We strongly encourage anyone spotting any breach of practice to either engage with the premises manager or to notify the local fire brigade. Here are some examples and the cost to rectify the issues which have been sent in to Firescout.

Buzzer muted, the most pressed button

Buzzer muted, the most pressed button

Danger Score4.1/5

"This panel was muted, then forgotten about!"

Possible fine?No

Cost to remedy?£0.00

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Spotted:2013-02-26

Posted by:Terri

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" " Many systems have a mute or hush button to silence a sounding alarm, but it's important that this is only used as a way to stop the noise while both the cause is being investigated and remedied and the panel reset. Leaving a panel in a hushed state could cause further alerts to be missed.