June 1, 2023
False fire alarm numbers continue to rise post-pandemic, causing major challenges for the economy by wasting vital time and resources. Read More
January 24, 2023
Considerations for building owners and responsible persons for reducing false alarms and improving fire detection performance. Read More
October 27, 2022
The debate around AI in CCTV and Alarm Monitoring, and the impact the technology may have on the requirement for ‘humans’ in security. Read More
August 18, 2022
In new data released by the Home Office, statistics show that the vast majority of confirmed automatic fire alarm incidents are false alarms. Read More
July 29, 2022
IFSEC Global hears from Euralarm as they reveal their findings on their second edition study of false alarms. Read More
March 23, 2022
Manufacturer of fire detection products, Nittan Europe, has launched the EV-PYSAVD Visual Alarm Base for use with its Photoelectric smoke detector. Read More
February 23, 2022
In this webinar, Mark Taylor, and David Mair, highlight the importance of implementing ECHO technology as the alarm industry continues to evolve. Read More
February 18, 2022
ECHO has announced that it is now supporting almost 200,000 Intruder and Hold-Up Alarm systems on police response with URNs (Unique Reference Numbers). Read More
February 15, 2022
Research by JLA has revealed that business leaders are most concerned about employee complacency relating to false fire alarms in the workplace. Read More
February 9, 2022
Following a recommendation from Norwich Education Services, Paston College, Norfolk, has upgraded its fire system to one provided by Hochiki. Read More
November 9, 2021
IFSEC Global rounds-up the key takeaways from an AXIS webinar exploring the benefits of investing in smarter perimeter protection. Read More
August 4, 2021
Issues with too many false alerts in CCTV systems are said to be linked to poor installation, maintenance or configuration. Read More
November 25, 2020
Fire and rescue incident statistics: England, have been released by the Home Office for the year ending June 2020, containing statistics about incidents attended by the services (FRS). Read More
May 11, 2020
Uri Guterman, Head of Product & Marketing for Hanwha Techwin Europe, alerts us to the potential for Deep Learning video analytics to significantly reduce false alarms. Read More
March 21, 2019
A new European standard could be proposed as a means to tackle false fire alarms as a fire systems trade body announces plans to reopen a landmark study into the issue. Read More
October 23, 2018
The BSIA is crediting BS 8484-accredited systems with the fact that the lone worker industry is now passing between 0.1-0.2% of all lone worker-generated alarms to the police via lone worker unique reference numbers (URNs). Read More