When repetitive, time-consuming tasks are automated, Australia’s vital fire and rescue staff are free to…
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Data center fire protection: ensuring business continuity
The occurrence of a fire in a data center can lead to business interruption (“downtime”)…
Australian emergency management skills adapted to the Pacific environment
Officers in the Australian Emergency Services have an incident management skill set that makes them…
Space weather: The modern natural hazard
Since the dawn of the ‘Space Age’ in the late 1950s, we have become increasingly…
Planning for catastrophe: an all-hazards nationwide approach
Most emergency management effort is focused on preparation for routine emergencies. But Bushfire and Natural…
SAR in action: Deep cave rescue
A caver, who has suffered multiple injuries after a fall, is trapped approximately 300 metres…
Putting an end to bullying and harassment in the fire service
Bullying and harassment. These two words have become quite the buzzwords in recent years. Back…
Safer, more affordable homes with new sprinkler requirements
With the implementation of the National Construction Code (NCC) 2019 on 1 May, the safety…
Spotting The Small Print
The confusion of multi-sensor certification The almost all-round protection offered by multi-sensors makes them a…
Riding the wave of preparedness
From raging wildfires throughout California, to devastating floods in Peru and back-to-back cyclones across Australia’s…
Buying high value equipment – The ins and outs of the procurement process – Part 2
So, you have been approved to spend some money. A lot of money for that…
Public safety is a shared responsibility
Bushfires and emergencies are a global phenomena and with climate change will bring more frequent…
The unique disaster risk management challenges in the Pacific region
‘The Asia-Pacific is the World’s Most Disaster-Prone Region’, Secretary-General tells Ministerial Conference, urging Greater Investment…
PPE comes clean
The cleaning and maintenance of PPE is swiftly becoming a priority for the fire industry.…
Conflicting cues with emergency warnings impacts protective action
New research confirms the long held suspicion that emergency warnings do not always have cut…
Solar panels and the DC danger zone
Solar panels represent a significant risk to firefighters and emergency services personnel and current Standard…
Mitigating roadside grass fires in Australia: MULTIHOG Pilot Program
Every year in Australia there are many severe grassfires that begin on our roadsides. The…
Australia’s largest hailstorm disaster
April 14 marked the 20th anniversary of the Sydney 1999 hailstorm. The storm pelted thousands…
Victorian fire agencies take collaborative work to the skies
One of Australia’s smallest states, Victoria is also one of the country’s – and the…
Bigger is not always better in the age of modern lighting technology
For the last 25 years, lighting manufacturers have been in a fierce competition to out-shine…
Fire testing of cables is important, but not at the expense of other performance characteristics
Construction projects in Asia are rapidly on the rise, as there is significant commercial investment…
Maximising wearer comfort and protection for fire fighters
Fire Fighters face many life threatening situations and conditions when they are at the Fire…
