International fire, security & resilience consultant, innovator & news commentator #GlobalFireSafetyInfluencer 2024/2022 @IFSJournal2020 + 2021 @IFSEC #DyslexicThinker Linked-in http://linkedin.com/in/stephen-mackenzie-a2926aa0 Twitter @SteveMcFireRiskhttps://bsky.app/profile/stevemackenzie.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/stevemackenzie.bsky.social/post/3mkptq7hpsk27#update #GlasgowCentral #MajorFire Thanks @EmmaLL03 @Sunday_Post for opportunity to comment on lithium ion battery hazards The Glasgow Central Fire should trigger a @scotgov review of critical national infrastructure protection Civil contingencies act 2024 due for overhaul30 Apr 2026 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:4jykyl6ilbr2ff3syvmariqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkptq7hpsk27https://bsky.app/profile/stevemackenzie.bsky.social/post/3mkozyazx722c#SwitzerlandFire #NightClubFire #MajorIncident Owner of Swiss bar that burned down killing 41 'fled inferno without alerting partygoers' to the danger on New Year's Eve Note to ed: Also don’t recall hearing a fire alarm signalling evacuation https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15777673/Owner-Swiss-bar-fled-inferno-without-alerting-danger-New-Years-Eve.html30 Apr 2026 06:58 +0000at://did:plc:4jykyl6ilbr2ff3syvmariqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkozyazx722chttps://bsky.app/profile/stevemackenzie.bsky.social/post/3mkkslk4b3s2qThanks @EmmaLL03 @Sunday_Post for opportunity to comment in Sundays front pg+ 2 page feature on post #GlasgowCentralFire Scottish fire service is one of the best in the world but not immune to political policy or budget cuts We have to protect critical national infrastructure28 Apr 2026 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:4jykyl6ilbr2ff3syvmariqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkslk4b3s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/stevemackenzie.bsky.social/post/3mkkkszzhls2e#ArsonAttack #London #GoldersGreen Counter terror police launch probe into suspected arson attack on memorial wall in north London - this is the second attack in the Golders Green area. https://www.gbnews.com/news/golders-green-arson-counter-terror-police-probe-suspected-attack-memorial-wall-north-london28 Apr 2026 12:16 +0000at://did:plc:4jykyl6ilbr2ff3syvmariqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkkszzhls2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/stevemackenzie.bsky.social/post/3mki7yozyq22z#BreakingNews #ArsonAttacks Officers from Counter Terrorism Police have now arrested a total of 26 people Sir Keir Starmer said: "We have to deal with malign state actors, that will require legislation. We’re going to bring that legislation forward. https://www.gbnews.com/news/antisemitic-attack-london-man-arrested-preparing-terrorist-acts-jewish-sites27 Apr 2026 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:4jykyl6ilbr2ff3syvmariqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mki7yozyq22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/stevemackenzie.bsky.social/post/3mkb4ptq2gc2qInmates are evacuated from major UK prison after inferno breaks out - as firefighters battle 'extreme heat' https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15763187/Inmates-evacuated-UK-prison-inferno.html24 Apr 2026 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:4jykyl6ilbr2ff3syvmariqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkb4ptq2gc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/stevemackenzie.bsky.social/post/3mjtmjdr3fs2hSince 2013 we have been engaged in raising awareness on the #Arson threat Since 2022 Ukraine invasion we stepped-up surveillance quietly in the background We have limited resource but as #Grenfell #BuildingSafetyCrisis work winds down #Arson becomes our primary focus THREAD https://x.com/globalfireforum/status/2045783729189060892?s=46&t=ZUctdosYgW1SG4DLJrrgXw19 Apr 2026 09:15 +0000at://did:plc:4jykyl6ilbr2ff3syvmariqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjtmjdr3fs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/stevemackenzie.bsky.social/post/3mjp67fllsc2bPlease sign the petition 💙 https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76420817 Apr 2026 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:4jykyl6ilbr2ff3syvmariqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjp67fllsc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/stevemackenzie.bsky.social/post/3mjoihzryzk2s#ArsonAttacks I warned @LondonAssembly fire committee last year (see evidence session 20mins in) of alarming increase in arson attacks + state proxies https://webcasts.london.gov.uk/assembly/Event/Index/d5d56d01-5487-4033-af7b-e28207d0ebb9 Counter Terrorism Policing update on various arson attacks NW London https://news.met.police.uk/news/counter-terrorism-policing-update-on-various-arson-attacks-in-north-west-london-50834917 Apr 2026 08:19 +0000at://did:plc:4jykyl6ilbr2ff3syvmariqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjoihzryzk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/stevemackenzie.bsky.social/post/3mjkaxxxmz22n⚠️ #BreakingNews #ArsonAttack #Finchley #Synagogue @metpoliceuk call for witnesses https://x.com/skynews/status/2044405896516690368?s=46&t=ZUctdosYgW1SG4DLJrrgXw15 Apr 2026 15:54 +0000at://did:plc:4jykyl6ilbr2ff3syvmariqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkaxxxmz22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/stevemackenzie.bsky.social/post/3mjbwhpgbzs2zYesterday was #NationalSubmarineDay Heres a wee contribution from a few years back Kudos to all those in silent service Note to ed re miss-quote - of course i remember my bloody birthday 😡 Mum, my brother & me are all on the same day-date but different months. Standing joke I forget birthdays12 Apr 2026 08:25 +0000at://did:plc:4jykyl6ilbr2ff3syvmariqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjbwhpgbzs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/stevemackenzie.bsky.social/post/3mi53tvhrqk2e#ArsonPrevention Teenager is arrested for arson after fire rips through historic Grade II-listed building as aerial pictures show roof and six floors destroyed https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15687389/Historic-Grade-II-listed-building-lies-ruins-inferno.html28 Mar 2026 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:4jykyl6ilbr2ff3syvmariqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi53tvhrqk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/stevemackenzie.bsky.social/post/3mi35jjb46s2nThis is not the first major fire loss incident in an animal habitat Catch my long post on similar fires https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stephen-mackenzie-a2926aa0_blaze-scramble-fire-rages-at-egg-farm-as-share-7443418800416264192-hY8K?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAABVlR0EBbwB_df8W8lOapN0Hs09_D4LCprI https://www.the-sun.com/news/16145142/fire-hawkeye-pride-egg-farm-corwith-iowa/27 Mar 2026 22:17 +0000at://did:plc:4jykyl6ilbr2ff3syvmariqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi35jjb46s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/stevemackenzie.bsky.social/post/3mhp5vxlei22e⚠️BreakingNews #ArsonAttack on Golders Green #London Jewish volunteer ambulance service I gave invited expert testimony to @LondonAssembly #Arson inquiry last year (+20mins on link below) https://webcasts.london.gov.uk/Assembly/Event/Index/d5d56d01-5487-4033-af7b-e28207d0ebb9 Press DMs open for comment https://x.com/breaking911/status/2035904750181314663?s=46&t=ZUctdosYgW1SG4DLJrrgXw23 Mar 2026 03:52 +0000at://did:plc:4jykyl6ilbr2ff3syvmariqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhp5vxlei22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/stevemackenzie.bsky.social/post/3mhj4k5xiw22cA) good luck with that - doubt they’d get very far B) time to dust ofd war time and asymmetric threat assessments Arrests made after 'Iranian' man and woman attempt to enter Faslane Naval Base | Glasgow Live https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-news/arrests-made-after-iranian-man-3363061720 Mar 2026 18:12 +0000at://did:plc:4jykyl6ilbr2ff3syvmariqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhj4k5xiw22chttps://bsky.app/profile/stevemackenzie.bsky.social/post/3mhbrczjeqc2f#ArsonPrevention - whens the last time you did a threat assessment & reviewed mitigation measures Car set alight in shopping centre after designer clothes ram raid - BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20z5rqz4yxo17 Mar 2026 20:02 +0000at://did:plc:4jykyl6ilbr2ff3syvmariqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhbrczjeqc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/stevemackenzie.bsky.social/post/3mhbe62gja22eCar torched after armed robbery at Scottish shopping centre https://www.thenational.scot/news/25943615.car-torched-armed-robbery-almondvale-shopping-centre/17 Mar 2026 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:4jykyl6ilbr2ff3syvmariqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhbe62gja22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/stevemackenzie.bsky.social/post/3mh4hsv75322mFire kills three at a major blaze in the heart of Malaysia, Kuala Langat District https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2026/01/15/blaze-destroys-two-factories-in-banting-industrial-area15 Mar 2026 17:29 +0000at://did:plc:4jykyl6ilbr2ff3syvmariqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh4hsv75322mhttps://bsky.app/profile/stevemackenzie.bsky.social/post/3mgupp3awd22r⚠️ #BreakingNews #MajorFire #GlasgowCentral @scotgov announces a ministerial board, set-up to coordinate the government’s response to the Glasgow Union Corner Fire https://x.com/scotgov/status/2032087783607517520?s=1212 Mar 2026 15:29 +0000at://did:plc:4jykyl6ilbr2ff3syvmariqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgupp3awd22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/stevemackenzie.bsky.social/post/3mgsfjh45nc2aThanks @ScotlandTonight with @RealMacKaySTV for invited comments on #GlasgowCentral Fire Appearing alongside #NorryWilson @LostGlasgow Known issues in Glasgow Historic Buildings, but we have modern fire suppression to combat: who controls the station & pays is key https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stephen-mackenzie-a2926aa0_glasgowcentral-norrywilson-activity-7437543903106453506-3LKE?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAABVlR0EBbwB_df8W8lOapN0Hs09_D4LCprI11 Mar 2026 17:21 +0000at://did:plc:4jykyl6ilbr2ff3syvmariqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgsfjh45nc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/stevemackenzie.bsky.social/post/3mgscspuxks2v#MajorFire #GlasgowCentral Thanks to @STVNews @RealMacKaySTV @stvsharon for having me on 6 O’clock News Tuesday 10 March 2026 Key question following first minister - why did the fire spread from the retail unit & result in full building loss.11 Mar 2026 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:4jykyl6ilbr2ff3syvmariqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgscspuxks2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/stevemackenzie.bsky.social/post/3mgqkr44b2k2i⚠️ #ArsonUpdate Two Westmeath Catholic parishes have been left 'very shaken' by separate arson attacks on churches over the weekend A spokesperson said 'cloths were laid across the front door and diesel oil was poured over them before being set alight' https://www.thejournal.ie/westmeath-parishes-shaken-by-arson-attacks-on-two-churches-6980396-Mar2026/10 Mar 2026 23:50 +0000at://did:plc:4jykyl6ilbr2ff3syvmariqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgqkr44b2k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/stevemackenzie.bsky.social/post/3mgqjm72vec24⚠️ #Update #Arson #FatalIncident Reports suggest Six people dead and five injured in Switzerland after a man reportedly doused himself in petrol and set himself alight on board. The horror unfolded in Kerzers, in Switzerland’s Fribourg canton.10 Mar 2026 23:29 +0000at://did:plc:4jykyl6ilbr2ff3syvmariqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgqjm72vec24https://bsky.app/profile/stevemackenzie.bsky.social/post/3mgqglsvms22w⚠️ #BreakingNews #Arson #ArsonPrevention Sad news from Switzerland - man set fire to a bus and reports of six people killed - see posted tweet. Behind the scenes i have been working on #ArsonPrevention key links ⬇️ https://x.com/globalfireforum/status/2031497965051723981?s=46&t=ZUctdosYgW1SG4DLJrrgXw10 Mar 2026 22:35 +0000at://did:plc:4jykyl6ilbr2ff3syvmariqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgqglsvms22whttps://bsky.app/profile/stevemackenzie.bsky.social/post/3mgn6zgjfqc2r#MajorFire #GlasgowCentral Thanks @CalumG_FPC @theglasgowbell for opportunity to comment on the Union Street fire This fire was sadly predictable & preventable - full deaila in my twitter long thread https://x.com/globalfireforum/status/2030740157788270745?s=46&t=ZUctdosYgW1SG4DLJrrgXw https://www.glasgowbell.co.uk/union-street-corner-fire-glasgow-central/09 Mar 2026 15:42 +0000at://did:plc:4jykyl6ilbr2ff3syvmariqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgn6zgjfqc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/stevemackenzie.bsky.social/post/3mgl67hyik22j#Majorfire #GlasgowCity another historic building ablaze following a fire / explosion in a vape shop Key challenges for emergency services: Hazardous material’s Access issues Hidden voids Fire spread dynamics Major transport hub https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15626585/Chaos-fire-sees-Glasgow-Central-Station-closed-evacuated-traffic-grind-halt.html08 Mar 2026 20:22 +0000at://did:plc:4jykyl6ilbr2ff3syvmariqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgl67hyik22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/stevemackenzie.bsky.social/post/3mgkt43d7622oSadly post #Grenfell cladding hazards remain in many counties Probability of a serious fire and hampered emergency services increases exponentially in a war zone How many modern buildings are target hardened & how many client requirements includes threat assessments of such https://x.com/trtworld/status/2030543288055537916?s=1208 Mar 2026 17:03 +0000at://did:plc:4jykyl6ilbr2ff3syvmariqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgkt43d7622ohttps://bsky.app/profile/stevemackenzie.bsky.social/post/3mgfyxppn5k23#ArsonPrevention important case development in the backdrop of war in europe & now the middle east. Time to revise arson threat assessments & reduction measures Russia was behind parcel fires in UK and Europe, investigators say - BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0rjx947zqzo06 Mar 2026 19:05 +0000at://did:plc:4jykyl6ilbr2ff3syvmariqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgfyxppn5k23https://bsky.app/profile/stevemackenzie.bsky.social/post/3mdrpwvzlsk2bWe support @NormanBrennan & the petition below for minimum sentencing to combat knife crime Second to kill = life time regret Petition: Introduce 5yr Minimum Sentence for unlawfully carrying a Knife 3yrs Juveniles https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75356801 Feb 2026 06:40 +0000at://did:plc:4jykyl6ilbr2ff3syvmariqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdrpwvzlsk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/stevemackenzie.bsky.social/post/3m6kd6bqqtc23⚠️ #HongKongFire #Majorincident Full segment with @ZainAsher @cnnbrk On scene reporters and eye witnesses accounts filtering through the grim details of this fire which should never have been Entire Hong Kong Emergency Services & Civil Contingency apparatus is mobilising https://x.com/stevemcfirerisk/status/1993722139891929160?s=46&t=ZUctdosYgW1SG4DLJrrgXw26 Nov 2025 16:56 +0000at://did:plc:4jykyl6ilbr2ff3syvmariqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6kd6bqqtc23