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Another First As South Yorkshire Adopts New PPE in PBI Black

South Yorkshire FRS have become the first fire service in the UK to re-equip its firefighters with new PPE incorporating a PBI black outershell. Brist... more...

Flashover - Part 2

Flashover - What do YOU Know? Part 2 – Flashover Part 1 What is 'flashover'? There are so many different forms of 'flashover' related phenomena it c... more...

PrimaX IR Gas Transmitter

Reliable Performance in Extreme ConditionsEvery feature of the new MSA PrimaX IR Gas Transmitter is designed with reliability in mind to withstand the... more...

LION Acquires HAAGEN to Offer Training Equipment

As a world leader in personal protective equipment for first responders, LION is excited to announce that HAAGEN Fire Training Products and BullEx Dig... more...

Lighting Potentially Explosive Atmospheres

Fire Services in the UK have had to comply with the DSEAR (Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations) we look at the affect of this A... more...

METRO Tunnel Fire Tests in Sweden

SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden, Department of Fire Technology recently undertook full-scale fire tests in a Metro-type environment which fo... more...

Tactical Ventilation

Firefighters in North America have, for decades, traditionally resorted to venting actions to open up structures in an attempt to release dangerous co... more...

Airport Firefighting

Structural fires, which the public are accustomed to seeing our fire and recue services attend on a regular basis, frequently avoid fatalities. Aircra... more...

Security industry experts target a new market: Kazakhstan

Over 1,200 security professionals will attend the 2nd Almaty International Protection, Security, Fire Safety and Rescue (AIPS) Exhibition, being held ... more...

Marine Firefighting Fleet Suit Meets New MarED Standards

An all-new range of marine firefighting PPE, designed to meet the introduction of upgraded European MarED standards from December 2011, has been intro... more...

Russia’s longest running security exhibition returns for the 21st year

The St. Petersburg International Security and Fire (Sfitex) Exhibition, Russia’s longest running security exhibition, will mark its 21st edition o... more...

Intersec 2012 draws great response

The regional security, safety, fire and rescue industries came out in strength on the first two days of the region’s premier safety and security eve... more...

85% of MIPS, Russia’s largest security exhibition sold

85% of the Moscow International Protection, Security and Fire Safety (MIPS) Exhibition has now been sold.  MIPS is the largest security event in Russ... more...

Aircraft Recovery – New Developments and Recommendations

Aircraft recovery today – new developments and recommendations from the recovery specialist at Fraport AG Due to its function as an air traffic hu... more...

Thermal Imagers, a powerful Tool for the Fire Service

By Francine Amon Thermal imaging cameras (TIC) were once restricted to use by the military, however, this technology has been declassified and is now ... more...

Goliath proud to support team building day

Some of the world’s top rugby players were feeling the heat when they took part in a team-building session hosted by Bristol Airport’s fire traini... more...

Leader North America works with the City of New York Fire Department

Leader North America had the opportunity to work with the City of New York Fire Department (FDNY) in a training exercise in an abandoned tunnel. The F... more...

Technical Rescue Protective Clothing

Rescuer safety and protection keys to effective technical rescue protective clothing The days when the ‘one suit fits all’ PPE policy prevailed am... more...

NEW LED for Wolf ATEX Safety Torch

A new LED torch is now available from the Wolf Safety range, as well as a retrofit LED unit for existing customers to upgrade their TS-24 / TR-24 and ... more...

Flashover - What do YOU Know?

What is 'flashover'? There are so many different forms of 'flashover' related phenomena it can become confusing for the firefighter. We have grouped t... more...

Silo fires require specific response tactics

by Henry Persson The replacement of fossil fuels with renewable fuels has an impact on fire safety issues in many ways. In particular, the use of soli... more...

RESQTEC wins the Red Dot design award “best of the best”!!

RESQTEC is the proud winner of the Red Dot design award “best of the best”!! At the Interschutz 2010 RESQTEC introduced the ProfixMax strut as one... more...

Tyco International Acquire Chemguard

Tyco International Ltd announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire privately-held Chemguard, Inc., a leading provider of firefighting foam c... more...

Ethanol Tank Firefighting to be presented at a workshop

In many countries, the use of ethanol has increased significantly as a means to fulfil climate goals by replacing fossil fuels with renewable fuels, b... more...

A new method of risk assessment when fighting tunnel fires

Fires in road tunnels can be very serious and difficult to fight. In addition to the necessary resources, there must also be proper incident planni... more...

Wind Driven (Forced Draft) Building Fires

The hazard to firefighters from wind driven forced draught (draft) fires is immense. It is not a new problem but is an issue that has been associated ... more...

Quick and safe rescue with the wedge-shaped lifting bag

Fire services are always confronted with new challenges with respect to person rescue. Vetter, the German manufacturer, has worked in close cooperatio... more...

23 countries represented at international firefighter clothing conference in the UK

A recent conference held to discuss developments in the global market for firefighter personal protection attracted almost 40 delegates, from 23 count... more...

NEW: PrimaX Gas Transmitter

PrimaX, the new fixed gas transmitter from MSA, is suited to a wide range of indoor and outdoor applications for the detection of combustible gases, t... more...

A+A 2011 in Düsseldorf closes with Significant Increase in Visitor Numbers

A+A 2011 in Düsseldorf kicked off with record exhibitor numbers and exhibition space and now after four days (18 – 21 October) the leading Internat... more...

Innovations for rescue out of buildings

Many new products were presented at the INTERSCHUTZ 2010 exhibition in Leipzig. On the open-air exhibition ground there was an especially impressive n... more...

New! Compact Low Height Rescue Reels (ELF Series)

ELF Series * Available for all 3 rescue reel types— air, twin hydraulic or cord* New gear motor rewind (12 or 24V available) for slow, powerful rewi... more...

ruwu® Team Introduces Ultra-Compact Model

The ruwu® engineering team has come up with something new: The MWM 150 E – The ultra-compact introductory model. This ultra-compact fan has all th... more...

XFlex™ Flexible PPE Solutions for Structual Firefighting

XFlex™ Ushers in a New Generation of Flexible Solutions for Structual Firefighting Bristol Uniforms, a world leader in the design and manufacture o... more...

NASCAR Renews Sponsorship Agreement With AMKUS

NASCAR has renewed its sponsorship agreement with AMKUS, the tool-making company that serves as the “rescue system supplier” for all of NASCAR... more...

BLIXT – an electric vehicle project

What happens to the battery of an electric vehicle in a crash? This is a question to which SP is looking for the answer as part of the work of the ... more...

Fires are common in buses

About 1 % of all buses suffer some form of fire incident each year. Some of these fires have serious consequences. The most recent example of a tr... more...

Bristol Firefighter Clothing Prasied for Protection

Bristol Firefighter Clothing Prasied for Protection Provided in Flashover Incident in DerbyshireTwo Derbyshire Fire & Rescue firefighters called t... more...

Compressed Air Foam Systems

In today’s wide world of available foam products, a number of fire chiefs with industrial responsibilities are looking beyond installing tradition... more...

Feeling the heat: is protective gear becoming too effective?

As protective gear has improved, firefighters can theoretically get deeper into a fire and remain there for longer periods of time before they ‘feel... more...

Flashover - Part 3

Flashover - What do YOU Know? Part 3 – Flashover Part 1 & Flashover Part 2 What is 'flashover'? There are so many different forms of 'flashover'... more...