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The number of fires attended by fire and rescue authorities fell by nearly one third between 2011-2012 and 2012-2013, according to figures released by the Department for Communities & Local Government. There was also a large drop in the number of fire-related fatalities and a modest fall in false alarms. Here are the key figures from the report: [...]

FIREX International enjoyed a record-breaking year as it set up residence in ExCeL London for the first time. Taking place between 17 and 19 June at London ExCeL, the show attracted 5,211 attendees over three days, with 22% of the audience arriving from overseas – a record – and the number of end users jumping by 32% year-on-year. UK [...]

Old barges, former warehouses, garages, industrial units, storerooms, outbuildings, sheds and factories – just some of the buildings increasingly housing migrant workers and other vulnerable people. London Fire Brigade (LFB) has spoken out again about the fire dangers from such illegal, substandard accommodation. Over the last five years 438 fires in the capital involved properties [...]

The Met’s most high-profile unit is having its numbers slashed after a decline in armed robberies. The Flying Squad, famously glamourised in ‘70s TV show The Sweeney, deals with armed robbery and bank heists, but a fall in this type of crime has caused drastic cuts; last year saw the dismissal of almost 50 officers [...]

UK airports are tightening their security in response to “credible threats” against flights to the US. Details of the changes have not been disclosed by the government, but they come amid reports that al-Qaeda groups in Syria and Yemen are developing new bombs to smuggle onto planes. Al-Nusra Front in Syria and the Yemen-based al-Qaeda [...]

The 2014 Security Training and the Security Industry Authority Survey provides valuable information and insights around the Regulator’s licensing regime for security professionals. The results published in this whitepaper were produced via a survey of IFSEC Global.com’s dedicated security community in association with the Optima Group. Respondents from that cohort including senior security/risk professionals/managers operating in-house for [...]

Are we ready to evolve and move toward intelligent systems? I often hear people in the industry say that there has been little in the way of technological advances for decades in the fire and security sector. It is said that we are doing pretty much the same thing we have been for years, and [...]

In this Safe Cities Academy presentation , Anthony Leather of Frost & Sullivan, explores some of the key technology trends driving Safe Cities and changing priorities in Security. The presentation covers: An overview of Smart Technologies: 4G LTE, PSIM , C3i and other technologies used to create a safe city Technology and Situational Awareness – how security [...]

The Safe City concept is based on a consolidated IT platform which combines public-safety information of different types and from different sources, obtained through sensors and multi-agency collaboration. In this presentation, originally delivered at IFSEC International 2014, Paul Bremner Senior Analyst at the IHS explores the arket opportunities for Safe Cities around the globe. Safe [...]

Soldiers of the Sikh Light Infantry (Photo: Antônio Milena under the Creative Commons 3.0 licence) In a move that will interest security exporters the newly formed Indian government wants to raise the ceiling for foreign direct investment (FDI) in defence from 26% to 100%. Military expenditure in India has already increased by 231% between 2001 and [...]