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When time is of the essence
While beautiful, the Australian landscape can be harsh and unforgiving. Affecting and devastating the lives…
Integration of innovation and technology and USAR coordination in major disasters
The Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Coordination Mechanism introduced by the United Nations International Search…
Understanding char loss and fall-off for fire-safe design of timber structures
Engineered timber is in high demand while the awareness of environmental pressures is growing. Worldwide…
Indigenous communities leading the way with natural hazards training
Existing natural hazards training is inadequate for remote Indigenous communities. New collaborative research has worked…
Get ready for the big burn
This story is contributed by Warwick Lorenz from Australian Pump Industries. Warwick has learnt from…
Today’s personal protective envelope for motorsports response – Part 2
The ramifications of hybrids and electrics in motorsports is a significant concern. These vehicles bring…
Firefighter safety, 30 years in the making
Safety. Comfort. Unless both are built into their protective clothing, no firefighter will be able…
Breakthroughs accelerating the preventative use of long-term fire retardants
Aircraft have dropped red long-term retardants in response to out-of-control wildfires for almost 60 years.…
Helping volunteers shine as leaders
A new evidence-based toolkit is strengthening Australia’s emergency service workforce capability by supporting volunteer leaders…
IoT-enabled valve monitoring system can ease inspection burden
A new wireless valve monitoring system, which recently earned the FM Approvals certification, promises to…
Mitigating vehicle fires is key to preventing a life-threatening domino effect on mine sites
The prevalence of fire-related incidents in Australian mines means it is high time we take…
Lessons from Black Summer: how people experienced the 2019/20 NSW fire season
More than 1,200 people shared their experiences of the worst fire season in New South…
Flame detector selection: Part 2 – detection technologies
Part One of our flame detection guide provided some pointers for the selection of flame…
Use of foam for firefighting in tank farms of the oil and petrochemical industry – Part 2
Part One of this article described the typical incident scenarios at tank farm fires and…
Selecting and using a thermal imaging camera for wildfire – Part 2
A thermal imaging camera (TIC) like any other item of firefighting equipment has limitations. This…
MSA Bristol to the rescue
This feature looks at the changing role of firefighters and how fire and rescue services…
Standards to support fire safety
I stepped into the Engagement Manager role in April. I’m excited to be working with…
Testing times and the shift to product certification
The Fire Australia Conference and Tradeshow was held recently in Sydney. It was great to…
Recommendations to reduce fire fatalities
From the previous phase of this work a number of recommendations were made to reduce…
Uncovering the cause: Fire Forensics investigates Australian house fires
Our team at Fire Forensics are leading experts in fire and explosion investigation in Australia…
Bushfire-fighting future state – how do we get to artificial intelligence, data and cloud?
In 1955, General Electric invented GERT. GERT was a computer and at the time the…