As Australia experiences natural hazards of increasing frequency and severity, emergency services need information and…
Issue 74
How much to burn?
Australia has a long and continuing history of burning in its forests to reduce fuels…
Moving from disasters to events: how we learn to live with wildfire
In recent years, wildfire has carved an increasingly destructive path across the globe. Areas like…
Fire safety should be about value, not compliance
Recently, a fire-safety assessor reported that he had come to an impasse. A building under…
Safety Equipment Australia – High-tech breathing protection for fire professionals
Interspiro BA systems are recognized worldwide as the pinnacle of breathing protection for professional firefighters.…
LUKAS eWXT – eDRAULIC watertight extrication tool
Until now, rescue work under or on the water was only possible with hose-connected hydraulic…
Code 3 – Thinking strategically about emergency lighting
Nearly every time you see an ambulance, fire brigade or police vehicle, you are possibly…
Understanding bushfire risk, warnings and responses – lessons from the 2018 Reedy Swamp fire
Research into the 2018 Reedy Swamp fire finds that many people consider bushfire preparation as…
COVID-19 challenged us all, while reminding us about the importance of basic safety benchmarks
Without question, dealing with COVID-19 has been daunting for all of us – citizens, business…
Using graph theory to help prepare for lifeline failure during disasters
Lifelines refer to the critical infrastructure communities rely on every day, such as roads, communications,…
What is a fire assessment?
Fire assessments are desktop study reports offered by Warringtonfire Australia when a modification is made…
Bring your own air: a brief history of breathing apparatus
When you’re asked, ‘what’s the world’s oldest profession?’ you may be forgiven for coming up…
Humanihut provides field accommodation at the height of the Black Summer bushfires
Kylie Wurst, like thousands of her volunteer firefighter colleagues across the country, was deployed to…
FLIR donate to fight Australian forest fires
The 2019/2020 Australian bushfire season, colloquially known as the Black Summer, started in June 2019…
The evolution of PPE for the world’s female firefighters
Roger Startin, Joint Managing Director of Bristol Uniforms, looks back on the history of female…
Emergency evacuations: are you prepared?
As our buildings and the way in which we put them to use become more…
Thermal imagers: choose wisely
With the ever-growing development of new technologies for the fire service, many fire departments are…
Flame detection through the use of 3D mapping to aircraft hangars – Part 2
In the previous issue of Asia Pacific Fire Magazine, we discussed the challenges posed by…
Battery safety
Love them or hate them, batteries are an integral part of modern living. However, recent…
NSW Rural Fire Service awards 412 fleet operation and maintenance to Coulson Aviation PTY
New South Wales Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) has awarded the operation and maintenance of…
Future directions in the acquisition of aerial fire intelligence
Australia suffered some of its worst bushfires ever in the summer of 2019/2020, a period…
What does it take to change?
With all that is going on in this COVID-19 world – mass unemployment, community lockdown,…