Fire Safety

Welcome to the Fire Safety section on our blog where we post the most important advice on how to be safe when it comes to fire, smoke, and heat at home.
Testing your alarm from time to time is very important, and making sure you have the right fire, smoke, heat, and CO alarms is imperative.
Furthermore, as accidents happen and new rules come out, we at Sparks do our best to introduce the latest fire safety advice and rules from the regulating authorities.
And we offer many links to websites and entities that can help in this respect. Fire kills.
It is best to be safe than sorry. It is good to be reminded of these fire safety tips and advice to make sure we are safe.
Fire Detection & Alarm Systems BS5839, fire risk assessment & system zoning, Rafiki
A fire risk assessment should identify: Possible hazards; Sources of ignition; Persons at risk...
Frequently Asked Questions - the RadioLINK technology for Aico heat and smoke alarms
Some of the most advanced models of Aico Smoke alarms and Heat alarms use an innovative technology...
Aico Mains Powered Smoke, Heat and RF Alarms, FAQ, part 2
Continuing to answer some of the most frequently asked questions concerning the Aico Mains Powered...
Aico Mains Powered Smoke, Heat and RF Alarms, FAQ, part 1
Below are the first 16 of the Most Frequently Asked Questions (which are also on...
Frequently Asked Questions - Aico Mains Powered Smoke, Heat and RF Alarms
Aico provides a series of Frequently Asked Questions concerning the Mains Powered Smoke, Heat and...
fire rated lights and downlights; the technology
Many of us have heard of the fire rated lights for ceilings, and we may have a lot of questions...
Fire safety and fire design - stages 5, 6 and 7
In the series of Fire safety design, below there are the last 3 stages: Choice and siting of alarm...
Standards and regulations for smoke and heat alarms - how do they affect me?
In this article we would like to inform you about what does the British standard BS5389...
Fire Design, further stages - stage 2 and 3; fire safety
This article is a continuation of the Fire Safety Design stage 1, and continues with Fire Design...
Fire Design - fire safety design, stage 4 - Siting automatic detectors
In this article, which is a continuation of the Fire Safety Design stages 1, 2, and 3, you can...
Fire systems and the first step in fire design
Comparison between conventional and analogue addressable systems The conventional system A...
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning - the landlord's responsibility
Every winter, people across the UK are injured, and even killed, by Carbon Monoxide(CO) poisoning....