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Issue 90 – June 2022
What’s needed to make our structures more fire resilient?
By 2050, the world’s population is set to grow to almost 10 billion and 68%…
Ensuring compliance in smoke ventilation life safety systems
This feature looks to reiterate the importance of using fully compliant life safety products and…
AQUASYS – Efficiently protecting clean rooms with high-pressure watermist
AQUASYS was founded in 1993 as part of a technology group and is a pioneer…
A guide to foam and foam proportioning equipment – Part 1
Fire presents many challenges, not least because of the variables that determine which suppression medium…
Testing innovative technology to improve fire safety and future-proof homes
This feature discusses a recent project to test how the Plumis Automist fire-suppression system could…
Bus fire-system requirements: what’s been happening since the introduction of UNECE R107?
Fires in mass transportation, and buses specifically, have been a long-term concern. The very nature…
Watermist at its turning point
Things have progressed well for watermist: there is a growing market for eco-friendly, sustainable products…
Modern trends and developments in fire detection
Demand for reliable fire-detection systems is growing worldwide, with an estimated compound annual growth rate…
BIOEX – Pioneers in fluorine-free foams
Fluorine-Free Foam (FFF) technology is not new to BIOEX. For more than 20 years, BIOEX…
Fluorine-free foam systems – a solution is needed now!
There is no doubt that the trend towards the use of synthetic fluorine-free foams (SFFF)…
Exploring entire life-cycle costs
International Fire Protection (IFP) recently caught up with Paul Pope, Group Business Development Director at…
Electric vehicle fires on ships
The Felicity Ace and her cargo of thousands of burnt vehicles – some of them…
Reducing PFAS levels in firefighters by blood and plasma donation
Historically firefighters have been occupationally exposed to perfluoroalkyl substances such as PFOS, PFHxS and PFOA…
Principle and application of aspirating smoke detectors (ASDs) with an innovative method for very early fire alarms – Part 2
In Part 2 of this article, the smoke detection performance of the particle-charging method is…
Electric detection technology provides intelligent fire protection for commercial kitchens
The latest fire-protection systems provide real-time monitoring capabilities, streamline maintenance and evolve with kitchens as…
INTERSCHUTZ – Showcasing solutions facing the challenges of our times
From 20 to 25 June 2022, the topics at INTERSCHUTZ in Hannover, Germany, will revolve…
Total PFAS analysis via total organic fluorine
The analysis of total organic fluorine (TOF) via combustion ion chromatography (CIC) has emerged as…
Thermal imaging and the Industrial Internet of Things are improving early fire detection
Industrial facilities are finding ways to prevent fire damage by identifying hot spots with thermal…
Emerging technology and fire-protection considerations for the aviation industry
I have spent more than 15 years in the fire service, the majority of that…