Archive for January 2022
The Fire Triangle
The fire triangle is a model for expressing the components of a fire. The three sides of the triangle show the three components needed to ignite and sustain a fire: heat, fuel, and oxygen. Heat This is perhaps the most essential of the fire elements. A fire cannot ignite unless it has a certain amount…
Read MorePreventing kitchen grease fires
Over half of fires within the home start in the kitchen and many of these will be caused by grease or cooking oil, which becomes too hot. It can take less than 30 seconds for smoking oil to catch fire, so you should never leave a pan unattended. The best way to stop a cooking…
Read MoreFirechief introduces new extended Lithium-ion Battery Safety Range
Lithium-ion batteries are a common part of everyday life, at home and at work. They are used in power tools, computers, personal devices, scooters/bikes, cards, forklift trucks and other factory equipment and much more. The dangers they pose are prominent as lithium-ion battery fire hazards can be caused by physical impact, overheating, internal cell failure,…
Read MoreMake fire safety your number one workplace New Year resolution!
Fire presents a significant risk to businesses. Not only can it seriously injure or even potentially kill employees and visitors, it can also damage and destroy buildings and equipment or stock. With this in mind it is important to make fire safety the number one workplace New Year resolution for 2022! New Year Resolution 1:…
Read MoreA Warm Welcome to 2022!
The team at Firechief welcomes you to 2022 and to kick things off, we have a message from our Managing Director, Laurie Pollard: “We would like to thank all our customers for their continued support throughout 2021. We hope that we can continue to serve you during the coming year and assist you in building…
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