As this edition of Gulf Fire goes to press, the world is still recovering from…
2020
IFE GCC UAE Branch Update October 2020
The last few months since the previous IFE Branch update have been a period of…
Crowd source
Someday soon, crowds will once again be a defining feature of the human experience. When…
Eagle Technical Products – Designing firefighting PPE for the Middle East – The Vulcan
The conditions in the Middle East are some of the toughest for firefighters anywhere in…
The Beirut explosion; an inconvenient truth for the industry and authorities
The devastating explosion in the Beirut harbour area was a dramatic wake-up call for the…
Fit for action
Roger Startin, Joint Managing Director of Bristol Uniforms looks at the importance of high quality,…
Ensuring the safe operation of electric and hybrid electric vehicles
While the global transition towards a more sustainable environment, with increased use of renewable energy…
Fire design of composite beams with web openings protected with reactive intumescent coating
Fire engineering designing of structures has been proven to be an effective method of designing…
Mobile firefighting technology for high hazard applications
The occurrence of high hazard fires has reduced in the last few years suggesting training…
An Industrial Revolution – Commercial Fire & Rescue Services
An increasing financial squeeze on Civil Defence or Municipal Fire and Rescue Services has seen…
Flame detector selection – Which technology to use in gas turbine enclosures?
Which flame detection technology should I use in a gas turbine enclosure? This is a…
How to help reduce the risk of fire in oilfields and other extremely hazardous environments
It is hard to imagine that a little over 150 years ago, the discovery of…
The Ultimate Industrial System: Exceeding the norms of industrial fire protection
In 1955, a high magnitude explosion at the former Standard Oil Refinery in the USA…
Why the specification and selection of warning strobes is so important to the design of fire and gas detection
Throughout our lives, we have been exposed to the importance of visual signalling in keeping…
New beam detector technology for fire protection in hazardous areas of oil, gas and chemical plants
A new generation of beam detectors has been developed in response to the particular needs…
Critical fire-protection and life-safety considerations for safe usage of tents