The requirement for automated firefighting is continuously increasing. Remote-controlled monitors, especially in combination with automated…
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Early warning fire detection in underground stations
Based on UN’s world urbanisation prospects, the total amount of megacities – urban conglomerations with…
Ensuring effective fire detection and suppression in tank farms
Despite the introduction of new fire protection technologies and increasingly stringent regulatory standards, incidents such…
‘Fit for Purpose fire resistance’ whose responsibility is it?
The UK Building Regulations, Approved Document B adopts the standard time temperature protocol of ISO834-1…
Flame detection through the use of 3D mapping to aircraft hangars
In this first, of a two-part article, William Pittman, PhD discusses the challenges posed by…
Modern safety technologies on high-impact mega-fires
During the latest decades, many parts of the globe have come across noteworthy and destructive…
Cost Evaluation of black steel pipe vs galvanized pipe when using a nitrogen generator
The benefits of using nitrogen gas over compressed air in dry and pre-action systems as…
Fire protection of containers at sea
As new ships out of the dockyard boast ever greater capacities, container ship fleet sizes…
Disasters in the developed world
Spending much of the last 30 years involved directly or indirectly in the rescue-equipment business…
Detection systems for fire protection equipment
Fire alarm systems have over a century of existence, ever since Francis Robbin Upton developed…
Airbag deployment during extrication
I have made a point of asking the question: ‘What is the most likely thing…
Correct tools for assurance of properties of building materials
It is already more than 25 years since World Trade Organization has been working to…
How to select the right fire detection system
Across industries, fire detection system requirements have become more challenging. Making the right choice in…
Flame detector selection – effective viewing distance?
This article builds on our understanding of flame detectors developed in issue 151 of this…
Thermal imaging – understanding high & low sensitivity
This short article is an attempt to clarify a few misconceptions in regard to fire…
Dispelling common myths about nitrogen generators
There is a growing emphasis on the construction of new data centers and cold storage…
The value of standards development
Earlier this year, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) President and CEO Jim Pauley wrote a…
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