Used in place of traditional compartmentation or sprinkler systems, smoke and fire curtains offer greater flexibility to designers, enabling open-plan areas to be greater in size than permitted under building regulation recommendations. Fire and smoke curtains offer a flexible method…
Advanced – Are you looking for safer, simpler fire protection?
Flexible solutions hold the key to simplifying the complexities of specifying fire-protection systems in a fast-moving, competitive market. Despite the many challenges posed by the global pandemic, the Middle East construction market is recovering well, with some industry estimates predicting…
TRIPLESTAR – Advanced pneumatic tube detection system for carefree commercial kitchen activities
Commercial kitchens are very busy areas with employees rushing to prepare meals for customers. Such an active environment combined with food and heating elements are a favourable ground for sudden fire, putting both people and property at risk. A quick…
Watermist at its turning point
Things have progressed well for watermist: there is a growing market for eco-friendly, sustainable products and the European Standard has now been published. Also, the list of applications has been getting longer and a research project could become a real…
Hydrogen – the safety challenges of a cleaner future
As the world moves away from fossil fuels, hydrogen has become attractive as a clean alternative. It is already a vital component in our economies and has been used for centuries in many industrial applications, such as power station cooling…
How to reduce the fire risk profile of your waste and recycling facility
Investment in tools like the fire detection and suppression systems, not only catch fires early in the process, but protects the insurance companies from the risk of an employee getting unnecessarily injured while fighting a fire. Insurance companies want to…
Kurt Vollmacher – A personal passion
As a small child, I lived in a street where eight firefighters also had their homes. At the age of five, I went with them to the fire station. I got my own uniform and was allowed to ride along…
Saving costs and saving lives
Containerized fire-safety systems offer a safe, reliable and cost-effective solution, designed to perform when you need it most. Just like any other ecosystem, the buildings we occupy are carefully constructed from many components, all of which must work cohesively to…
New Fire Rescue boats for east and west coasts of Florida
MetalCraft Marine recently delivered two high-profile Fire Rescue boats to the east and west coasts of Florida, weeks apart. The exclusive communities of Ocean Reef in Largo Key and Boca Grande on Boca Grande Island both selected MetalCraft Fire Interceptors…
Donations – An Essential Guide
Firefighters around the world may share a common commitment, but they don’t all have the resources to get the job done. To address this issue, Emergency Services personnel from developing nations often reach out to departments in the Global North…
Use of search cameras during USAR operations
In Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) operations, and in particular structural collapse incidents, search cameras are one of the important technical search tools can help the USAR team to narrow down the search area and locate trapped victims inside debris…
A true revised mindset on vehicle rescue and extrication
In looking over my career in emergency services, both as a provider and as an educator, involved with vehicle rescue, much of the tool evolutions or the methodology of how we have made space to disentangle injured vehicle occupants has…
ALPEX – Innovative materials for particulate-blocking hoods
ALPEX manufactures a range of laminates textiles made with Nomex Nano Flex barrier produced by DuPont. Tested in real conditions, the performance results are outstanding. Recent statistics from the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) warn of an alarming trend:…
JW Fishers – Tools to make search and recovery operations successful
Search and recovery operations are conducted daily throughout the globe. These dedicated teams are called to action for a variety of missions from drowning victims to location of missing evidence. What are some of the tools that both help divers…
ESKA – Glove professionals from Austria
For 110 years the Austrian family business ESKA has specialised in the development and manufacture of gloves. Creating uncompromising protection against heat and cuts, absolute hygiene and careful workmanship by master craftsmen have led to the fact that firefighters from…
Starting the year strong with GESA’s Equipment Exchange
We all know that Emergency Services departments and communities across the Global South struggle to get the equipment they need. Budgets are tight, procurements can be slow and inefficient, and the process for getting donated equipment can take years. At…
AGILE – Gold-standard protection from Hainsworth Protective Fabrics
AGILE is the supremely durable yet comfortable fabric designed for use in structural firefighting uniforms, that is purposely manufactured to protect against harmful particulates as well as heat stress. Global Business Manager Colin Whittaker explains how and why Hainsworth Protective…