Asia Pacific Fire Magazine - Issue 65 – April 2018 - Online Edition - Asia Pacific Fire

Issue 65 – April 2018

Why are we always playing catch up after a disaster?

Issue 65 – April 2018

Evidence-based regulation

TLX Technologies

TLX Technologies – Actuator designed for systems with operating pressures to 300 Bar

Product Profile

ESKA Australia Ares – Leading the way

Product Profile

WinDuct® – Smoke kills but not fire!

Ziegler Vehicle delivery of two Z6 for the airport Batam/Indonesia

Keynote address from Mr Jonathan Coppel, Productivity Commissioner – Natural Disaster Funding, Productivity Commission.

Issue 65 – April 2018

2018 Australian and New Zealand Disaster and Emergency Management Conference

Delegates of ANZSAR Conference enjoying the networking opportunities available throughout the event.

Issue 65 – April 2018

2018 Australian and New Zealand Search and Rescue Conference

Cladding replacement should be prioritised on a risk basis.

NFPA façade risk assessment research presented at Fire Australia 2018

Pyroplex® CE Marked Pipe Wraps–200 Series.

Why passive fire protection is key to the construction plan

The HRET demonstrating articulated flexibility when reaching over obstacles.

High Reach Extendable Turrets (HRET) – Beyond airports

Trust in PPE

Looking at a building destroyed during the Black Saturday bushfires.

Learning lessons from research insights: Black Saturday

Fike fast acting isolation valves.

Dust explosion mitigation methods

Well populated Hawaii’s diamond beach.

The Hawaii nuclear alert: how did people respond?

Risks in managing crowds: new handbook to help guide industry.

Development of handbook on crowd management underway

“Alternative water supply resources” – In this photo provided by US Fire Pump you’ll see a high volume industrial pumper being supplied by their ERADS (Emergency Response Aquatic Deployment System) in a situation where the water source is not accessible by the larger, heavier vehicle. This system allows for a high volume water supply to continuously feed apparatus allowing for better placement and less hassle of trying to draft.

LNG and LPG Fires – The importance of selecting the right equipment!

Densely packed cannabis plants in a grow room.

Growing pains: Code enforcement challenges with cannabis cultivation

A satellite image from the 2003 Canberra bushfires. Satellite imagery can provide overview insights into plume development, especially if Himawari-8 is used.

Predicting fire thunderstorms

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

Smoke zones are required in Australian hospitals under the BCA.

Evacuation of vulnerable persons by lifts

Participants during bushfire investigation training.

A history of the Australasian Association of Fire Investigators Conferences

Figure 2 Fire tests demonstrating fire risk in Class E warehouses.

Closing the gap for warehouse protection in China

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