Det finns svåra problem med brandbekämpning i byggnader som innehåller sandwichelement. Två brandmän har omkommit vid brandbekämpning i en byggnad med sandwichelement, men inga civila har skadats. Det har emellertid funnits en hel del tillbud. The Fire Research Station (FRS) was commissioned by the Fire Research and Development Group (FRDG) of the Home Office to carry out a review of firefighting options for fires involving sandwich panels. Working closely with the Fire Experimental Unit of FRDG, FRS carried out a review of available information from around the world and discussed experiences and lessons learned, both failures and successes, with fire brigade officers, of all ranks, who have had to deal with fires involving panels. The findings from the review were focussed through a Workshop held at the fire Service College in September 1998.