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...
Thanks to increasingly stringent fire standards and environmental regulations, the fire protections market is seeing an increase in demand. Frost & Sullivan's recent analysis, Global Fire Protection Coatings Growth Opportunities, estimated that the market is anticipated to grow to $2.74bn in revenue by 2027 up from $1.94bn...
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) will be hosting its one-day online conference, Global Trends and Research, tomorrow Tuesday 2 November. The event is the 6th in an 11-event, year-long 125th Anniversary Conference Series and will feature educational sessions, presentations, panel discussions, sponsor demos, chat facilities...
At least 25 people have been reported dead following an explosion and fire at an illegal oil refinery in Nigeria’s Rivers state. The explosion occurred early on Friday morning and killed people from several communities, including some minors. “The casualties involved are very high… we are counting...
The passive fire protection market will be driven by technological advancements between 2020 and 2027, according to a new report published by Grand View Research. It also notes that increasing investments in the exploration and production activities by oil and gas companies will also fuel...
With many fire crews also attending road traffic accidents, developing artificial intelligence to make roads safer could help reduce the number of incidents fire fighting teams are called out to. The UN is urging countries to step up their development of artificial intelligence in a bid...
The City of Harare, Zimbabwe, is facing a higher than usual fire risk, after at least 125 firefighters from the area left the Harare’s fire department in seek of greener pastures in the Middle East. According to City of Harare’s Communications Manager, Michael Chideme confirmed the...
Taiwanese officials have set up an independent commission to investigate a run-down building in the port of Kaohsiung – where last week a fire killed 46 people. Authorities have been scouring the building’s ruins to try to determine the cause of the fatal fire, which broke...
Kentec Electronics has released its Sigma ZXT single-area extinguishing control panel for general purchase, after completing full BETA field testing in South Africa, Europe and the UK. The panel benefits from new functionality, an improved display and multiple configuration options for a targeted response to a...
Two people have died and one remains missing after a fire broke out on a luxury houseboat on Sunday in Jozini, northern KwaZulu-Natal. Taking to its Facebook page, the Shayamanzi Luxury Houseboats team wrote: “We are heartbroken to inform you, that as a result of a...
