Earlier this year, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) President and CEO Jim Pauley wrote a…
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Extrication Planning – Part 2
In the previous article we looked at the initial stages of extrication planning and focused…
Smoke detection takes giant strides forward in enhanced life safety
The changes to these commercial and residential standards were driven in part by two factors…
Should we rethink the protection of petrochemical tanks in light of the ITC Deer Park Fire?
After the ITC Deer Park Incident, the industry urgently needs to discover what went wrong…
Why mineral insulated cable is the best choice for hazardous environments
Potential explosive atmospheres exist when a mixture of air gas, vapour, mist, or dust combine…
Voice Evacuation system, better described as voice safety systems
The idea behind voice alarm/voice evacuation (VA/VE) is a simple one. Clear, straightforward instructions are…
Bright ideas: Emergency lighting intensity for day and night conditions
Though the effectiveness of blue emergency lighting in daytime conditions has become a matter of…
Understanding class ‘B’ obstacle fire hazard situations
Fires occurring within industrial and commercial applications are commonly controlled and extinguished with portable fire…
Remote-controlled fire monitors for fixed firefighting systems
The requirement for automated firefighting is continuously increasing. Remote-controlled monitors, especially in combination with automated…
Airbag deployment during extrication
I have made a point of asking the question: ‘What is the most likely thing…
Spotting The Small Print
The confusion of multi-sensor certification The almost all-round protection offered by multi-sensors makes them a…
Protection by design
Bristol Uniforms has been at the forefront of firefighter PPE design for more than 60…
From test to reality
Modern cladding approaches bring together a seemingly ever-increasing diversity of materials and components including fixings,…
Extrication planning – Part 1
Vehicle extrication is an extremely complex discipline which requires a high level of skill, knowledge…
Fire testing of cables is important, but not at the expense of other performance characteristics
Construction projects in the Middle East are rapidly on the rise, as there is significant…
LTE to 5G: Future-proofed critical communications for public safety
Public Safety organisations have always relied on high-quality critical communication voice services, built on specialised…
Water mist – the firefighting system and the organisation behind it
Ragnar Wighus, IWMA past president and chief scientist at SP Fire Research Norway, says: ‘Water-mist…
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