester

21 October 2020

 

Bellway ‘sets aside’ nearly £50m for fire safety fixes

21 October 2020

 

Hospital and PFI firm fought over fire ‘defects’

21 October 2020

 

Huge fine for fire safety issues at Leicester development

21 October 2020

 

Landlords fined over ‘dangerous’ properties

21 October 2020

 

KCTMO project manager ‘binned’ evidence

20 October 2020

 

Call made for sprinklers in all schools

20 October 2020

 

Development residents moved out over safety issues

20 October 2020

 

DFRS chief demands sprinklers in Derbyshire schools

20 October 2020

 

FIA launches EWS1 portal

20 October 2020

 

Waste fire sees landowner prosecuted and fined

20 October 2020

 

EWS1 form being reviewed by RICS

19 October 2020

 

Inquiry to continue amid more procurement details

19 October 2020

 

Welsh forged EWS1 certificates crisis grows

19 October 2020

 

Compulsory purchases not ruled out for cladding blocks

19 October 2020

 

Government reveals waking watch costs

19 October 2020

 

Student block fire safety support demanded

19 October 2020

 

Prohibition notice for Oldham apartment block

19 October 2020

 

GMFRS attended 224 school fires in five years

19 October 2020

 

Housing association tenders for fire safety works

19 October 2020

 

KCTMO had ‘secret’ meeting on Grenfell cost cutting

16 October 2020

 

FPA and ABI ‘broadly welcome’ FSO proposals

16 October 2020

 

BAFE publishes FSO consultation response

16 October 2020

 

Extent of Liverpool cladding issues ‘still unknown’

16 October 2020

 

Council discusses ‘major changes’ to building controls

16 October 2020

 

Inquiry panellist added as evidence continues

15 October 2020

 

Hackitt warns construction sector to ‘change now to survive’

15 October 2020

 

Students self isolating told to wait if fire alarm sounded

15 October 2020

 

Office buildings with combustible cladding ‘deemed safe’

15 October 2020

 

LFB partners with product safety regulator

15 October 2020

 

BAFE launches evacuation alert scheme

15 October 2020

 

Inquiry hears about cladding experience and value engineering

14 October 2020

 

LFB to be inspected over Grenfell progress

14 October 2020

 

KCTMO evidence heard at inquiry

13 October 2020

 

Council concerned over tower blocks’ fire safety

13 October 2020

 

NSI awarded UKAS accreditation for BAFE scheme

13 October 2020

 

Fire Minister tells construction industry to ‘raise its game’

12 October 2020

 

Bankruptcy and homelessness concerns over cladding crisis

12 October 2020

 

Scottish high rise fire sparks safety concerns

12 October 2020

 

Global fire safety standard launched

12 October 2020

 

Consultants discuss Grenfell project at inquiry

09 October 2020

 

Council ‘won’t name’ schools without sprinklers

09 October 2020

 

Cladding removal plans submitted for Manchester blocks

09 October 2020

 

London boroughs among ‘UK’s slowest’ to remove cladding

09 October 2020

 

Fire safety issues see takeaway restaurant fined

09 October 2020

 

RBKC and building control give evidence at inquiry

08 October 2020

 

Inquiry explores council and contractor problems

08 October 2020

 

More flat owners facing EWS1 costs

08 October 2020

 

Experts call for ‘change of approach’ to cladding issues

08 October 2020

 

Housing association criticises ‘unclear’ fire safety guidance

08 October 2020

 

Flat block’s EWS1 certificate had ‘forged signature’

08 October 2020

 

Campaign launched to ‘solve’ cladding crisis

08 October 2020

 

Legal action threatened over PEEPs recommendation

08 October 2020

 

Students forced to move out for fire safety works

08 October 2020

 

Grenfell cladding contractor agreed work was ‘shocking’

07 October 2020

 

NFCC criticises insurance issues in high rise flats

07 October 2020

 

CSG launches final competency report

07 October 2020

 

Eight hospitals said to be ‘Grenfell-style death traps’

07 October 2020

 

FRS COVID-19 agreement extended again

07 October 2020

 

Action demanded over electrical fires

07 October 2020

 

Architect failed to ‘address’ fire safety issues

07 October 2020

 

NFCC updates simultaneous evacuation guidance

06 October 2020

 

Student blocks’ fire exits ‘tied shut’

06 October 2020

 

NFCC ‘reiterates’ calls for sprinklers in schools

06 October 2020

 

Council’s retirement homes require ‘urgent’ safety work

06 October 2020

 

Newcastle flats’ bid for cladding funding rejected

06 October 2020

 

Council discusses fire safety changes

06 October 2020

 

Care home issued enforcement notice

06 October 2020

 

Smart plugs found to be ‘fire risk’

06 October 2020

 

SEPTEMBER 2020

The Fire Protection Association hosts first virtual fire research and testing event

29 September 2020

 

Grenfell insulation chosen without ‘basic’ fire checks

25 September 2020

 

Standardising UK fire regulations ‘fatal’ for Scottish system

25 September 2020

 

Building Safety Bill impact on fire safety charges discussed

25 September 2020

 

Northern Irish combustible materials ban plans welcomed

25 September 2020

 

Cavity barriers and ACM issues highlighted at inquiry

24 September 2020

 

COVID-19 restrictions and key worker status discussed

24 September 2020

 

Over 2m English homes have no working smoke alarm

24 September 2020

 

Councillors call for resignations over Seven Sisters fire safety

24 September 2020

 

Sheffield cladding report finally released

24 September 2020

 

More leaseholders unable to move due to cladding issues

24 September 2020

 

Fine for landlord over HMO with no fire alarm

24 September 2020

 

Grenfell insulation sold at discount for refurbishment

22 September 2020

 

More insurers exclude PI fire safety cover

22 September 2020

 

Westminster to fit thousands of new fire doors

22 September 2020

 

Over 60% of councils delay fire door works

21 September 2020

 

Combustible insulation to be removed from block

21 September 2020

 

Experience, cost and competence issues revealed at inquiry

18 September 2020

 

NFCC responds to cladding progress report

18 September 2020

 

Glasgow School of Art insurers sue fire safety firm

18 September 2020

 

Hotel fire cause revealed

18 September 2020

 

Bristol high rise cladding removal begins

18 September 2020

 

Grenfell data ‘lost forever’ after laptop wiped

16 September 2020

 

Cladding removal targets ‘badly missed’

16 September 2020

 

NFCC calls for ‘clarification’ over building safety bill

16 September 2020

 

Errors and issues highlighted by inquiry evidence

15 September 2020

 

ASFP responds to building safety bill consultation

15 September 2020

 

Landlords ‘need at least two years to comply’ with building safety bill

15 September 2020

 

Cardiff flat owners express ‘dread’ over fire safety issues

15 September 2020

 

Calls for ‘sustained’ FRS funding amid safety check data

15 September 2020

 

‘Hundreds’ still living with ‘unsafe’ cladding in Manchester

15 September 2020

 

Cladding removal plans submitted in Reading

15 September 2020

 

Care home fined over £400,000 due to fire ‘breaches’

15 September 2020

 

Harley revelations continue at inquiry

10 September 2020

 

Cavity barriers at Worcester Park ‘defective’

10 September 2020

 

Nearly all EWS1 checked blocks require work

10 September 2020

 

MPs face backlash over Grenfell bill votes

10 September 2020

 

Harley owner ‘did not know’ Grenfell insulation could burn

09 September 2020

 

Government ‘committed to implementing’ inquiry recommendations

09 September 2020

 

RIBA launches new fire safety framework

09 September 2020

 

Fire safety issues found at Rochdale blocks

09 September 2020

 

Landlord of illegal hostel prosecuted

09 September 2020

 

Grenfell inquiry resumes with Rydon testimony

08 September 2020

 

Fire safety bill clears Commons

08 September 2020

 

Combustible cladding on blocks in Olympic Park

04 September 2020

 

English schools ?twice as likely? to suffer fires than other buildings

04 September 2020

 

Government rejects call to expand cladding funding

04 September 2020

 

Homeowner describes impact of EWS1 form delays

04 September 2020

 

HPL panels to be removed from Lakanal

04 September 2020

 

London hospital to continue fire safety remediation work

03 September 2020

 

London mayor writes to landlords over ?unacceptable? cladding pace

03 September 2020

 

New firestopping best practice guide released

03 September 2020

 

Company applies for cladding funding for 450 buildings

03 September 2020

 

LFB commissioner discusses Grenfell and cladding crisis

02 September 2020

 

BAFE and FireQual appointments announced

01 September 2020

 

AUGUST 2020

Latest fire statistics released

28 August 2020

 

Waking watch ?only way? to get insurance amid EWS1 crisis

28 August 2020

 

Scammers hijacking EWS1 process via fake forms

27 August 2020

 

Scottish cladding advice note released

27 August 2020

 

Cladding problems compound leaseholder issues

27 August 2020

 

BAFE launches FireQual awarding organisation

26 August 2020

 

Tenant safety guide published

26 August 2020

 

Newly installed fire door prevents fire spread

26 August 2020

 

More residents ?trapped? by EWS1 saga

24 August 2020

 

Scottish firestopping certification scheme recommended

24 August 2020

 

Another London hospital has ACM cladding

24 August 2020

 

Dundee high rises to receive fire safety works

24 August 2020

 

Mark Hardingham named new NFCC chair

21 August 2020

 

Landlord loses licence extension over fire safety problems

20 August 2020

 

Council withdraws fire safety procurement after errors

20 August 2020

 

FIA sells awarding body to BAFE

20 August 2020

 

Cardiff student flats to have ACM cladding removed

20 August 2020

 

Block evacuated amid ?ongoing concerns? over fire safety

20 August 2020

 

Grenfell inquiry gives resumption update

19 August 2020

 

SCA sets ?stringent? compliance requirements

18 August 2020

 

Increase in high rise fires caused by faulty appliances

17 August 2020

 

Cladding remediation still paused due to COVID-19

14 August 2020

 

Fashion company ?dragged into? EWS1 cladding crisis

14 August 2020

 

Fire trap house resulted in prosecution

14 August 2020

 

Dangerous understaffing for SFRS during wildfire

13 August 2020

 

New emergency services system ?compromised? by Huawei ban

13 August 2020

 

Site redevelopment approved despite fire warnings

13 August 2020

 

NFCC reflects on 2020 and beyond

12 August 2020

 

NFU Mutual urges fire safety amid COVID-19

12 August 2020

 

NFCC responds to Surrey wildfire

11 August 2020

 

Aylesbury block to see combustible cladding removed

11 August 2020

 

Hackitt reiterates need for improved competency

11 August 2020

 

Heatwave wildfires prompt FRS warnings

10 August 2020

 

ASFP launches free passive webinars

10 August 2020

 

Hotel destroyed in fire built with insulated panels

07 August 2020

 

CLT fire research published

07 August 2020

 

More leaseholders concerned over funding cladding removal

07 August 2020

 

NSI invites ?expressions of interest? for new BAFE scheme

06 August 2020

 

Vacated student blocks scandal continues

06 August 2020

 

Competence remains a ?huge challenge? post Grenfell

06 August 2020

 

Scotland-specific cladding solution demanded

06 August 2020

 

Fire safety concerns over redevelopment

05 August 2020

 

Restaurant owner sentenced for fire safety offences

05 August 2020

 

Parliament fire safety contractor discusses work

04 August 2020

 

Internal Rydon criticisms aired at inquiry

04 August 2020

 

Further fallout from Bolton student block fire

04 August 2020

 

How long is fire warden training valid for?

04 August 2020

 

How to become a fire warden

04 August 2020

 

How to disable a fire sprinkler head

04 August 2020

 

How to use a fire extinguisher

04 August 2020

 

What are the four main types of portable fire extinguishers?

04 August 2020

 

What does a fire warden do?

04 August 2020

 

What fire extinguisher to use

04 August 2020

 

What is cladding?

04 August 2020

 

BAFE to launch new emergency evacuation scheme

03 August 2020

 

Further building safety bill details revealed

03 August 2020

 

COVID-19 outbreak ?wipes out? FRS cover

03 August 2020

 

David Sugden passes away

03 August 2020

 

Sheffield cladding report still not released

03 August 2020

 

JULY 2020

Company fined after employee injured in explosion

31 July 2020

 

EWS1 crisis could last up to a decade

31 July 2020

 

BAFE gives COVID-19 training update

31 July 2020

 

Bolton block evacuation ?saved many lives?

31 July 2020

 

Grenfell insulation ?assumed? to be safe

31 July 2020

 

Another block found to have combustible cladding

31 July 2020

 

Up to 10 Southwark buildings still clad in ACM

30 July 2020

 

Who issues a fire safety notice?

30 July 2020

 

Fewer than 300 fire engineers for EWS1 inspections

30 July 2020

 

Rydon director ?haunted? by lack of cladding scrutiny

30 July 2020

 

LFB becoming ?free building safety service?

30 July 2020

 

More details on Woking block?s fire safety issues

30 July 2020

 

More leaseholder concerns over building safety bill

30 July 2020

 

NFCC warns of emollient fire risks

29 July 2020

 

Rydon?s appointment as main Grenfell contractor discussed

29 July 2020

 

Construction industry ?could try harder? ahead of new bill

29 July 2020

 

Company fined after fire escape death

28 July 2020

 

Camden recladding contractor sought

28 July 2020

 

Rydon?s checks said to have been ?thorough? at Grenfell

28 July 2020

 

LFB tells housing providers to prepare for fire safety bill

28 July 2020

 

LFB welcomes building safety bill publication

28 July 2020

 

LFB welcomes FSO consultation

28 July 2020

 

Leaseholders ?severely impacted? by cladding insurance costs

27 July 2020

 

HSE warns over explosion risk at firm

27 July 2020

 

FIA releases airflow fire detection guidance

27 July 2020

 

Housing association handed cladding improvement notice

27 July 2020

 

Grenfell project manager ?not aware? of responsibilities

24 July 2020

 

FRS staff to continue with COVID-19 response

24 July 2020

 

Leaseholders ?worried? about building safety bill changes

24 July 2020

 

Six more hospitals considered fire risks

24 July 2020

 

NSI calls for fire sector third party certification

24 July 2020

 

Residents trapped over ?years? long EWS1 form delays

23 July 2020

 

Intensive care unit shut after failing fire safety checks

23 July 2020

 

Grenfell project manager ?unfamiliar? with fire regulations

23 July 2020

 

Toxic atmosphere and insulation issues highlighted at inquiry

23 July 2020

 

Further revelations from Grenfell inquiry

22 July 2020

 

Government ?backs away? from three month fire door checks

22 July 2020

 

BSC responds to building safety bill

22 July 2020

 

No evidence of response to Lakanal ?fears? at Grenfell

22 July 2020

 

Rydon ?pocketed? cladding savings at Grenfell

21 July 2020

 

NFCC welcomes FSO consultation

21 July 2020

 

NFCC calls for building safety bill to be ?strengthened?

21 July 2020

 

National standards programme launched to ?raise? competence

21 July 2020

 

FSO consultation launched

21 July 2020

 

Further details on building safety bill revealed

21 July 2020

 

BAFE responds to FSO consultation

21 July 2020

 

ASFP releases new advice on steel and seals

21 July 2020

 

APS welcomes building safety bill

21 July 2020

 

ASFP calls building safety bill a ?promising first step?

21 July 2020

 

Grenfell architect ?expertise? not checked

20 July 2020

 

Building safety bill detailed

20 July 2020

 

Campaigners ?extremely concerned? at Manchester cladding figures

20 July 2020

 

Manchester leaseholders face huge cladding bills

20 July 2020

 

HSE welcomes draft building safety bill

20 July 2020

 

Liverpool student block cladding to be removed

20 July 2020

 

Rydon ?promised? to appoint fire safety advisers at Grenfell

20 July 2020

 

Over 240 buildings still clad in ACM

17 July 2020

 

Main contractor testifies at Grenfell inquiry

17 July 2020

 

BSC ?demands? action on cladding

17 July 2020

 

Hackney warning over government safety funding ?shortfall?

17 July 2020

 

EWS1 cladding form being reviewed

16 July 2020

 

FBU calls for Grenfell justice

16 July 2020

 

Missing information and cladding revelations at inquiry

16 July 2020

 

NFCC discusses FRS COVID-19 assistance

16 July 2020

 

Parliament ?a disaster waiting to happen? without move

16 July 2020

 

Revised construction fire safety guidance released

16 July 2020

 

More details on Scottish cladding action group

15 July 2020

 

Legal battle over Clandon Park fire

15 July 2020

 

Working group launches building control proposals

15 July 2020

 

Fire engineer ?completely ignorant? of Grenfell cladding plans

15 July 2020

 

Balcony barbecues removed from sale over fire concerns

15 July 2020

 

Grenfell architects and council clashed over fire safety

14 July 2020

 

Newcastle block found to have ACM cladding

14 July 2020

 

How to use a fire extinguisher?

13 July 2020

 

Law 'didn?t require? disabled escape route at Grenfell

13 July 2020

 

Council discusses fire safety plans

13 July 2020

 

ASFP announces partnership and training resumption

10 July 2020

 

BAFE resumes assessments and exams

10 July 2020

 

Grenfell fire engineer ?did not look at cladding plans'

09 July 2020

 

Government?s power to force cladding removal ?very limited?

08 July 2020

 

Campaign group set up for Scottish cladding residents

08 July 2020

 

Scottish fire safety ?loophole? criticised

08 July 2020

 

Inquiry hears cladding posed ?no fire safety issues? in 2012

07 July 2020

 

Government holds talks over EWS1 form

07 July 2020

 

Fire safety bill amendments sought

06 July 2020

 

Inquiry attendance restrictions criticised

06 July 2020

 

NFCC ?calls for clear answers on cladding? at inquiry

06 July 2020

 

Increased Scottish school fire safety investment planned

03 July 2020

 

Grenfell inquiry to restart

03 July 2020

 

LFB praises new rental electricity regulations

02 July 2020

 

Research shows organisational responses to COVID-19

02 July 2020

 

BSA highlights impact of supermarket fire

01 July 2020

 

FBU calls for school fire safety to be ?top priority?

01 July 2020

 

JUNE 2020

Concrete sector reiterates support for height changes

30 June 2020

 

Hospital cladding remediation confirmed

30 June 2020

 

Cladding removal begins on Glasgow blocks

29 June 2020

 

999 crews sue over Grenfell trauma

29 June 2020

 

UK ?could be breaking international law? over cladding

29 June 2020

 

New legal service for fire sector launched

29 June 2020

 

How to winterise a fire sprinkler system?

25 June 2020

 

What does a fire warden do?

25 June 2020

 

FBU criticises government for ?gross underestimate? of safety costs

25 June 2020

 

How long is fire warden training valid for?

25 June 2020

 

How to become a fire warden?

25 June 2020

 

BAFE welcomes COVID-19 easing

24 June 2020

 

What fire extinguisher should not be used in confined spaces?

24 June 2020

 

More details on CLT testing plans

23 June 2020

 

FIA discusses COVID-19 PPE partnership

23 June 2020

 

FPA COVID-19 Update

23 June 2020

 

FBU says cladding report ?should shame this government?

22 June 2020

 

Call for guidance on sprinkler changes

22 June 2020

 

Cladding remediation announced for Liverpool blocks

22 June 2020

 

NFCC says construction industry is ?broken?

22 June 2020

 

Landlord banned after safety breaches

22 June 2020

 

West Mercia PCC fire takeover postponed

22 June 2020

 

Sheffield cladding report ?ready? for release

22 June 2020

 

Scottish sprinkler regulations changing in 2021

22 June 2020

 

Cladding remediation "slower" than expected

19 June 2020

 

Housebuilder wants combustibles ban relaxed

19 June 2020

 

Government's new cladding fund "inadequate"

19 June 2020

 

Further issues highlighted at Salford blocks

18 June 2020

 

Fire hit firm plans sprinkler retrofit

18 June 2020

 

76% of fire doors failed inspections in 2019

18 June 2020

 

Nine blocks to finally see cladding removed

17 June 2020

 

Waking watch at blocks has cost over £100,000

17 June 2020

 

Nearly 500 applications so far for cladding fund

17 June 2020

 

BSA comments on recent ?major? fires

16 June 2020

 

External wall fire review form criticised

15 June 2020

 

Dangerous disparity in regional high rise fire response

15 June 2020

 

Sector marks three years since Grenfell

15 June 2020

 

The Fire Protection Association announces Constructionline Gold accreditation for fire safety consultancy

12 June 2020

 

Manchester leaseholders begin legal battle against government

12 June 2020

 

BAFE discusses FRSs' COVID-19 advice

12 June 2020

 

HCLGC estimates £15bn fire safety repair costs

12 June 2020

 

Cladding leaseholders' mental health deteriorates

11 June 2020

 

Campaigners call for cladding deadline commitment

11 June 2020

 

NFCC looks ahead to ?new normal? for FRSs

11 June 2020

 

LFB commissioner discusses post Grenfell reforms

11 June 2020

 

Hotel owner sentenced for fire safety breaches

10 June 2020

 

Grenfell inquiry explores safety arrangements

10 June 2020

 

Cladding remediation and risks discussed

09 June 2020

 

Southampton cladding to take ?many months? to replace

09 June 2020

 

Parliament fire safety works contractor chosen

09 June 2020

 

Organisations back new high rise fire safety measures

08 June 2020

 

UKAS supports BAFE campaign

08 June 2020

 

LPC Sprinkler Rules Technical Bulletin Updates

08 June 2020

 

Combustible wooden cladding to be replaced on block

08 June 2020

 

CLC calls for combustibles ban to "go a step further"

05 June 2020

 

Fire safety issues among restaurant breaches

05 June 2020

 

Government to consult public on fire safety legislation

04 June 2020

 

HMO fire held up as warning to landlords

04 June 2020

 

COVID-19 FRS activities extended

04 June 2020

 

CLC produces construction ?roadmap to recovery?

03 June 2020

 

Cladding to be replaced amid legal dispute

03 June 2020

 

Hot work fire statistics released

03 June 2020

 

Grenfell inquiry legal undertaking extended

03 June 2020

 

Aviva warns over home fire safety in lockdown

03 June 2020

 

ASFP provides free access to fire safety guidance

03 June 2020

 

Taxpayers to fund Liverpool fire safety works

03 June 2020

 

Who issues a fire safety notice?

02 June 2020

 

Over 20% of Greater Manchester high rises have combustible cladding

02 June 2020

 

NFCC urges ?extreme caution? over wildfires

02 June 2020

 

FRS provides post lockdown business fire safety advice

02 June 2020

 

Government warned over cladding fund social housing issues

01 June 2020

 

Guidance note released on FRAs and cladding

01 June 2020

 

BSA comments on recent recycling centre fire

01 June 2020

 

Leaseholders complain about ?excessive? fire safety charges

01 June 2020

 

Leaseholders ?heartbroken? over cladding fund exclusion

01 June 2020

 

NSI to resume audits and assessments

01 June 2020

 

Spate of wildfires raise concerns

01 June 2020

 

Timber industry responds to height changes

01 June 2020

 

Tower cladding report unpublished three years later

01 June 2020

 

MAY 2020

The Fire Protection Association welcomes new updates to Approved Document B making automatic fire sprinklers a requirement in all blocks of flats above 11 metres

28 May 2020

 

Sprinklers to be required in 11m residential buildings

27 May 2020

 

Industrial fires prompt ?urgent? fire safety campaign

27 May 2020

 

Government cladding fund opens to applications

27 May 2020

 

BAFE warns on fire safety importance post lockdown

27 May 2020

 

Crucial gaps identified in facade testing regime

27 May 2020

 

FRSs to offer care home assistance during pandemic

26 May 2020

 

Block residents told they ?live in a fire death trap?

26 May 2020

 

Concrete sector calls for ?no U-turn? on combustibles ban

26 May 2020

 

RIBA calls for extended combustible materials ban

22 May 2020

 

Government £1bn cladding funding ?not enough?

21 May 2020

 

Grenfell inquiry gives resumption update

20 May 2020

 

NFCC warns about wildfires

20 May 2020

 

Government ?backs away? from cladding removal deadline

19 May 2020

 

FRSs left ?dangerously underprepared? for pandemic

18 May 2020

 

Hotel cladding disputes revealed

18 May 2020

 

Sprinklers campaign endorsed by FRS

18 May 2020

 

Timber company calls for ?science first? fire safety bill approach

15 May 2020

 

Insurance premiums continue to rise for cladding residents

15 May 2020

 

Camden drops Chalcots fire safety contractor

15 May 2020

 

Fall in incidents attended by FRSs in 2019

14 May 2020

 

Hackney Council plans for fire safety work restart

13 May 2020

 

FRSs are ?adapting? training for new risks

13 May 2020

 

BAFE discusses government work guidance

13 May 2020

 

FRS discovers fire issues at proposed venue

12 May 2020

 

Hackitt discusses COVID-19, competence and regulation

11 May 2020

 

Leaseholders call for increased fire safety funding

07 May 2020

 

LFB discusses adaptations during COVID-19 pandemic

07 May 2020

 

More local leaders join cladding removal pledge

07 May 2020

 

Sprinklers dropped from Scottish housing development

06 May 2020

 

FRSs report mixed figures for lockdown fires

06 May 2020

 

Camden estate work to stop again

04 May 2020

 

Fire safety bill gets second reading in parliament

01 May 2020

 

APRIL 2020

The Fire Protection Association (FPA) is deeply saddened to announce the sudden death of David Poxon

30 April 2020

 

Whirlpool washing machine recall extended

30 April 2020

 

FRSs set for additional COVID-19 funding

30 April 2020

 

FSF discusses legislation efforts

30 April 2020

 

Government studying waking watch cost reductions

29 April 2020

 

Timber fire testing programme launched

29 April 2020

 

New safety measures? height threshold changed

27 April 2020

 

NHS launches COVID-19 FRA guidance

27 April 2020

 

Further FRS COVID-19 tasks agreed

27 April 2020

 

Hotel chain fined over £220,000 for fire safety failings

27 April 2020

 

Block residents face ?massive? bills over fire safety

27 April 2020

 

County to fit sprinklers in all new special needs schools

27 April 2020

 

Over 4,000 FRS staff assist in COVID-19 response

24 April 2020

 

Pledge made to continue cladding removal during pandemic

23 April 2020

 

Over 23,000 homes still clad in ACM

23 April 2020

 

UK heritage fires analysed post Notre-Dame

23 April 2020

 

More fire sector key worker information provided

23 April 2020

 

Companies defend timber against proposed fire safety ban

23 April 2020

 

Grenfell inquiry explores resumption options

23 April 2020

 

Further COVID-19 duties agreed for firefighters

23 April 2020

 

FRS staff to receive COVID-19 tests

23 April 2020

 

ASFP welcomes building safety bill

23 April 2020

 

Government reiterates support for cladding removal

08 April 2020

 

BWF suspends membership fees for three months

08 April 2020

 

Landlord fire safety during pandemic discussed

08 April 2020

 

LFB firefighters to assist paramedics? COVID-19 response

07 April 2020

 

Sprinkler testing and maintenance?s importance reiterated

07 April 2020

 

COVID-19 notice

07 April 2020

 

Contractor believes fire safety standards should ?reach further?

07 April 2020

 

Families moved into estate despite ?systemic safety issues?

07 April 2020

 

European Fire Safety Community launched

07 April 2020

 

ECFRS discusses home visits during COVID-19 pandemic

06 April 2020

 

Safety failures see property owner fined £88,000

06 April 2020

 

Residents asked to take over waking watch

06 April 2020

 

Landlord fined over rented property

06 April 2020

 

LFB gives mixed response to government building safety system

03 April 2020

 

New fire safety programme?s details announced

03 April 2020

 

NFCC responds to building safety announcements

03 April 2020

 

Non ACM cladding does ?not pose same threat?

03 April 2020

 

Waking watch buildings have seen 300 fires since Grenfell

03 April 2020

 

BSI provides business continuity support

03 April 2020

 

Government cladding removal team grows

03 April 2020

 

Another development?s cladding removal paused

03 April 2020

 

MARCH 2020

Landlords fined over home left 'at serious risk of fire'

10 March 2020

 

Landlord fined over fire risk Airbnb property

10 March 2020

 

Worcester shops given enforcement notices named

10 March 2020

 

Basingstoke tower survey could change stay put policy

10 March 2020

 

L&Q faces over £450m fire safety bill

10 March 2020

 

High rise residents write to Chancellor over cladding

10 March 2020

 

MP calls for 'industry expertise' to improve fire safety

10 March 2020

 

Grenfell designer compares insulation to horsemeat scandal

10 March 2020

 

'Severe' risks at Bristol property result in fine

10 March 2020

 

BAFE launches campaign on verification

06 March 2020

 

Fire safety fund launched to prevent electrical fires

06 March 2020

 

Bradford flats fire safety work begins

06 March 2020

 

Housing Minister told 'time for action' on cladding

06 March 2020

 

Fire safety breaches lead to care home fine

05 March 2020

 

Retailer handed huge fine for warehouse safety failures

05 March 2020

 

Waking watch installed in Romford block

05 March 2020

 

Cost of fixing vacated student block fire issues revealed

05 March 2020

 

Company warns of rendered insulation fire risks

05 March 2020

 

Grenfell engineers aimed to 'massage' fire safety strategy

05 March 2020

 

Restaurant fined after 'risking lives'

04 March 2020

 

Residents to lead fire inspections in Aberdeen

04 March 2020

 

Birmingham residents billed for fire safety works

04 March 2020

 

Grenfell inquiry resumes with architect testimony

04 March 2020

 

Companies fined for failing to prevent building site fire risk

02 March 2020

 

Shop owner sentenced over fatal fire

02 March 2020

 

ACM still not removed from Liverpool blocks

02 March 2020

 

Social landlords may face £10bn fire safety costs

02 March 2020

 

FEBRUARY 2020

Restaurant handed prohibition notice

28 February 2020

 

Warwick student blocks have ACM cladding

28 February 2020

 

RIBA launches new Plan of Work

28 February 2020

 

Hotel had 'no working' fire alarms or smoke detectors

27 February 2020

 

Coach station found to have 'catalogue' of fire risks

27 February 2020

 

Salford block's fire prompts calls for 'urgent changes'

27 February 2020

 

New Housing Minister questioned on fire safety

27 February 2020

 

Student housing company to replace HPL cladding

27 February 2020

 

Grenfell inquiry to resume

27 February 2020

 

Hackney block to have combustible insulation removed

25 February 2020

 

Fire marshals funded by council at evacuated development

25 February 2020

 

Government begins naming cladding building owners

25 February 2020

 

Half a million living in flats with 'unsafe' cladding

25 February 2020

 

Sprinklers proposed for 'every' Solihull council high rise

21 February 2020

 

Greater Manchester mayors and residents lobby government

21 February 2020

 

BAFE responds to government fire safety consultation

21 February 2020

 

AFA business response to end in Bristol

20 February 2020

 

Housing association 'failed to complete' FRA actions

20 February 2020

 

Southend high rises could see sprinklers fitted

19 February 2020

 

Salford blocks see sprinklers fitted

19 February 2020

 

Grenfell inquiry sees further delay

19 February 2020

 

LFB suffers 'major' control room IT outage

18 February 2020

 

Action urged on 'all types' of combustible cladding

18 February 2020

 

Hackitt criticises construction industry 'excuses'

18 February 2020

 

Property managers fined for fire failings

17 February 2020

 

FRS response to Storm Dennis discussed

17 February 2020

 

Construction fire safety knowledge 'inadequate' post Grenfell

17 February 2020

 

Landlord prosecuted over 'dangerous' house

14 February 2020

 

Theatre handed LFB enforcement notice

14 February 2020

 

Southampton blocks to see cladding replaced

14 February 2020

 

Dwelling fire deaths increase in latest statistics

14 February 2020

 

MPs call on government to fund cladding removal

14 February 2020

 

New regulator may not be set up until 2021

14 February 2020

 

Inquiry experts attended insulation industry meeting

14 February 2020

 

Government to require three month fire door checks

14 February 2020

 

Companies fined over fatal HMO fire

12 February 2020

 

Lewisham high rises cladding replacement begins

12 February 2020

 

Berkshire hotels found to have ACM cladding

12 February 2020

 

Building's cladding 'wrongly signed off' as fire safe

12 February 2020

 

Government pressed on cladding replacement

12 February 2020

 

Housing developer plans to recover cladding costs

07 February 2020

 

FSF wants protection for building safety whistleblowers

07 February 2020

 

Grenfell inquiry paused for 18 days

07 February 2020

 

'Serious' breaches see pub and hotel owners fined

05 February 2020

 

Fire Kills campaign relaunched by government

05 February 2020

 

Scottish guidance launched for specialised housing fire safety

05 February 2020

 

Inquiry evidence pre delay discussed

05 February 2020

 

Council criticised over pace of 'extensive' fire safety checks

05 February 2020

 

Grenfell inquiry delayed over witness demands

05 February 2020

 

Large fines for 'potentially catastrophic' student accommodation

03 February 2020

 

JANUARY 2020

New fire doors for Southwark estates

31 January 2020

 

London borough launches fire safety procurement

31 January 2020

 

Scottish council brings in fire safety improvements

31 January 2020

 

Scrap tyre yard owner prosecuted for fire breaches

31 January 2020

 

More units added to Whirlpool recall

31 January 2020

 

Over 30 Worcester premises fail fire safety checks

31 January 2020

 

No 'face-to-face' LFB high rise training post Grenfell

31 January 2020

 

Nearly 70% of high rises 'have not had cladding materials identified'

31 January 2020

 

Grenfell inquiry second phase concludes first week

31 January 2020

 

Students to move out of combustibly clad block

28 January 2020

 

WYFRS chases up building owners over cladding

28 January 2020

 

Inquiry panellist quits after controversy

28 January 2020

 

Second phase of Grenfell inquiry begins

28 January 2020

 

Amended combustibles ban could 'damage' timber sector

24 January 2020

 

Manchester residents pay £10,000 a week for waking watch

24 January 2020

 

Bristol high rise cladding removal to begin

24 January 2020

 

RICS gives update on IFSS Coalition

23 January 2020

 

WYFRS wildfire response had 'insufficient capability'

23 January 2020

 

Scotland 'has lessons' for UK fire safety

23 January 2020

 

BAFE calls government plans 'extremely promising'

23 January 2020

 

NFCC welcomes government announcements

23 January 2020

 

Arup to assist Persimmon on fire safety

23 January 2020

 

FSF welcomes government's 'step change' plans

23 January 2020

 

Hotel and owner fined over 'serious and systemic' fire breaches

21 January 2020

 

Torquay Airbnb owner admits fire safety failings

21 January 2020

 

Manchester becomes latest 'early adopter' of Hackitt Review

21 January 2020

 

Manchester high rises' cladding still not removed

21 January 2020

 

LFB believes 'more detail needed' on government plans

21 January 2020

 

FPA responds to government building safety update

21 January 2020

 

Government announces new fire and building safety measures

21 January 2020

 

Student flats provider warned over fire safety

17 January 2020

 

Government questioned over Lakanal response

17 January 2020

 

Latest fire response statistics released

17 January 2020

 

More private blocks have combustible cladding

17 January 2020

 

New Grenfell inquiry expert 'has links to cladding firm'

17 January 2020

 

Tamworth sprinkler retrofitting complete

16 January 2020

 

Swansea fire safety funding agreed

16 January 2020

 

FBU responds to HMICFRS report

16 January 2020

 

Chief FRS inspector criticises cladding progress

16 January 2020

 

NFCC responds to HMICFRS report

16 January 2020

 

Modular builders moving from timber to steel

16 January 2020

 

HMICFRS calls for 'significant' FRS reforms

16 January 2020

 

Football club fined over 'problematic' evacuation

15 January 2020

 

Government waits for evidence on extending cladding funding

15 January 2020

 

Grammar school foundation fined over fire safety offences

14 January 2020

 

New fire doors to be installed in Harrow

14 January 2020

 

Persimmon undertaking 'thousands' of home inspections

14 January 2020

 

Fire safety forces more students from blocks

14 January 2020

 

NFCC supports Whirlpool recall

14 January 2020

 

Hackitt comments on Persimmon issues

14 January 2020

 

Private cladding funding considered post deadline

14 January 2020

 

Council bids for government fire safety funding

10 January 2020

 

Housing Minister discusses fire safety

10 January 2020

 

Residents call for government help on combustible cladding

09 January 2020

 

Whirlpool 'should' offer fire risk washing machine refunds

09 January 2020

 

Councils 'bombard' government over cladding safety

09 January 2020

 

Chemical firm fined after warehouse fire

07 January 2020

 

SSAIB reaches BAFE certification milestone

07 January 2020

 

Cladding report delayed again

07 January 2020

 

Council's sprinkler retrofitting funding plan dismissed

07 January 2020

 

Fire alarms replaced with waking watch

07 January 2020

 

No sprinklers in 'dozens' of Brighton council blocks

07 January 2020

 

'Slow progress' risks future major fires

07 January 2020

 

Leaseholders face paying towards fire safety improvements

07 January 2020

 

Fine issued for HMO landlord

03 January 2020

 

Ilkeston landlord fined after fire hazards

03 January 2020

 

Sprinklers installed in Doncaster high rises

03 January 2020

 

Newcastle block's cladding requires removal

03 January 2020

 

New student blocks handed enforcement notice

03 January 2020

 

Grenfell inquiry panel change announced

03 January 2020

 

Further Persimmon fire barrier issues identified

03 January 2020

 

Grenfell council demands fire safety law changes

03 January 2020

 

Welsh government bans combustible cladding

03 January 2020

 

NFCC responds to Queen's Speech

03 January 2020

 

DECEMBER 2019

BAFE discusses third party certification in Scotland

20 December 2019

 

Student block begins cladding removal process

20 December 2019

 

Scottish MP highlights concern over school sprinklers

20 December 2019

 

NFCC responds to HMICFRS reports

20 December 2019

 

Bolton fire investigation continues

20 December 2019

 

Whirlpool recalls 500,000 washing machines over fire risks

20 December 2019

 

Government announces fire and building safety bills

20 December 2019

 

Managing agent prosecuted over fire breaches

19 December 2019

 

'Unsupervised' hotel owner sentenced over fire issues

19 December 2019

 

Whirlpool agrees compensation for flat block fire victims

19 December 2019

 

LFB criticised by government inspectors

19 December 2019

 

Persimmon accused of building 'intolerable' fire risk homes

19 December 2019

 

Escape rooms closed amid fire concerns

16 December 2019

 

Service charges may increase due to fire safety changes

16 December 2019

 

ASFP calls for improved quality in construction

16 December 2019

 

High rise cladding figures increase

16 December 2019

 

Company fined after Salford fire

10 December 2019

 

Remedial works begin after fire risk assessment

10 December 2019

 

BAFE launches riser competency scheme

10 December 2019

 

New Scottish high rise fire guidance published

10 December 2019

 

New LFB commissioner appointed

10 December 2019

 

Cladding warning issued over 13 West Yorkshire blocks

10 December 2019

 

Another 'rogue' landlord prosecuted

04 December 2019

 

'Serious issues' at Sunderland flats result in large fines

04 December 2019

 

Grenfell survivors warn safety delays 'will cost lives'

04 December 2019

 

Protection board takes 'responsibility' for ACM buildings

04 December 2019

 

Landlord's 'catalogue of failings' results in prosecution

03 December 2019

 

Prime Minister makes 'top-to-bottom' cladding review pledge

03 December 2019

 

ECA warns risk of major fires 'remains high'

03 December 2019

 

High rise car parks closed due to fire hazard

03 December 2019

 

RIBA publishes sprinkler consultation response

03 December 2019

 

RICS provides fire safety recommendations for next government

03 December 2019

 

Government denies it is 'no longer checking' fire safety inbox

03 December 2019

 

NFCC responds to sprinkler consultation

03 December 2019

 

Enforcement notices served at other Worcester Park blocks

03 December 2019

 

Bolton block '16cm too short' for combustible ban

03 December 2019

 

Camden Council sues Grenfell contractor for cladding costs

03 December 2019

 

NOVEMBER 2019

York's 'shocking' HMOs see council crackdown

28 November 2019

 

Landlord fined again for poor property management

28 November 2019

 

Historic building declared fire safety hazard

28 November 2019

 

Sprinklers not yet active at fire hit high rise

28 November 2019

 

London development pays £30,000 per week for waking watch

28 November 2019

 

Grenfell inquiry gives update post report

28 November 2019

 

Sheffield building evacuated over fire hazards

28 November 2019

 

Over a quarter of UK universities receive fire safety complaints

28 November 2019

 

FBU calls for forum to implement inquiry recommendations

28 November 2019

 

More residents 'unable to sell or remortgage' due to cladding

28 November 2019

 

Focus continues on combustibly clad student blocks

28 November 2019

 

Business partners fined for fire risks and hazards

22 November 2019

 

First landlord banned under London regulations

22 November 2019

 

Hospice patients 'unlawfully killed' in 2015 fire

22 November 2019

 

South Tyneside fire safety works 'almost complete'

22 November 2019

 

Listed Cardiff city centre building 'unsafe'

22 November 2019

 

Students and unions call for fire safety review post Bolton

22 November 2019

 

Over 100,000 medium rises 'outside scope' of new measures

22 November 2019

 

Study finds HPL is 'at least as flammable' as ACM

22 November 2019

 

Fatal hospice fire inquest to reopen

18 November 2019

 

Disabled hotel guest 'abandoned' during evacuation

18 November 2019

 

NFCC and FBU respond to Bolton fire

18 November 2019

 

'No immediate safety concerns' at Portsmouth student block

18 November 2019

 

Fire statistics see 'deeply concerning' increases

18 November 2019

 

FPA calls for action after Bolton fire

18 November 2019

 

Investigation begins into student accommodation fire

18 November 2019

 

Fire 'hazard' fix ordered at flat

15 November 2019

 

Prosecution after improvement notice 'ignored'

15 November 2019

 

Fire safety breaches see HMO landlord fined

15 November 2019

 

Leaseholders in council blocks could face 'huge bills'

15 November 2019

 

Council criticised for 'significant' overdue fire safety actions

15 November 2019

 

UK councils become 'Early Adopters' of Hackitt Review

15 November 2019

 

NFCC discusses South Yorkshire flood response

15 November 2019

 

67 private blocks still have no cladding removal plans

15 November 2019

 

Grenfell residents' new housing required fire safety improvements

15 November 2019

 

Fine issued for 'illegal' HMO that put 'lives at risk'

08 November 2019

 

Fire extinguished by sprinklers in Oxford high rise

08 November 2019

 

Chichester flats have 'potential issues' with compartmentation

08 November 2019

 

Reading building's ACM cladding 'missed'

08 November 2019

 

LFB commissioner believes Grenfell training 'very difficult to implement'

08 November 2019

 

CFRS provides Beechmere report

08 November 2019

 

Anger over Grenfell contractor forces reversal

08 November 2019

 

Combustible cladding buildings 'may still be unsafe to occupy'

08 November 2019

 

Walthamstow block still awaiting cladding replacement

04 November 2019

 

Council criticised over high rise fire safety 'failure'

04 November 2019

 

Many Manchester blocks still clad in combustible materials

04 November 2019

 

Criminal charges over Grenfell 'more likely' after report

04 November 2019

 

OCTOBER 2019

ASFP welcomes inquiry report launch

31 October 2019

 

Further FRS audit data released

31 October 2019

 

Barking residents return home as costs revealed

31 October 2019

 

FBU hopes inquiry report is 'turning point' for UK fire safety

31 October 2019

 

NFCC calls for 'significant action' after report launch

31 October 2019

 

FSF and BAFE comment on inquiry report

31 October 2019

 

Dame Judith Hackitt to advise on building safety regulator

31 October 2019

 

FPA calls for resilience 'refocus' after inquiry report

31 October 2019

 

LFB responds to Grenfell inquiry report

31 October 2019

 

Grenfell inquiry's first phase report published

30 October 2019

 

College faces cladding bill

25 October 2019

 

High rise owners 'advised not to pay' fire safety bill

25 October 2019

 

Fire hit flats 'still at risk' from 'missing' compartmentation

25 October 2019

 

Calls for all HPL cladding to be 'urgently' removed

25 October 2019

 

Timber balconies to be removed in Westminster

23 October 2019

 

Sprinklers installed in retirement housing

23 October 2019

 

BAFE responds to competency consultation

23 October 2019

 

Further government response to fire safety demands

23 October 2019

 

FIRESA Council appoints new chairman

22 October 2019

 

More high rise tenants face cladding costs

22 October 2019

 

Canterbury social blocks have 'serious' fire risks

22 October 2019

 

Government rejects 'fast track' to building safety reform

22 October 2019

 

More FRS audit figures released

21 October 2019

 

Building owner charged over Bristol fire

21 October 2019

 

Hundreds of Scottish flats 'unsellable' due to cladding

21 October 2019

 

Building owner sentenced over barn death

18 October 2019

 

Government told to 'cough up' £30m for Leeds fire safety work

18 October 2019

 

Over 'two in five' Cornwall building audits 'unsatisfactory'

18 October 2019

 

Student development has 'serious safety risks' and 'failures'

18 October 2019

 

FPA comments on new building safety regulator

18 October 2019

 

CIC endorses sprinkler installation above 11m

18 October 2019

 

'Incredibly troubling' fire safety issues result in prosecution

17 October 2019

 

'Insulting' fire safety funding offer criticised

17 October 2019

 

NFCC and LFB comment on brigade's report

17 October 2019

 

LFB commissioner calls for stay put review

16 October 2019

 

Construction 'still not taking' systematic fire protection approach

16 October 2019

 

Grenfell inquiry discusses upcoming report

16 October 2019

 

More details on building safety regulator released

16 October 2019

 

BWF comments on building safety regulator

15 October 2019

 

Further data revealed on FRS audits

15 October 2019

 

Government planning 'safe' cladding clarification

15 October 2019

 

Cladding won't be removed over height issue

14 October 2019

 

Most Hampshire buildings checked were 'unsatisfactory'

14 October 2019

 

Cladding removal figures show slow progress

14 October 2019

 

Building safety regulator announced

14 October 2019

 

Landlord fined for lack of safety measures

11 October 2019

 

Unopened hospital had fire safety failings

11 October 2019

 

Fire safety discussed at construction event

11 October 2019

 

'Clarity' demanded over fire safety advice

11 October 2019

 

'Key' combustibility report published 'within weeks'

11 October 2019

 

Letting agent fined after HMO investigation

09 October 2019

 

High rise gets 'waking watch' due to cladding

08 October 2019

 

Lancashire buildings 'fail to meet' fire safety standards

08 October 2019

 

FBU says 'nothing much' done on high rise evacuation training

08 October 2019

 

Government asks BRE to investigate retirement home fire

08 October 2019

 

BAFE responds to Scottish government guidance

08 October 2019

 

Industry 'running out of time to influence change'

08 October 2019

 

Grenfell inquiry report due at end of month

08 October 2019

 

Company fined for 'poorly maintained' homes

02 October 2019

 

Restaurant 'put diners' lives at risk'

02 October 2019

 

Hackitt and FPA respond to CSG report

02 October 2019

 

Theatre fire safety to be addressed

01 October 2019

 

Study focuses on FSO cases

01 October 2019

 

Dame Judith Hackitt criticises safety cost 'fears'

01 October 2019

 

SEPTEMBER 2019

Reading block's cladding fails fire safety tests

30 September 2019

 

Leicester block cladding removal begins

30 September 2019

 

RICS creates fire safety guide

30 September 2019

 

Sprinklers in only 3% of fire hit schools since 2014

30 September 2019

 

Fire risk assessor prosecuted

27 September 2019

 

Fake HMO landlord prosecuted over 'unsafe' properties

27 September 2019

 

School foundation and assessor prosecuted over fire issues

27 September 2019

 

Management company ditched amid fire safety failings

27 September 2019

 

'Major fires' see company directors convicted

27 September 2019

 

Building consultants discuss 'continued fire door failures'

24 September 2019

 

60% of care home workers 'concerned' about fire risks

24 September 2019

 

Letting agency fined for fire safety failings

23 September 2019

 

BAFE comments on CSG interim report

23 September 2019

 

Estate's fire safety works delayed

20 September 2019

 

Leaseholders given 'huge' fire safety repair bill

20 September 2019

 

London housing associations face £6.8bn fire safety costs

20 September 2019

 

Walthamstow block to see cladding replaced

18 September 2019

 

Mayor of London calls for 'widening' of fire safety regulations

18 September 2019

 

'Poor' fire protection in two thirds of English schools

18 September 2019

 

LFB interviewed by police over Grenfell

18 September 2019

 

Fire doors to be replaced in Haringey estate

13 September 2019

 

Scottish flats see fire safety funding

13 September 2019

 

Whirlpool recall discovers 65,000 fire risk dryers

13 September 2019

 

Nearly 25,000 homes still clad in ACM

13 September 2019

 

SCA calls for 'holistic approach' to high rise fire safety

10 September 2019

 

Government threatens 'consequences' for cladding building owners

10 September 2019

 

Closed student block's builder 'robustly' defends work

09 September 2019

 

Further Persimmon home issues reported

09 September 2019

 

LFB responds to sprinkler consultation

09 September 2019

 

Oxford hospitals to see cladding removed

06 September 2019

 

Student flats found to have 220 fire safety flaws

06 September 2019

 

Government announces high rise sprinklers review

06 September 2019

 

'Landmark' HMO fire prosecution applies new legislation

03 September 2019

 

Fire Door Safety Week returns for 2019

03 September 2019

 

More Persimmon homes to be inspected

03 September 2019

 

Fire safety 'failings' force evictions

03 September 2019

 

Cardiff block fire risks described as 'major concern'

03 September 2019

 

Residents removed from homes amid fire concerns

03 September 2019

 

Building laws overhaul urged over fire safety

03 September 2019

 

AUGUST 2019

LFB undertakes over 1m home fire safety visits

30 August 2019

 

Over 170 UK hospital beds closed over fire safety

30 August 2019

 

Housing associations call for 'new approach' to fire safety

30 August 2019

 

Estate agent prosecuted over 'substandard' safety

23 August 2019

 

Company fined for student block fire safety deficiencies

23 August 2019

 

Competence Steering Group launches interim report

23 August 2019

 

Two year wait for high rise's fire safety report

16 August 2019

 

Crewe MP 'demands answers' over care home fire

16 August 2019

 

Barking residents 'told to return' despite concerns

16 August 2019

 

Grenfell survivors housed in 'high fire risk' flats

16 August 2019

 

Over 150 high rises 'yet to see' ACM removal

16 August 2019

 

North East residents still waiting for cladding removal

13 August 2019

 

Residents 'refused' fire risk assessment reports

13 August 2019

 

NHS trust refuses payments over 'urgent' fire safety concerns

13 August 2019

 

Vacated student block's fire concerns raised months ago

13 August 2019

 

NFCC calls for 'properly resourced' fire and rescue services

13 August 2019

 

Fire hit retirement home had no sprinklers fitted

13 August 2019

 

'Tireless response' to Derbyshire incident commended

13 August 2019

 

Fire hit hotel had no sprinkler system

13 August 2019

 

LFB criticises 'shocking' school sprinkler statistics

13 August 2019

 

NFCC responds to appointment of new Fire Minister

13 August 2019

 

Cambridge high rise has combustible cladding

06 August 2019

 

New flats require 'urgent' fire safety repairs

06 August 2019

 

BESA says government fire safety plans 'must be ambitious'

06 August 2019