On Tuesday morning, 1 September, fire broke out in an electric vehicle in the Marktplein car park in Epe, The Netherlands. The car park is protected with a sprinkler system which activated and controlled the fire. It is not yet

Dutch media report that early on Saturday morning, 22nd August, a fire broke out in Madame Tussauds on the Dam in Amsterdam. The fire started in a rubbish container in a storage area on the fourth floor. Fortunately the museum

rbb24 reports that a fire in a care home in Templin, 60 km north of Berlin, killed one resident and injured seven people, including four firefighters. One of the firefighters suffered severe burn injuries. The fire was reported at 16:50 on

Today, 26 May, the British Government has published changes to its regulatory guidance for fire safety in buildings in England. The changes include a requirement for sprinklers to be fitted if the top floor is higher than 11 m. Previously

Today, 2 April, the British goverment published 'A reformed building safety regulatory system'. This document sets out the many changes that have been and will be made to address the shortcomings identified following the Grenfell Tower disaster in 2017. Among

On 1 March Paul Sincaglia became the new Managing Director of the International Fire Suppression Alliance, which today moved its address to Chagrin Falls, Ohio. Click here to learn more about Paul (scroll down to the announcement on 18 February).

Brannteknisk Forening, the Norwegian fire industry association, collects annual figures for the numbers of sprinklers and water mist nozzles sold in the country. In 2019 manufacturers sold 801,320 sprinklers, a reduction of 8% from 2018, a year which saw dramatic

Since 1980, Sweden has reported the annual numbers of sprinklers sold in the country. The figures are published by Sprinklerfrämjandet, the Swedish sprinkler association, which is an EFSN member. Last year 810,821 sprinklers were sold, an increase of 23% on

Yesterday, 20th January in an announcement in the House of Commons, Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government said, 'Secondly, our consultation on sprinklers and other measures for new build flats has now closed. I am

National and international media report that a fire in a nursing home in Andraševec, 30 km north of Zagreb in Croatia, has killed six of the 20 residents. The fire was reported at around 05:00 on Saturday, 11 January. Prime