Istanbul 2015 a Great Success!
On 14 April over 120 delegates attended Istanbul 2015, the EFSN's first ever event in Turkey.
EFSN France Sprinkler Seminar a Great Success!
On 9th April EFSN France and the Fire Brigade for Departement 47 hosted a sprinkler seminar in Agen.
Colloque EFSN France 2015 – SDIS 47 Congrès des Prévention S.O.
Le 9 Avril les membres du comité EFSN France et les participants du congrès des préventionnistes à Agen
Norway reports record sprinkler shipments
In 2014 700,036 sprinklers were sold in Norway, of which 145,501 were residential sprinklers.
BS 9991 enters Public Comment Phase
BS 9991 Fire safety in the design, management and use of residential buildings - code of practice
Record Sprinkler Sales in Sweden
Sprinklerfrämjandet, the Swedish Sprinkler Association, has published figures for the numbers of sprinklers sold in Sweden in 2014.
Fire Suppression System Saves Channel Tunnel
Many will remember the fire that closed the channel tunnel on 17 January. It was widely reported in the press
Fire Delays Opening of New Hospital
The BBC reports that a fire on 30th January has caused major damage to a new hospital which was due to open in April.
German TV broadcast calls for sprinklers
In its recent Panorama 3 programme, NDR included an article on care home fire deaths.
Eight Fire-Fighters Injured in Leverkusen Fire
German media reports that eight fire-fighters were injured, two seriously, in a fire in a shopping street in Leverkusen.