The British Fire Consortium is introducing a new dry riser maintenance training course for fire industry professionals, following the publication of a new BS Code of Practice. The course will cover ...

SINGAPORE – An underground pipe leak could be the reason the dry rising main was not working during the blaze at Block 229 Toa Payoh Lorong 8 on July 29. In a statement on July 31, Bishan-Toa Payoh ...

A tenant in a Sheffield tower block believes Sheffield Council put his ‘life in danger’ when a piece of fire safety equipment was temporarily removed. ‘Remedial work’ at Hanover Tower, on Exeter Drive ...

BAFE and BSI have announced that the first registration and third party certification has been achieved for the new wet and dry riser service and maintenance scheme. The Scheme, known as BAFE SP105 ...

Kathmandu Metropolitan City has successfully conducted the test of dry riser system installed to control fire at one of the narrow lanes in Kathmandu Metropolitan City. Ancient settlements in KMC all ...

Dry riser valves are used by the fire service in the event of a fire at a tower block. They are believed to have been stolen to be sold on as scrap metal. Officers are releasing CCTV images from the ...

You may have seen red boxes dotted labelled "Dry riser" around high-rise buildings and not given them a second thought. But, as Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service explains, they help firefighters ...

The Kathmandu Metropolitan City has started installing dry riser system in narrow alleys where fire engine cannot reach during a fire. The Department of Disaster Management of KMC has accelerated such ...