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Consultation on fire service reforms

Councillor Ian Stephens

Proposals include changes to how local services are governed and more powers for fire chiefs.

Categories features Tags Fire safety
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Advice on evacuating disabled residents

The Editorial Team

The Government has announced that it will not be implementing ‘personal emergency evacuation plans’ (PEEPs) to ensure disabled residents can evacuate residential buildings in the event of a fire.

Categories news Tags Fire and rescue, Fire safety
Liverpool car park fire aftermath

S.A.F.E and secure

The Editorial Team

​​Highlight Parking has launched its AI-powered Smoke and Fire Early Warning System (S.A.F.E.), which detects smoke or fire within a few seconds.

Categories Advertorial Tags Fire safety
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A trusted public service

Councillor Keith Aspden

Ministers are to consult on the mandatory transfer of the governance of fire and rescue services to police and crime commissioners, following a review.

Categories features Tags Fire safety

Leaseholders ‘protected’ from cladding costs

The Editorial Team

The Government has announced a package of measures to protect leaseholders from the cost of removing unsafe ACM cladding from buildings.

Categories news Tags Fire safety
Cladding being removed from the side of a high rise apartment block

Cladding concerns

Lord Gary Porter

With almost 1.3 million households affected by dangerous cladding and the exorbitant costs of fixing it, the cladding crisis is one of the key issues facing flat owners today.

Categories councillor Tags Fire safety

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