Fire Safety

Mumbai Fire Brigade to get two more robots in its arsenal at a cost of Rs 1 crore

The Mumbai Fire Brigade is planning to buy two more fire-fighting robots for the city. The first robot was acquired by it in 2018…

New online fire safety approval system to start from Jan in Gujarat

A new mechanism for approval and renewal of fire safety certifications for buildings has been put in place in Gujarat by bringing…

Kerala fire dept to undertake another fire safety audit from Jan 2021

The Fire and Safety Department is all set for another major safety audit starting January 2021 to identify buildings which have…

Delhi's IP University introduces PG course on fire, safety audit

Delhis Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has inaugurated afirst-of-its-kind of course in India, a postgraduate diploma in…

RICS launches fire safety capacity training

RICS is introducing a course to help chartered building and building control surveyors further progress their knowledge in fire…

57% of Mumbai hotels, malls inspected in 2 years violated fire safety norms: MFB

Since January 2019, 57% of 12,743 hotels, malls and other commercial establishments in the city have been found violating fire…

To spread awareness about fire safety, Mumbai fire brigade to train corporators first

The Mumbai Fire Brigade will hold short training sessions with all 227 corporators of Greater Mumbai to create awareness about…

Gujarat govt to bring 8 municipal corporations under Gujarat Fire Prevention & Life Safety Act

The Gujarat government has issued notifications that will bring all the eight municipal corporations in the state under the…

Delhis record of 150 deaths due to fires in 2019 is citys highest toll in five years

Fatalities in blazes -- be it in residential buildings, commercial structures or in vehicles -- in the national capital were…

Fire safety audit to be held every fortnight at Odisha COVID facilities

The Directorate of Fire Services, Odisha, has ordered a fire safety audit in all Covid facilities once every fortnight.Director-…

Fire safety checks hit record low in England

Fire services conduct fire safety checks (audits) on most public buildings and the shared areas of residential properties such as…

Thousands of UK flat owners can't sell due to fire safety holdup

Thousands of flat owners face months, possibly years, of being unable to sell or remortgage because they cannot get hold of new…