Abu Dhabi Civil Defence and Rapid Intervention firefighting teams controlled a fire that broke out in a supermarket warehouse in the Mussafah Industrial Area on 5th November. Six people were rushed to the hospital after sustaining injuries as a result…
Voting begins for the “2015 International Fire Department Team”
Fire department personnel from nine different countries are entered in the competition to win the international Conrad Dietrich Magirus Award and a trip to the Big Apple. The conditions of their operations are as varied as the nations they come…
Cradlepoint enables First Responders to cut WAN Wires and break new ground with 4G LTE Connectivity
Vehicle fleets and micro branches use dual-modem cellular WAN solutions for 4G LTE primary and failover connectivity to enable their network to be more flexible, reliable, and efficient Cradlepoint, the global leader in cloud-delivered 4G LTE network solutions for distributed…
Highwater Hose new website helps visitors find products quickly
Highwater Hose Inc., an industry leading rubber fire hose manufacturer announces the launch of its redesigned website. The new Company website has been designed with the latest technology to help both visitors and distributors experience a site that provides state-of-the-art…
Steel structure design ‘needs enforcement’
Those involved in the supply chain of modern complex structures should work together to clarify confusion in the marketplace emerging in the issue of fire protection, experts were told at a recent event in London. Neal Butterworth, Associate Fire Engineering…
Fire Safety Talks at the Safety Design in Buildings Riyadh Conference in Riyadh – Experts discuss need to unify codes and simplify strategies
The conference was opened by Major General Abdullah Ahmed Al-Shugaithri, the Assistant Director General for Safety, General Directorate of Civil Defense who encourage collaboration between the private sector and Civil Defence. Following his speech Dr. Hussain Yahia Al Fadhli, Secretary…
Death of Best Selling Author Recalls Multi – Fatal London Fire
Gordon Honeycombe, who has died aged 79, was one of the faces of UK Independent Television News (ITN) between 1965 and 1977, returning to the small screen in the 1980s to read the early morning news on TV-am for five…
Victaulic Appoints New Head of Fire Protection for the Middle East
Victaulic, the world leading producer of grooved mechanical pipe joining and fire protection systems, has appointed Adam Hicks as its new Fire Protection Manager for the Middle East. He will head up a team of regional experts and be based…
Harcor Reduce Core Body Temperature Fast!
Combat Firefighter heat stress with the only small, compact, low cost and portable Firefighter arm immersion cooling product on the market. Studies have found that forearm immersion in temperate water is more effective in lowering core body temperature than passive…
Scott Safety’s new COFDM transmitter
Scott Safety have introduced the ultimate long-range telemetry system for exclusive live video transition from Scott’s X380 thermal imaging cameras. At the Emergency Services Show 2015, held recently in Birmingham UK, Scott Safety unveiled its highly anticipated Coded Orthogonal Frequency…
Oshkosh enhancement its Snozzle High-reach Extendable Turret
Portfolio of improvements upgrades performance, ergonomics and serviceability. Oshkosh Airport Products have announced that its Oshkosh Snozzle® high-reach extendable turret (HRET) is now equipped with several enhancements. Renowned for its ability to keep firefighters further away from danger, the Oshkosh…
Albion Valves setting the Standard in Combustibles
Albion Valves (UK) Ltd, an increasingly popular UK valves supplier has secured ATEX approval across their range of stainless steel valves, in order to help take the headache of complex European legislation compliance away from their distributors. Making safety a…
For precise proportioning of all types of foam concentrates!
AUTOMATIC, AUTONOMOUS AND RELIABLE INDUCTOR: The LEADER Mix is the ideal compromise between conventional venturi inductors and traditional automatic systems because of the wide range of flow rates and injection ratios available. Totally autonomous, it does not require a power…
Apollo appoint Ed Browning as Sales and Marketing Director EMEA
Apollo Fire Detectors – the world-leading independent fire detection manufacturer – has further strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of Ed Browning as Sales & Marketing Director EMEA. Ed graduated in chemical engineering at the University of Birmingham, and also…
Safety Design in Buildings Campaign
Construction industry experts coming together at the “Safety Design in Buildings” Conference in Riyadh and Jeddah this October 19 & 21 will debate fire safety standards and practices in the built environment. The conference brings architects, fire engineers, testing experts and…
New Pyroguard website is ‘First in Fire Glass’
Easier, quicker and more information than ever – that’s what Pyroguard customers are experiencing with the fire resistant glass manufacturer’s brand new website at www.pyroguard.eu. The new website places emphasis on educating Pyroguard’s stakeholders, including architects, project partners and trade…
Firetrace International acquired by Halma
Scottsdale, Arizona based Firetrace USA, LLC, a global leader in the innovation of special hazard fire protection systems, have announced that it has been acquired by Halma plc, a market leading specialist safety, health and environmental technology group. The acquisition…