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

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

Development of handbook on crowd management underway

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

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

Product Profile

ESKA Australia Ares – Leading the way

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

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2018 Australian and New Zealand Disaster and Emergency Management Conference

“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

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

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2018 Australian and New Zealand Search and Rescue Conference

Trust in PPE

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

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

Product Profile

WinDuct® – Smoke kills but not fire!

Looking at a building destroyed during the Black Saturday bushfires.

Learning lessons from research insights: Black Saturday

Well populated Hawaii’s diamond beach.

The Hawaii nuclear alert: how did people respond?

Cladding replacement should be prioritised on a risk basis.

NFPA façade risk assessment research presented at Fire Australia 2018

Fike fast acting isolation valves.

Dust explosion mitigation methods

TLX Technologies

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

The HRET demonstrating articulated flexibility when reaching over obstacles.

High Reach Extendable Turrets (HRET) – Beyond airports

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Evidence-based regulation

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Why are we always playing catch up after a disaster?

Pyroplex® CE Marked Pipe Wraps–200 Series.

Why passive fire protection is key to the construction plan

Smoke zones are required in Australian hospitals under the BCA.

Evacuation of vulnerable persons by lifts