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Illuminating the scene
One of the easiest tasks to overlook at emergency incidents is providing adequate scene lighting.…
Fire safety engineering approaches to bushfire evacuation
Since the Black Saturday fires in Victoria, Australian emergency officials have emphasised evacuation planning and…
What you need to know about automatic fire sprinkler systems
In the event of a fire in a building, active fire suppression systems can have…
Firefighting PPE in the mining industry
Paul Gibson, International Sales Manager for MSA Bristol, a global leader of cutting-edge firefighter protection,…
Factors to consider before any C8 firefighting foam transition
Most foam users recognise the need for transitioning away from legacy firefighting foams that break…
Gas suppression control for critical and high-risk sites: what to consider
Advanced’s Regional Sales Manager for South East Asia, Tin Le Than, discusses some of the…
Flame detector selection: Part 1 – detection technologies
This is the first of a two-part article where we provide pointers for flame detector…
Training during and after the pandemic: what some feel may be the new norm
As we started 2020, the pandemic was just getting a grip on the world and…
Transformation of the Civil Defence Academy to meet the challenges of tomorrow
As our operating environment continues to evolve, firefighting, rescue and pre-hospital emergency care have become…
Use of foam for firefighting in tank farms of the oil and petrochemical industry – Part 1
Tank farm fires in the oil and petrochemical industry do not occur often. When they…
Cutting-edge design puts fires out faster
You could say that flying was in Jason Schellaars blood from a very early age.…
Selecting and using a thermal imaging camera for wildfire – Part 1
For wildfire, the use of a thermal imaging camera (TIC) can have significant benefits. However,…
Uncovering exposure to natural hazards
As Australian communities recover from one natural hazard and prepare for the next one, there…
MSA Bristol: Expert protection from head to toe
The new year marked a new era for two of the most respected and well-established…
A new Black Summer-response research programme
While Australia continues to recover from one of the most devastating bushfire seasons in recorded…
Mindfulness in the emergency management sector
Emergency service workers around the globe are faced with the challenges of being exposed to,…
AFAC contributing to International Standards on behalf of the sector
AFAC, the National Council for fire and emergency services in Australia and New Zealand is…
Providing a clear picture of landscape dryness
The Australian Flammability Monitoring System provides a clear picture of vegetation and soil dryness across…
How to ensure intrinsically safe inspection
Organizations in several different industries are not only worrying about their Covid-19 risk but also…
OroraTech develops the first global wildfire intelligence service
The 2020 wildfire season of the West Coast in the United States painted a familiar…
Energy storage systems: lessons learned on fire-safety design
The growing increase in lithium-ion battery ESS facilities in recent years presents a new challenge…