July 13th, 2022
Many fatal residential fires are caused by upholstered furniture and mattresses. Due to an ageing population and renovation wave, these … Read more
May 18th, 2022
On Wednesday, May 18, the ENVI and EMPL Committees in the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favour of their joint … Read more
April 9th, 2022
The Leitrim County Council fire service won the prestigious European Fire Safety Award for 2021 for the Erasmus+ funded ‘BFireSafeatSchool’ … Read more
February 14th, 2022
Statistics show that at least 36% of fires at home started in upholstered furniture and mattresses. The number of deaths … Read more
January 31st, 2022
Lieuwe de Witte has been appointed as Professor of Fire Safety at the Instituut Fysieke Veiligheid (IFV, Institute for Safety). … Read more
November 10th, 2021
Electricity has become a vital part of everyday life over the past 100 years. However, in addition to the benefits … Read more
November 4th, 2021
At least a quarter of fires are caused by an electrical problem in (household) equipment or installations. This is usually … Read more
August 24th, 2021
Every year, about 5000 people in the EU die as a result of a residential fire. Statistics show that at … Read more
February 9th, 2021
“As long as sofas and mattresses will produce an extensive amount of smoke, every individual fire safety measure will be … Read more
November 23rd, 2020
On the 17-18-19th November, five high-level online events about fire safety were co-organised by the European Fire Safety Alliance (EuroFSA). … Read more
