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Addressable Notification – higher efficiency, greater flexibility.
Five things to know about the 2019 edition of NFPA 72

The 2019 edition of NFPA 72 is on its way. Are you ready for it?…

NCOC required PPG to offer a wide range of protective coatings and provide local technical and supply chain support.
PPG PITT-CHAR® – Passive Fire Protection for the global oil, gas and chemicals industries

Passive Fire Protection (PFP) coatings have become a permanent fixture in the oil, gas and…

Several Pi Foam pressure vessels protecting a ring-walled gasoline tank in the background at an Oiltanking facility in Central Europe.
Protection for installments in conflict zones

In recent years, sabotage missile or drone attacks on tank storage farms and refineries have…

Figure A – Flame Detector layout within HazMap3D showing 3 detector cones and 2D (insert) representation from printed report grademap.
Sour gas, rotten eggs – recipe for disaster

In this first, of a two-part article, Gemma Finnegan discusses the dangers posed by hydrogen…

Emergency Management

Emergency management has ancient roots. Early hieroglyphics depict cavemen trying to deal with disasters. As…

The continuing legacy of Grenfell Tower

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

The IFE Board of Directors and International General Assembly meeting, held in Stratford-upon-Avon, UK in March.
IFE GCC UAE branch update

At the time of writing we are approaching the end of the Holy Month of…

DCD
Smart monitoring for homes in Dubai

Dubai Civil Defence (DCD) is continually working to improve citizens safety. Having implemented a ground-breaking…

Supervisor software is designed by the R&D team of Mavili Elektronik to provide users luxury of central administration of multiple fire and gas detection systems.
Maxlogic Supervisor Software – Graphical monitoring and control of fire and fault conditions

Maxlogic Supervisor software is a specially developed and easy to manage computer software that can…

VELOX Touch – Fire alarm control panel.
ATEÏS Middle East – Expands innovation

ATEIS Middle East, manufacturer of Fire Detection Systems, Pro Audio Public Address, Voice Evacuation, Speakers…

Discussing retrofitting of cladding on stage with Shamim Rashid Sumar and Jaime Paucar from Jensen Hughes and Craig Ross from Cavendish Maxwell.
Safety Design in Buildings

During the recent Safety Design in Buildings conference held in Jeddah, Gulf Fire took the…

Monitoring by sampling the air whenever you are out of SCBA in, near and after a fire is really the only way to know you’re OK.
HCN and CO in firefighting and emergency medical services

Smoke and gases generated in today’s fires are more dangerous than they’ve ever been. Thankfully…

Selecting fire and gas detectors for harsh and remote locations

Drilling platforms in the Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea. Oil and gas processing facilities that…

Design for modern buildings is changing rapidly.
Best practice is the only way

Against a background of high-rise building fires in the Middle East, and the issues emerging…

Figure 1: Liquefied Natural Gas Plant.
Fire protection for LNG

Fire safety is an intrinsic part of the design process for developing hydrocarbon facilities. With the range of codes and standards used in the Oil & Gas industry, the required safety levels play a key part in the construction and operation phases.

Very large open spaces, high ceilings and high fire load are typical characteristics in warehouses.
Safety for warehouses – video fights fire

Warehouses can be a firefighter’s nightmare. Although warehouse fires usually result in few bodily injuries…

A person utilizes a HTC Vive for a virtual training simulation.
Virtual reality technology is within fire department’s reach

New developments in technology have brought the capability for all fire departments to utilize immersive…