The threat of fire is always present. Environmental and mechanical factors can spark a fire…
Issue 53 – March 2017
GORE® VARDE – The very latest in technical rescue protection from Bristol Uniforms
The role of a firefighter is constantly evolving. Today across the globe, firefighters are spending…
LITH-EX Fire Extinguishers – A portable fire extinguisher designed for Lithium battery fires
The news is filled with ever more examples of fires caused by Lithium batteries, from…
Angus Fire – Fire protection products for storage tanks
Angus Fire has been designing and manufacturing fire protection products and foam concentrates aimed at…
What’s inside those shipping containers?
The 17,800-gross ton container ship Sea Elegance had been lying at anchor off Durban awaiting…
Post-collision fires in road vehicles
A recent study on post-collision fires published by SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden (now…
New FIA research into fires in waste recycling centres
It perhaps happens a little more often than we’d like – it seems not a…
Technology and Innovation
Intelligent wearable technology is becoming an increasingly positive asset to the firefighting industry and is…
Protecting our firefighters 30 years after King’s Cross
This year is the 30th anniversary of the King’s Cross disaster, an event which was…
Solar panels and the DC danger zone – reducing risk factors – Part 1
The growth of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems has been exponential for the past two decades.…
The importance of PPE in a water rescue situation
A drysuit can essentially save your life while you are working in cold water. During…
CBRN forensics – Exploring new and innovative investigation technologies
There is no doubt that Europe is under an everyday threat of terrorism and the…
Fire accelerant analysis: tracing an incident to its source
In the aftermath of a fire, once the police have ruled out foul play, fire…
The 5 step discipline for overturns and underrides
Uprighting a loaded cement mixer, perhaps lifting the rear of a loaded van trailer is…
Canine assets
Since the first fire investigation dog in the UK appeared in west midlands fire service…
The Deadly Dozen: Twelve barriers that can impact situational awareness – Part 1
Flawed situational awareness is one of the leading contributing factors in first responder near-miss and…
Bad parking and bizarre driving sparks new safety campaign
A campaign has been launched as fire chiefs say the number of incidents in which…
Rapid intervention teams in the American paid-on-call and volunteer fire service
For firefighters, the threat of danger always looms. Many firefighters, from the youngest of rookies…
Firehouses – Can they breed a change in behavioral health?
As a retired fire captain from the suburbs of Chicago, a licensed counselor and founder…
A French General and FDIC International
The fire service has many common interests internationally, among them the issues that affect our…