Gulf Fire Magazine - Issue 8 - October 2017 - Gulf Fire

Grenfell Tower Fire

Promoting International best practice

Organisation Profile

Fire report from Dubai

Product Profile

NAFFCO – Attend Windows, Doors, and Façade Show 2017

Product Profile

Velox by Ateïs – One step ahead of the game

Product Profile

ProMove Bari-kit – Designed to help you help others, supplied to specialist rescue teams

Thermarestor – Making electrical fires a thing of the past

Product Profile

Fike DuraQuench – Versatile, affordable water mist fire suppression

A training session involving the shut-down of a broken valve on a fuel tank using LPG under computer control. South Wales FRS, Cardiff.

The importance of training and firefighter safety

Fire & Rescue Service false alarm callouts are extremely costly.

Fire safety management… the future’s virtual

EvacPro+ provides ‘lots of handles for lots of people’.

Plus size evacuation – What is the solution?

The right fabric and design are essential to avoid heat stress.

A suit to suit

Reach and Rescue’s Telescopic Rescue Pole extends to a length of 17 metres in just 20 seconds, allowing operators to remain in a safe zone while conducting swift and directionally accurate rescues, even in hazardous conditions.

A universal solution for emergency responders

Any high rise tower fire is potentially deadly.

British standards for fire testing of electric cables are falling behind

ESG’s analytical techniques detect trace levels of accelerants left behind in the aftermath of a fire.

Fire accelerant analysis: tracing an incident to its source

Hidden underneath the Panama Canal’s massive new locks is a labyrinth of pipe and valves supplied by AMERICAN.

AMERICAN – Products used in expansion of one of the world’s wonders

The interior of a typical prison with a day room.

Tenability criteria in unique situations and atypical buildings

Designing and constructing iconic buildings requires a fully integrated fire strategy covering the complete life cycle of the building.

Fire engineering and the international design process

Firefighters conduct overhaul operations.

Class A Foam – A force multiplier in structural and wildland firefighting

What fuel loads exist in these boxes? It is impossible to determine by looking at the packaging how much Group A plastic may be included in expanded or unexpanded form. The owner, shipper or warehouse operator should keep informed of any changes that may affect combustibility.

The influence of plastics in high piled storage – Part 3

360 spherical imaging technology and applications

PPE must fulfil different levels of safety e.g. thermal and chemical protection, fire retardance and water resistance.

Can lightweight PPE be truly safe?

Figure 1 – Fire in a gas bus conducted as part of a reconstruction for the Swedish Accident Investigation Board

New risks for vehicles with alternative fuels

Knowing the behavior of the water stream inside the room and the effects on the gas outlet will help to apply the technique more efficiently.

Offensive fire attack – Variables that interfere with the fire gases outlet: Part 1

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