The Firefighters Podcast #283 – The World Firefighter Games with John Hartley
The World Firefighter Games is an international sporting event that welcomes all full-time, part-time and volunteer firefighters and their immediate direct family from all across the globe. The games are held biennially…
Hochiki’s BOSEC Approved Latitude system and waterproof devices secure new food production facility in The Netherlands
Installers JTI Brandbeveiliging were contracted to help make safety a number one priority at a leading food manufacturer in The Netherlands. They achieved this by choosing Hochiki Europe’s marketing leading fire detection…
Kentec says it’s time to take another look at Taktis
Kentec Electronics, the leading manufacturer of innovative life safety solutions, has introduced a range of new features to its cutting-edge Taktis analogue addressable fire alarm control panel. Packed with innovative new functionality…
Furniture Factory Engulfed In Flames – It Could Have Been So Different
An early morning blaze at an industrial estate in Blackburn destroyed the production facilities of a local furniture upholsterer. The devastating fire swept through the unsprinklered upholstery unit, sending plumes of orange…
Fotokite AG, a Swiss and US-based company scale-up making fully autonomous tethered UAVs for firefighting and public safety teams.
Fotokite AG proudly announces the successful closure of its latest Series B financing round. The company has secured around CHF 10 M ($ 11 M) investment to further accelerate its growth, bolster…
FSi Promat to raise awareness of the need to accommodate movement in passive fire protection at Fire Safety Event
FSi Promat will highlight the need to account for movement in buildings when specifying passive fire protection in a presentation at this year’s Fire Safety Event. Speaking at the ASFP stage at…
Promat to highlight the need to test for fire safety in repurposed concrete
Passive fire specialist Promat will highlight the need to fire test protective solutions for repurposed concrete while exploring the sustainability benefits of reuse at the upcoming Concrete Expo UK. Focusing on the…
Siemens to host Transform 2024 in Manchester
More than 4,000 industry leaders, tech experts and policymakers will convene at Manchester Central this July for Siemens’ Transform 2024 to explore digital and sustainable transformation, including the contribution that fire protection…
Introducing The Pioneering Firemaster Concertina With Smoke Control
The First And Only Concertina Fire Curtain Available With Smoke Control To Bs En 1634-3 And Certified To Bs 8524 The FireMaster Concertina “Closed” with Smoke Control is the first and only…
Dafo Vehicle launches sustainable fluorine-free suppression agent, Forrex EVO
Dafo Vehicle, a global leader in fire safety for vehicles in high-risk industries, has released its new and improved Forrex EVO suppression agent in line with incoming rules to reduce fluorine content…
The Firefighters Podcast Special – Waldbaum’s supermarket fire debrief: The historic fire that killed 6 FDNY firefighters
On Aug. 2, 1978, a fire at a Brooklyn Waldbaum’s supermarket claimed the lives of six firefighters. Twelve firefighters who were working on the roof plunged into the seat of the fire…
The Firefighters Podcast #282 – Firefighter Cancer, Decontamination & Particulate Protection
Episode today from the Firefighter Decontamination & Particulate Protections Seminar 2024 where we spoke with many services attending and many subject matter experts in this space from across the world This seminar…
The Firefighters Podcast #284 – FDIC & Tall Buildings Fire Safety Conference with Russ Timpson
World’s Leading Thinkers on High-Rise Fire Safety coming to FDIC International 2024 – The 8th International Tall Building/High Rise Conference will make its US debut April 15-18, 2024 alongside FDIC International in…
The Firefighters Podcast #281 – Mickey Farrell Top Floor Tactics & FDNY
Mickey Farrell is a Lieutenant in the New York City Fire Department, a third-generation firefighter with 29 years of experience, the last 23 years being with the FDNY. Mickey is also a…
The Firefighters Podcast #280 – A Firefighters Battle with Cancer with Steve “Robbie” Burns
Steven ‘Robbie’ Burns, Watch Manager in the UKFRS shares his very personal cancer journey with cancer. In January of 2012, he first noticed blood in his urine. After a quick ‘Google’ he…
The Firefighters Podcast #279 – Resilience & Mental Fitness with Hadleigh Fischer
Too often, we hear that we need to have a ‘problem’ or a ‘diagnosis’ before we can start taking an active interest in our mental health – how do we shift this?…
ASFP makes two new appointments
The Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) is delighted to announce two new appointments. Jo O’Neill has been appointed to the newly created role of Academy Manager and Adam Shipstone joins as…
The Firefighters Podcast #278 – The Antarctic Fire Angels – Ordinary women doing extraordinary things
Hear how Georgina Gilbert & Rebecca Openshaw-Rowe AKA The Antarctic Fire Angels completed a 1,230km ski across the Antarctic in temperatures as low as -50 degrees completing their journey to the south…
PPG STEELGUARD 951 offers all-in-one solution for the highest-specification architectural steel projects
Advanced cellulosic passive fire protection (CPFP) solution meets fire protection, corrosion resistance and aesthetic standards. Popular in the design of today’s civil buildings, structural steel demands a particular performance profile from a…
New Tyco® Ng-2 Nitrogen Generator Offers Easy-To-Use, Advanced Corrosion Control For Fire Sprinkler Systems
Johnson Controls, the global leader for smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, announces today the launch of the new Tyco NG-2 Nitrogen Generator. Available in stand-alone or wall-mounted models, the NG-2 Nitrogen Generator…