“I think this is a step in the right direction.”
Glasgow hospitals and care homes will be exempt from the Scottish Fire and Rescue services’ new approach to dealing with automatic smoke alarms triggered inside businesses.
READ MORE: Fire crews called to Cambuslang tower blocks 70 times in past two years over false alarms Barry Cranstoun, station commander, said: “From April 2023, we will not attend to automatic fire alarm signals. There will be a call and challenge process and unless there is a confirmed fire we will not respond.
Members of the committee agreed that the move would be welcomed by some businesses looking to keep costs down in the current economic climate. “What really worries me is that folk will start using more candles in their house rather than burn their electricity. Some people might even start buying BBQs so they can cook in their house.
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