Fire Sprinkler International 2023 a huge success!
Over 380 delegates attended Fire Sprinker International 2023 in Amsterdam on 31 May and 1 June. This was a record attendance with delegates able to choose from over 40 presentations on a wide range of water-based supppression system topics. In
Fatal fire in Rome
Italian media report that a fire in a seven storey building undergoing renovation has led to the death of one person and severe injuries to three others. 100 people have been displaced with tents erected to accommodate them. The building
Fire causes collapse of a car park in Paris
The Paris Fire Brigade has posted a video of a fire in an underground car park in Aubervilliers, which led to structural collapse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-74Yu1fQSGY Two firefighters received minor injuries. French regulations now require sprinklers in new covered car parks but there are
Record sprinkler shipments in Norway
Brannteknisk Forening, the Norwegian Fire Industry Association, has published sprinkler and water mist nozzle shipment data for 2022. It was a record year, with the total number of sprinklers sold increasing by 15% to 902,767. Of these, 22% were residential
Record sprinkler shipments in Sweden
Sprinklerfrämjandet, the Swedish sprinkler association, has released its annual sprinkler statistics report. 2022 was another record year, with 913,526 sprinklers sold. 4% were residential sprinklers. Read more
High numbers of deaths and injuries in German healthcare facilities
bvfa, the German fire protection trades association, has for several years used press reports to collect statistics on fire deaths and injuries in German healthcare facilities. It found that at least 20 deaths and 470 injures occured in 2022. These
10 killed by fire in apartment building near Lyon
French media report that a fire in an apartment building in Vaulx-en-Velin, a suburb on Lyon in France, has killed 10 people, of whom five were children, and severely injured four more. 11 others were less seriously injured, including two
EFSN is 20 today!
20 years ago today, on 6 December 2002, I received confirmation of the company registration of the European Fire Sprinkler Network. I could then make all the other arrangements for the EFSN to start operating on 1 February 2003 -
Daily fire injuries in German healthcare facilities
The German fire protection trade association, bvfa, has collated news alerts about fires in healthcare facilities. These are fires large enough to become newsworthy. Through to the end of October 2022 there were 141 such fires in Germany, leading to
Fire Sprinkler Europe 2022 – Rome a great success
On 28 September over 90 delegates attended a one-day bilingual conference in Rome, jointly hosted by the EFSN and the Italian Chapter of the SFPE. Speakers included representatives from the Fire Brigade headquarters who gave a brief overview of Italian