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Reducing PFAS levels in firefighters by blood and plasma donation

An innovative flame-detector solution for helidecks and aircraft hangars
Fire & Gas Detection Technologies Inc. (FGD) is addressing the daily problems that impact productivity,…

Science to guide our relationship with nature
CEO of Natural Hazards Research Australia, Dr Richard Thornton, reflects on the floods in Queensland…

Use of search cameras during USAR operations

Introducing the Rural Fire Brigades Association Queensland (RFBAQ) designed ‘Fusion Cruiser’
The RFBAQ are fusing the crew safety learnings from the Innovation Platform onto the RFBAQ…

Award-winning just-in-time innovation

A rainy, fatal summer: how the 2021–22 La Niña season stacks up with previous seasons
Some 41 people have drowned (including three missing presumed dead (mpd)) over the 2021–22 La…

Changing the way we predict and respond to fire nationally
Nova Systems Geospatial (formerly Geoplex) has worked closely with AFAC and NSW RFS to tackle…

Standards Australia’s Iconic Nation Report
As part of its centenary year, Standards Australia has released the Iconic Nation Report. This…

Innovative design sees Helitak gain additional approvals
Now widely used all over the world, Helitak have continued to build on their original…

When fires cause storms
New technology is now available that predicts fire-generated thunderstorms, prompted by a sharp increase in…

The history of product certification

Becoming green and the challenges for optical flame detection
We are all too aware of the drivers to become greener. In some cases, the…

The conventional market is not going away
For many people, the advent and growth of addressable fire detection indicated the end of…

Taking protective action during floods and storms
Public safety messages for floods and storms will be broadcast on ABC Radio this severe…

GEN III Smart Proportioner – remote testing system
Regular testing and maintenance ensure a maximum service life and functional and failure-related safety of…

Suppression strategies for peat fires – Part 3
The main factors that affect fire spread in peat are moisture content, oxygen supply, and…

Is your life-safety equipment ‘fit for purpose’?
Life-safety, firefighting and critical emergency systems depend on the unfailing reliability of electric cables during…

Climate change and wildfire: a call to arms
Australia’s Black Summer of bushfires in 2019–20 was utterly unprecedented. Fires started in winter then…

Standards Australia supports quality infrastructure in the Pacific
As a trusted partner of the Australian Government, Standards Australia engages with countries in the…

Safely tackling electric vehicle and internal combustion engine fires
With Australia and New Zealand plans to accelerate the sales of electric vehicles (EV) over…

The future of fighting wildfires is drones
From California to Turkey to Australia, wildfires, also known as bushfires, are everywhere – and…