Global perspective and purview The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has been working with global…
Issue 16 – October 2019

IFE GCC UAE Branch Update October 2019
As the hot summer draws to an end and the region looks forward to the…

XFlex
Bristol’s flagship range in structural firefighting PPE Popular with firefighters around the world, it has…

FireDos
Stands out as a specialist for monitors and proportioners for firefighting The Germany-based company FireDos…

Correct tools for assurance of properties of building materials
It is already more than 25 years since World Trade Organization has been working to…

Focus on Bahrain Civil Defence
Des Tidbury QFSM, Advisor to Civil Defence, Bahrain Ministry of the Interior Filled with excitement…

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…

Extrication Planning – Part 2
In the previous article we looked at the initial stages of extrication planning and focused…

Safety Design in Buildings – The safety conference that has the GCC talking about safety in the built environment
For the past seven years, the Safety Design in Buildings (SDiB) conference campaign has been…

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…

Cancer – The current epidemic in the fire service
More firefighters have been diagnosed with cancer in the last two years, then in the…

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…
Forthcoming mega shows and the legacy of Grenfell Tower
As the end of the second decade of the 21st century draws to a close,…