Monthly Archives: March 2012

A time for vigilance

Posted on March 22, 2012 by

FIRE’s Security Correspondent Dr Dave Sloggett warns against complacency in the lead up to the Olympics As the terrorist threat in the United Kingdom appears to diminish as the time since the attempted attacks on the Haymarket and Glasgow Airport … Continue reading →

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Reshaping Scotland’s fire and rescue services

Posted on March 22, 2012 by

Roseanna Cunningham, Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs, reports on the work underway to establish a new Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. In September 2011, after sustained discussion, dialogue and debate over the past couple of years, the Scottish … Continue reading →

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Is the Fire Service sustainable?

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

FIRE Editor Andrew Lynch addresses a harsh new world Delegates at last month’s parliamentary sprinkler seminar were given a harsh reality check when Cllr Brian Coleman told them to stop talking between themselves and get out there and make a … Continue reading →

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Shouting with one voice

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

FIRE’s Deputy Editor Philip Mason talks about the Fire Sector’s need to be even more proactive in the fight for residential sprinklers Recently, FIRE got itself along to the year’s first meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Fire Safety Group … Continue reading →

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