Geneva Association World Fire Statistics for 2010
The Geneva Association has published its annual report of world fire statistics covering 2008-2010.
Dutch Residential Sprinkler Standard Published
NEN 2077, the Dutch design, installation and maintenance standard for residential sprinkler systems, was published on 15th April.
Recent Sprinkler Saves
There have been a number of sprinkler saves recently recorded in The Netherlands and UK. Here is a selection:
New Sprinkler Demonstration Unit for EFSN France
Last month the EFSN presented its new mobile sprinkler demonstration unit.
Dutch Sprinkler Market Evolves
Statistics released by CIBV in The Netherlands show that in 2012 the Dutch sprinkler market grew 5% to 393,067 installed sprinklers,
Swedish Sprinkler Market Breaks Records
Sprinklerfrämjandet, the Swedish sprinkler association and EFSN member, has reported a record number of sprinklers
Woman Killed in Hotel Fire in France
Le Figaro reports that a 76-year-old woman was killed in a fire on 10th March in the Grand Hotel in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, near Biarritz.
Recent British Sprinkler and Water Mist Saves
Hatfield, Hertfordshire: At 20:00 on 28th February Herfordshire Fire & Rescue Service was called to a fire in the Galleria Outlet Shopping Complex.
Two Killed in Unsprinklered Care Home in Stockholm
Two women died on 18th February when fire broke out at the Vintertullen home for the elderly in Södermalm, Stockholm.
New Belgian Prisons Fitted with Sprinklers
An official has confirmed that the new prisons in Beveren, Dendermonde, Leuze-en-Hainaut, Marche-en-Famenne and Haren