Protection and Building Safety News

17-05-18

NFCC responds to the release of Dame Judith Hackitt's final report

The Grenfell Tower fire was a tragedy that must never be repeated. The National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) has today welcomed the publication of Dame Judith Hackitt’s final Independent report on Building Regulations and Fire Safety. …

16-05-18

Latest update regarding fire doors issued by government

The Ministry of Housing, Communities, and Local Government has been undertaking an investigation into flat entrance 30 minute fire doors supplied by Manse Masterdor, a company that ceased trading in 2014 During the Grenfell Tower inq…

11-05-18

New Home Office incident statistics have been published

The National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) has responded to the latest fire incident statistics released by the Home Office.  The report, ‘Fire and rescue incident statistics: England, year ending December 2017’, gives in-depth d…

09-05-18

New NFCC mobility scooter guidance now been published

New guidance from the National Fire Chiefs Council has now been published 'mobility scooter guidance for residential buildings'. NFCC is pleased to release this for residential buildings, which outlines considerations for responsible pers…

01-05-18

New NFCC simultaneous evacuation guidance released

New guidance on evacuating high-rise buildings has today (May 1st) been launched by the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC), providing essential advice for building owners, their professional advisers and Fire & Rescue Services.  The …