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After Oiling The Deck I Threw The Rags Into a Corner … You Wouldn’t Believe What Happened Next!

Linseed oil and other common oils spontaneously combust. I attended a call...

Tsunami!!!!

I'm often asked: "What’s the difference between the call out siren and the tsunami...


Ionisation V Photoelectric Smoke Alarms

There are two types of smoke alarm detection technologies fitted into...

3 Breaths to Death

Most fire deaths are not caused by burns, but by smoke inhalation. Smoke...


What is Flashover?

A flashover is the near-simultaneous ignition of most of the directly exposed...

What is Backdraft?

A backdraft is a dramatic event caused by a fire, resulting from rapid...