WESTERN BUSINESS Media Ltd – the publisher of Fire Safety Matters and its sister titles focused on the security business sector, namely Security Matters, Professional Security Installer, Benchmark and Risk Xtra – has announced that the entry process is now open for the Fire and Security Matters Awards 2026, for which the Headline Sponsor is BAFE. [Read More]

THE FIRE Protection Association (FPA) is moving from the Fire Service College at Moreton-in-Marsh – where the organisation has been resident for over 20 years – to Pembroke House near Banbury in Oxfordshire. [Read More]

RUSS TIMPSON – founder and organiser of the Tall Building Fire Safety Network – has issued a Call for Papers in relation to the 10th International Tall Building Fire Safety Conference, which takes place on 20-21 May 2026 at Canary Wharf in the heart of London’s Docklands. [Read More]

LANCASHIRE FIRE and Rescue Service has concluded a prosecution case against a ‘Person in Control’ of a care home – referencing Article 5(3) for the latter’s failure to comply with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which subsequently put the lives and safety of the residents and employees of a care home at risk. [Read More]

ELEMENT MATERIALS Technology, the laboratory-based provider of testing and certification services and the parent company of BM TRADA and Warringtonfire, has launched three new Q-Mark certification schemes, while at the same time further developing existing ones. The move is in direct response to new Government requirements in England. [Read More]

THE ASSOCIATION for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) has revealed the shortlisted finalists for the ASFP Awards 2025, which are designed to celebrate excellence, innovation and leadership in the passive fire protection sector. These awards honour the individuals and organisations driving progress and raising standards across the built environment. [Read More]

FOLLOWING THE recent success of its competency-based qualifications – ie the FireQual Level 3 Certificate in Fire Risk Assessment (Foundation), the FireQual Level 4 Certificate in Fire Risk Assessment (Intermediate) and the FireQual Level 5 Certificate in Fire Risk Assessment (Advanced) – FireQual (the specialist Awarding Organisation for the fire sector) is now moving forward with the next phase of regulated qualifications development. [Read More]

THE NUMBER of e-bike and e-scooter fires in a single year in London could be the highest yet. According to the latest statistics from the London Fire Brigade, as of 28 September, 165 e-bike and e-scooter fires had been recorded in the capital in 2025 (including 134 e-bike fires). This is an average of around 18 e-bike or e-scooter fires per month. If this trend continues for the rest of the year, London will surpass 200 incidents in a single 12-month period for the first time. [Read More]