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DMS & Martyn’s Law – Ensuring public safety with Fireco’s mass notification system

By Pete Davies | October 31, 2024

With rising security concerns, clear communication is more vital than ever. Martyn's Law, introduced in Parliament on 12th September, aims to strengthen public place security and highlights the need for preparedness. We look at how Fireco's Digital Messaging Service (DMS) can help organisations meet these new requirements effectively.

Some Of Our Door Closers Are Still Missing.

By Pete Davies | January 18, 2022

It’s not easy to write about actual fires. Where lives have actually been lost. It’s a sensitive subject, after ...

Some Of Our Door Closers Are Missing

By Pete Davies | November 16, 2020

For those of us that know our RRFSO’s from our BS7273-4’s, there's no question that fire doors save lives and that the weight associated with operating a fire door is a necessary evil, a symptom of those innocuous-looking closers that ensure doors can shut safely. But when we think about who uses those doors on a daily basis, are we expecting too much from industry outsiders?

Fireco Spotlight – Support The Deaf People

By Pete Davies | May 7, 2019

For Deaf Awareness Week, Fireco interviews Ruthy Fletcher from 'Support the Deaf People' to help raise awareness of the problems deaf people can face.

21st Century Town Criers

By Pete Davies | July 3, 2017

Mobile phones are the town criers of the 21st Century, everyone finds out news from their device. DMS is a text message emergency alert system for your phone.

Every time you leave a fire door open, a fairy dies

By Pete Davies | May 17, 2017

Every time a fire door is wedged open, a fairy dies. A closed fire door policy doesn't work as people wedge doors open. This means they are useless in a fire.

Are universities deaf to students’ needs?

By Pete Davies | March 23, 2016

In 2016, UCAS registered 507,108 university applicants. Statistically speaking, 1 in 6 of these applicants will have a hearing impairment. That's a staggering 84,518 students.

Kitchen fires — a student rite of passage?

By Pete Davies | February 26, 2016

Students from universities across the country are always telling stories about setting off fire alarms in their halls or starting a fire in the kitchen. It's something of a ‘hot’ topic. What can universities and students do to keep their premises safe?

When is a fire alarm not a fire alarm?

By Pete Davies | October 1, 2015

There are 12 million deaf and hearing-impaired people in the UK. That’s a huge amount of people that struggle to recognise a fire alarm. One in six people whose needs, frankly, are left wanting. But why?

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