In 2018, Australia’s regulatory mechanisms for building control and compliance remain fragmented by the federated…
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[de]contaminate!
Firefighters suffer more from certain serious diseases than other professions, and in our modern world,…
How could two states come to contrary conclusions over PFAS?
2017 saw South Australia propose a limited ban on PFOS and PFOA based firefighting foams.…
Increasing emergency management capacity through the business sector
Current research funded through the Bushfire and Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre is exploring planning…
Standards hot off the press
Responding to fires is always a heated debate among industry experts, but there is little…
Fire & Rescue Department of Malaysia Director General
The Fire & Rescue Department of Malaysia appointed the Director General Mohammad Hamdan Wahid with…
Why should the fire service use virtual reality for training?
Fire services now have the opportunity to embrace virtual reality (VR) to transform how firefighters…
NCC 2019 draft includes Association proposals
The new National Construction Code draft includes several important changes to fire safety, including residential…
How innovative technology can lead to significant gains in lone worker safety
In a recent case in New Zealand involving the death of a lone machinery operator…
Design and integrate globally, assemble locally
For people in the industry we see it all too often, the dreaded engineering specification…
Fire protection system security
In todays uncertain times, the issue of security of vital infrastructure like power stations, oil…
Keeping it clean
The provision of cleaning and maintenance services for firefighter PPE varies greatly around the world.…
Satellites to help show when the bush is ready to burn
Soil dryness and flammable vegetation are two of the primary factors affecting the severity of…
The leadership puzzle, unraveling crisis leadership
In a previous article for Asia Pacific Fire, I commented on the need for post-event…
Calculating tenability conditions when smoke drops below 2m
While it is always recommended to design fire safety systems to maintain the smoke layer…
Modern technology will further improve fire safety around the world
On March 25, Russia experienced its deadliest blaze in nearly a decade, killing 64 people…
Fire-safe cladding: building a culture of compliance
The tragic Grenfell Tower disaster in June 2017 was a harsh awakening for the building…
A day in the life of a Columbia Helicopters’ firefighting pilot
Columbia Helicopters, Inc., (Columbia) based in Aurora, Oregon, USA, has been fighting wildfires for 51…
Beyond the politics and blame: Evaluating crisis responses
Crisis events are high consequence and hold significant stakes for all involved. For residents and…
Research gives insight into community bushfire response in Australia
New South Wales, Australia faced some of the worst bushfire conditions ever forecast for the state in January and February 2017, including Catastrophic fire danger ratings (Australia’s highest danger level for fire) for many communities. During this time, a number of large and damaging fires occurred, but fortunately no human lives were lost during the worst of the conditions.
Singapore’s first pneumatic powered exoskeleton tailored for firefighters
TRIGEN Automotive, a leading Singapore manufacturer of special function vehicles and robotics solutions for emergency…
Identifying fire and life safety improvements for the vertical world
As our population in Australia and around the world continues to grow, so do our…
