Top 20 fire safety news stories for 2011

If you missed any vital fire safety news during the year, don’t fret – here’s info4fire.com’s list of the 20 most read stories during 2011:

1. Fire risk assessor and hotel manager jailed for fire safety offences
2. Fire alarm contractor sentenced under Fire Safety Order
3. Fire risk assessment competency criteria published
4. New guidance on Fire Safety Order aims for clarity and consistency
5.  Building managers fined £100,000 after failing to act on fire risk assessment
6.  Bridegroom charged with arson after 100 firefighters battle blaze at historic castle – PICTURES
7. Rosepark care home fire deaths avoidable says inquiry report
8. Confectionery company wins £25m damages after failure of suppression system
9. Fire alarm companies being sued for £39m over pier blaze
10. Hotel gets fire service inspection after complaint from consultant
11. Fire safety for blocks of flats guidance released
12. Furniture warehouse convicted after ‘critical’ fire safety breaches
13. First official guidance on selecting fire risk assessors
14. EXCLUSIVE: Wedding castle warned about fire safety three weeks before blaze
15. Prosecution of fire alarm contractor abandoned at Crown Court
16. BAFE launches new fire risk assessment scheme
17. New guidance on fire safety in residential care homes
18. Fire alarm company wound up for "unacceptable" sales tactics
19. ‘Astronomic’ £56,000 bill for fire safety in HMO flats sparks fury from residents
20. ‘Alchemist’ jailed after experiment goes wrong