Zurich warns of rise in warehouse fires

07 May 2021

The demand for warehouse space is up due to online shopping, but insurer Zurich says that warehouse sprinkler laws are outdated and should be changed.

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

27 October 2021

Zurich Insurance has written to the Building Safety Bill Committee welcoming the progress of the Bill and the overarching framework, but wants to see more detail on how it will operate and how the requirements will be enforced.

Zero accidental house fire deaths recorded in Cheshire

11 April 2019

CHESHIRE FIRE and Rescue Service (CFRS) reported that ?for the first time in its history? it recorded no accidental house fire deaths between 1 April 2018 and 31 March 2019.

Yorkshire landlord fined for failing to carry out fire safety improvements

26 April 2022

A Yorkshire property company has been fined £20,000 for failing to carry out safety and fire safety improvement works on a property in Kirkburn, Driffield after ignoring requests to do so by housing officers.

Yorkshire firm fined over fire safety

01 September 2017

A FIRM based in Selby, North Yorkshire was fined almost £7,000 after an inspection by North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (NYFRS) issued a prohibition notice.

Yorkshire and Humber emergency services collaborate

23 November 2017

THE FOUR fire services in Yorkshire, alongside Humberside Fire and Rescue (HFRS) and other emergency services, have pledged ?greater collaboration? in future.