UL’s Fire Safety Research Institute has made available its online training course Fire Services Considerations with Lithium-Ion Battery ESS. The online course centres around a deflagration incident at a lithium-ion battery energy storage system facility. Through the course, the Institute is able to share analysis and...
A UK university has developed a natural solution for fire-resistant fabrics. The University of Huddersfield worked in collaboration with Camira, a UK-based textile firm and Future Fashion Factory to develop a new finish that meets the same high performance standards for fire-resistance but has a much...
If you’ve made changes to a building to ensure it’s Covid-secure for post-lockdown, have you given any thought to whether you may have swapped one hazard for another. Whether a building is changing its use or layout, including temporary constructions, Mr. Ashraf Yehia, Managing Director...
Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (PG&E) Wildfire Safety Operations Center is currently testing out artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities in its network of high def cameras across Northern and Central California. Working in collaboration with ALERTWildfire and Alchera, the company is looking at how AI...
The latest firefighting solution doesn’t involved expensive equipment, tools or technology. It seems that sheep could actually be a powerful weapon to manage wildfires – and it’s cost efficient and effective for fire fuel mitigation. In California, Cuyama Lamb is an agriculture company with around 700...
The Fire Protection Research Foundation (FPRF) - the research arm of the NFPA - has received funding from three sources to support its advisory projects. The Federal Emergency Management Agency Assistance to Firefighters Grant (FEMA AFG), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and National...
Air Systems International has introduced its latest product to the Multi-Air Command Kit line – the MACK-5500. Multi-Air Command Kits (MACKS) are portable air distribution units designed with the toughest air handling needs in mind. The newest model offers all of the features and functionality of the...
The Fire Industry Association (FIA) will once again be the exclusive show partner to the UK’s leading fire safety show, FIREX International 2022. It marks a long-standing relationship between the two to provide a platform for collaboration, knowledge sharing and to celebrate success within the...
Though the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) has drawn to a close, the topic of climate change continues to be a hot topic. Tom Roche, Secretary of the Business Sprinkler Alliance explains why fire resilience plays a crucial role in sustainability. “There is no...
Rosenbauer is working to expand its electric vehicle fleet for fire departments and following on from the RT tank firefighting vehicle and a logistics vehicle they’re now working on refining the first electrified L32Z-XS aerial ladder. High quality OEM components are used for the electrical aerial...