Bullard has introduced a brand new fire helmet to its product line-up in the form of the UST-LW helmet. It features an advanced fibreglass composite material which has shaved up to 300 grams of the weight of the helmet, depending on its specific configuration. At...
A rash of fires in private homes coupled with a lack of fire trucks is leading to more home owners paying for the services of a private firefighter. The municipal fire service is often unreliable – either they’re unable to reach burning homes in time or...
The Nigerian Federal Fire Service is to help the Democratic Republic of Congo to establish its own national fire service. “The DR Congo requested for assistant and the FFS positively responded,” commented Ibrahim Liman, Controller-General of the Federal Fire Service (FSS). “The request became necessary due...
After a month-long deployment to northern Manitoba in Canada, a 109-strong fire fighting crew is finally returning home to South Africa. Crews from South Africa Working on Fire headed to Manitoba on August 11 to help assist local and international fire crews deal with a series...
The Mahikeng local municipality has admitted it doesn’t have the capacity to fight fires – after admitting it has no money to buy fire trucks or to hire permanent firefighters. Its firefighters have been on contract for more than five years. At least three of its...
A newbuild emergency response vessel is making waves as it sets the bar high for its capabilities within this sector. Kuwait Oil Co’s KOC Ai Zour was built by Uzmar’s Shipyard in Turkey and to Robert Allan Ltd’s (RAL) design – a Canadian naval architect –...
The London Fire Brigade estimates it has spent close to £1 million putting out fires at a 40-foot high dump in Bromley, amid an ongoing row over cleaning up the site. The Environment Agency says the land owner is responsible for removing the 40-foot high pile...