Firefighter news

• Fire service supports 'Register my appliance day'

  18-01-2017 17:56
  Householders are being urged to join County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service (CDDFRS) and back ‘Register my appliance day’ on Thursday 19 January.
  Appliance manufacturers have been reminding customers that they can instantly improve their home safety by taking a few minutes to register, free of charge, the white goods that they rely on every day.
  CDDFRS is backing this sensible and simple precaution, to ensure that householders can be contacted swiftly if a safety repair
  
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• Sprinkler system saves recycling plant from fire damage

  18-01-2017 15:33
  A recycling plant in Gateshead was saved from serious damage thanks to a sprinkler system which activated after a fire broke out in the early morning of Monday, 16 January.
  Two Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service crews from Swalwell and Gateshead were called to the waste management company's premises after a compactor bailing machine caught fire shortly after 5am. The fire was caused by tightly compacted waste spontaneously combusting.
  The sprinkler system prevented the fire from spreading fur
  
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• Dubai’s Security Industry Regulatory Agency to launch with a full conference at Intersec 2017

  18-01-2017 09:00 via thebigredguide.com
  Public launch of Dubai’s SIRA features in power-packed conference line-up at Intersec 2017
  The launch of Dubai’s Security Industry Regulatory Agency (SIRA) willfeature in a full conference programme at Intersec 2017, where leadingdecision makers will discuss a new law governing the Emirate’s securityindustry framework, guidelines and expectations.
  The SIRA Forumtakes place on 24 January at the Dubai International Convention and...
  
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