APAC Xtreme Fire School is back! 15th–18th January 2018, Thailand Following the success of the…
Issue 63 – October 2017
Collaborating for success at AFAC17 in Sydney
Staged for and by the sector, AFAC17 powered by INTERSCHUTZ, was held from 4-7 September…
Zettler Profile Flexible
The next step in fire detection solutions Zettler profile Flexible is a powerful fire detection…
Offroad Trucks Australia – Fire and emergency tender destined to stir the present field
Offroad Trucks Australia, the WA-based national distributor of Tatra trucks, has signalled a move outside…
TYCO SprinkCAD™ Software Suite – Advanced sprinkler design software for the fire protection professional
Learn how to build a code-compliant sprinkler system quickly and easily with the TYCO SprinkCAD…
Earthquake SAR operation in Mount Kinabalu, Ranau, Sabah, Malaysia
Natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, and forest fires are among the tragedies that often…
Construction in bushfire prone areas
Bushfires are common in Australia due to our hot and dry climate, making the bushfire…
Disaster risk management: Australian challenges
Australia is exposed to a variety of natural and technological disaster risks, which vary in…
We should make the most of trade exhibitions
Both customer and client are there to exchange information. Just make sure it’s the correct…
Fit for action
When designing PPE for firefighters, providing protection against the dangers of fire is of course…
A machine learning model of tropical cyclone wind risk
Extreme winds from tropical cyclones (TCs) regularly threaten communities worldwide. In recent decades significant efforts…
Thai Pyrogen deaths a grim reminder
The tragic deaths of eight people following the accidental triggering of a Pyrogen extinguishing system…
Making firefighting and fire protection work together
We spend billions of dollars on fire safety in buildings, sprinklers, fire alarms and fire…
Electrical circuits supporting life safety and fire fighting equipment
Unlike other cables, fire resistant cables have to work even when directly exposed to fire…
Where, why and how are Australians dying in floods?
Fatalities from floods are a major cause of natural hazard deaths around the globe. Here…
Mountain waves and extreme fire behaviour
One of the most challenging situations in fire management is when relatively non-threatening weather conditions…
Flood/water restoration is part of community recovery
Fires cause Home and Business owners to face the anguish of losing prized valuables, photographs, documents, even special items that may be low in cost but high in sentimental value for parents or children who understand that replacement with a new item is not always the best option.
Most people who have never experienced the impact of fire, understand that it’s probably the most traumatic and distressing event they will ever likely experience. Within the industry, we genuinely care about getting people back on their feet again.
That is where the role of the Restoration company comes into its own. This is not to say that everything is restorable as there are some items in a fire that will be damaged beyond repair and deemed beyond salvage, but for those items deemed potentially salvageable, the restorer has a very good chance of successfully restoring the damaged structure or contents.
The future of emergency management
A number of related trends are shaping the future of the emergency services landscape. Their…
Is your fire service prepared? Firefighter cardiac arrest – Part 1
As all of us know, firefighting is a dangerous profession and it is increasingly evident…
Aiming high – and aiming safely
Working at high altitudes is considered to be extremely dangerous. Fire services, for instance, need…
The three pillars of fire protection
People, products and enforcement: these are the three pillars we need to get right to…