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The Firechief Doorwarden wireless fire door stop legally holds open a fire door, until the fire alarm sounds.

Many people throughout the UK live in tower blocks and flats. All flats are required to have a fire risk assessment as well as ensure that the building has a fire safety equipment that complies with UK law.

Most fires that raze down blocks of flats are usually caused by those living in those flats. One main factor of fire in flats is usually tied to carelessness. If residents can be extra cautious and be careful when dealing with anything that can cause a fire, there’d be fewer cases of fires in flats. We will have an in-depth look at some of the causes of flat fires shortly.

The simple purpose of a fire door in everyday use is just the same as any other door. However, since a breakout of fire is never predictable, the fire door, unlike any other door, is then required to perform its main purpose as part of a building’s passive fire protection system, allowing all rooms to be separated off to contain a fire, protect the occupants and provide a safe, protected route of escape.

Many of us will remember Samsung’s Lithium Ion battery problems which resulted in its Galaxy Note 7 recall last year but even though it won’t generally mean a product recall, it’s not as uncommon for this type of battery to catch fire as you might think, which is why Firechief has introduced the Firechief Lith-ex, the world’s first fire extinguisher for Lithium Ion battery fires.

Firechief has launched a Hot Work Kit – the first ‘all in one’ kit developed especially for contractors and tradesmen who carry out Hot Work on site. Each Hot Work Kit contains everything needed to do Hot Work safely – all wrapped up in a handy carry to site bag.

All the latest Firechief fire safety products were on show at the Screwfix Live 2017 event in Farnborough this autumn. Particularly popular were our 600kg Powder Extinguishers which are perfect for the kitchen, garage and car, along with fire blankets and the Flamebuster aerosol fire extinguisher.