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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…
Fire compartmentation
Readers may recall in Issue 14 of Gulf Fire (April 2019 edition), an article that…
Twelve barriers that can impact situational awareness – Part 3
Flawed situational awareness is one of the leading contributing factors in first responder near-miss and…
Flame detector selection – which one?
So, where do we start? All flame detectors have strengths and limitations, we therefore need…
Clean agent fire protection for power generation facilities
Power generation facilities produce electricity, and include hydroelectric, nuclear, and fossil fuel based power plants.…
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