Editors Comment

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The Grenfell Tower Inquiry concludes as fires in EV batteries increase 

In several past editions of Gulf Fire, I have referred to the circumstances of the…

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Climate change drives innovative wildfire control systems 

In recent months, global climate change has continually brought abnormally high temperatures which have worsened…

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Old fire-safety challenges and a new one 

Now that daily life is getting back to something like normality, it seems that the…

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Kickstarting the Gulf fire safety sector after Covid 

Since early 2020, the global fire safety sector began to confront the drastic effects of…

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Welcome to a reunion with Intersec Dubai

After a missing year – 2021 – when the Covid-19 global pandemic was at its…

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Looking ahead to potential record events

In my Comment page in the last edition of Gulf Fire, I optimistically looked forward…

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A time for really getting going again

Even as I write my comment page, a reminder came of the constant topic of…

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Getting back to some near normal activity

Despite the good news of the ever-growing availability of successful vaccines to combat the dominating…

Looking ahead to the restoration of normality
Despite the good news of the development and imminent availability of vaccines to combat the…
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Intersec 2021 – A milestone in Covid 19 recovery

As this edition of Gulf Fire goes to press, the world is still recovering from…

The Coronavirus legacy and the drive for tower fire safety

When I penned my Editor’s Comment for the April 2020 edition of Gulf Fire, I…

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A great Intersec 2020 and now the threat of coronavirus

On its 22nd year, Intersec 2020 was held on 19 to 21 January at the…

Intersec Dubai 2020 to set even more records

This issue of Gulf Fire is published to coincide with the 22nd edition of Intersec…

Forthcoming mega shows and the legacy of Grenfell Tower

As the end of the second decade of the 21st century draws to a close,…

Intersec 2019
Intersec 2019

This edition of Gulf Fire coincides with the 21st edition of Intersec in Dubai which…

Grenfell inquiry points to significant fire safety failings

Readers will probably recall that in the previous edition of Gulf Fire, I reported aspects…

The continuing legacy of Grenfell Tower

Readers of Gulf Fire will hopefully recall my comments in the last edition of the…