During 2018-2019 there were nearly 45,000 primary fires or incidents of fire in dwellings and…
Issue 17 – January 2020
Husky Portable Containment – Firefighting products and Environmental Protection products
Husky Portable Containment was founded in 2004 and began selling products in early 2005. They…
Remote-controlled fire monitors for fixed firefighting systems
The requirement for automated firefighting is continuously increasing. Remote-controlled monitors, especially in combination with automated…
MetalCraft Marine – Deliver their 18th NFPA Type III Fireboat in 14 years
In 2015 the Kuwait Fire Services Directorate (KFSD) ordered their first FireStorm 50’, along with…
James Bond has nothing on the Fire Service
You may have heard of the old James Bond movie entitled, From Russia with Love?…
IFE GCC UAE Branch Update January 2020
As the year end approaches we look forward with great excitement to 2020. Since the…
Life safety: is it time the presumptions were questioned?
Property Protection Vs. Life Safety. It has long been UK Government policy to ensure that…
Bristol Uniforms – Producing high quality PPE for customers around the world for more than 60 years
Bristol Uniforms is a global leader in the design, manufacture and supply of protective clothing…
Early warning fire detection in underground stations
Based on UN’s world urbanisation prospects, the total amount of megacities – urban conglomerations with…
Haztec International – Supplying an extensive range of emergency vehicle warning equipment
British manufacturer, Haztec International, returns to Intersec Dubai (Dubai World Trade Centre, 19-21 January 2020)…
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…
M1 SCBA from MSA Safety – Protecting firefighters from hazardous substances
In an already hazardous job, firefighters are continuously facing new challenges. Although the overall trend…
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…
Euramco – Power categories on battery powered PPV
Based on motor power, which loosely translates to output (i.e. velocity and airflow) performance, the…
Modern safety technologies on high-impact mega-fires
During the latest decades, many parts of the globe have come across noteworthy and destructive…
Intersec Dubai 2020 to set even more records
This issue of Gulf Fire is published to coincide with the 22nd edition of Intersec…