A 24-ton vehicle capable of breaking into burning buildings is among several new pieces of equipment that Qatar’s Civil Defence department has acquired to boost its firefighting capabilities in purchases worth QR102 million ($US28 million). The new QR7 million vehicle…
Teijin Develops New Aramid Fiber Fabrics for Protection from Airborne Volcanic Fragments
Teijin Limited announced today that it has developed two new fabrics of Twaron® and Technora® para-aramid fibers to protect facilities such as lodges and evacuation shelters from airborne volcanic fragments measuring as much as about 10cm. The new fabrics are…
Green light for FOX S deliveries
A pumper belonging to the Mauterndorf Volunteer Fire Service has been equipped with the new Rosenbauer portable pump Rosenbauer has commenced deliveries of the FOX S portable pump. The first was supplied to the Mauterndorf Volunteer Fire Service in the…
4th International Tall Building Fire Safety Conference Announced
The fantastic city of Chicago will host the next Tall Building Fire Safety Conference in 2017. Recent Tall Building fires have made this conference even more relevant and should act at the perfect place to meet and network with colleagues…
Advanced Saves Arizona School £14,000 on Fire Systems Update
Axis AX fire integration panel allows retrofit with older systems. The high level of integrity and diagnostic tools on its systems have helped an Advanced systems integrator save a client school £14,000 on a retrofit installation. Alarm Electronics & Communications…
Serco trains UN firefighters based in Afghanistan
Serco’s International Fire Training Centre (IFTC) in Teesside, UK one of the world’s leading aviation fire training centres, has recently trained a delegation from the United Nations (UN) fire safety leadership team based in Afghanistan. The senior UN fire officers…
Concorde-Corodex Group introduces structure-piercing firefighting system to UAE Civil Defence and region-wide
PyroLance tackles interior fires by propelling high pressure liquid through solid materials like steel and brick. Technology being displayed to civil defence teams throughout the UAE and during Intersec exhibition. A revolutionary firefighting tool that blasts liquid through solid structures to…
Xtralis provide smoke detection to Abu Dhabi
Xtralis VESDA VLS aspirating smoke detectors will provide fire prevention at the new Abu Dhabi International Airport Midfield Terminal Building (MTB), scheduled to open in 2017. The MTB will be the largest in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and one…
Ritz hotel in Paris – fire has broken out on the top floor
The alert was raised around 06:00 local time (05:00 GMT) and about 60 firefighters and 15 fire engines were sent to the scene. No injuries are currently reported and a fire service spokesman said the priority was to “stop the fire…
Gulf Fire Team are all set for Intersec
The Gulf Fire team have now arrived in Dubai and are all set for Intersec. If you are attending over the next 3 days please pop by stand 6-E38 to up a free copy of Gulf Fire magazine. The team…
In cooperation with Dr. Sthamer H2K organise the Foam School 2016
The Foam School will take place from April 4th to 8th 2016 on the training centre in Vernon France. This former refinery site, with all its utilities, was transformed into a well-equipped centre for realistic training of credible industrial incidents.…
Firefighter of the Year aims to get to FDIC International 2016
Firefighter of the year aims to get to FDIC International 2016 Dmitriy Polscin is a firefighter in Chisinau, Moldova at the Chisinau Central Fire Department Number 2. He has served the department for 13 years and was awarded the Firefighter…
Pyroguard Goes Global
How Pyroguard is approaching its international strategy with a rejuvenated focus, ambition and drive through Jose Zaman, Export Development Manager. For over twenty years, Pyroguard has been operating successfully in their core markets of the UK, Benelux and France. As…
HOCHIKI Middle East Introduces New Products at INTERSEC 2016
Hochiki Middle East will introduce FIREscape, the first ever low voltage, intelligent, emergency lighting system, on Stand B12, Hall 3 at this year’s INTERSEC exhibition in Dubai, January 17th to 19th 2016. The Hochiki Middle East FIREscape system has been…
Bristol Uniforms
Bristol is a leading international designer and manufacturer of advanced firefighter personal protective equipment (PPE). Based in the UK, the company supplies to municipal and industrial firefighters in over 110 countries around the world through a carefully selected and trained…
New State-of-the-Art Manufacturing Facility Opens in United Arab Emirates
Representatives from ISOLATEK INTERNATIONAL, the global leader in passive fireproofing technology, were present on October 6, 2015 for the Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at the Company’s newest licensed manufacturer and distributor’s facility in the United Arab Emirates. GREENTECH…
Fire engulfs Dubai hotel near world’s tallest building
DUBAI (Reuters) – Fire engulfed a 63-storey skyscraper in downtown Dubai on Thursday night, but there appeared to be no injuries, a civil defence official said. Large tongues of flame shooting skywards enveloped the luxury hotel and residential block,…