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  1. Estimated 3,675 die from fire in the U.S. in 2005

    The American National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has released a study on August 1 illustrating the number of people who die from fire in the USA.

  2. Penalties for Damage or Interference to a Fire Indicator Panel or other Apparatus

    On December 1, 2012, both the Country Fire Authority Act (Vic) 1958 and the Fire Rescue Victoria Act (Vic) 1958 were amended to include fines for people who damage or interfere with a Fire Indicator Panel or other Apparatus. The fines (measured in penalty units) are each 60 Penalty Units or approximately $9,900.00.

  3. Australia: Simplex recall smoke detectors

    According to the Product Safety Section of the ACCC, Simplex Fire Products, a division of Tyco International have recalled photoelectric smoke detectors and sensors effective 04/09/2006.

  4. Aged care facilities safety inadequate

    According to Melbourne Age journalist Carol Nader last Friday (August 25, 2006) the Victorian aged care centres cop flak

  5. Essential Safety Measures Manual Review

    The new Victorian Building Regulations 2006 are now in force and feature important changes for the Victorian building industry including changes to;

  6. Fire-safe cigarettes

    The seems to be a groundswell movement by various groups to force cigarette manufacturers to produce fire-safe cigarettes.

  7. Firefly Cavity Fire Barriers

    Firewize has now become an Accredited Installer of the Firefly Plus range of Cavity Fire Barriers.

  8. Rag & Tag is alive & well in the USA

    Well it seems the phrase Rag and Tag is universal when it comes to portable fire extinguisher service.

  9. Victoria Building Regulations 2006

    On June 6, 2006, the Minister for Planning, the Hon Rob Hulls published the Victoria Building Regulations 2006, statutory rule No. 68/2006.

  10. Smoke alarms mandatory for NSW homes!

    New South Wales Fire Brigades estimates that 59 per cent of deaths from house fires occur during sleeping hours and 670,000 homes across the State do not have smoke alarms, leaving occupants at great risk. In the last five years, 144 house fire deaths occurred across NSW.