A bushfire has broken out in the province of Simonstown in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Emergency services are combatting the fire, with teams climbing hills carrying hoses and buckets, whilst helicopters fly overhead to control the spread of the fire. Bush Fires are particularly common...
Blue Carbon - a company only a year old, with impressive projects but nothing stand out yet in its portfolio, has secured land in Zimbabwe, equivalent to the size of the United Kingdom, across five African nations. Under a new agreement with Zimbabwe's environment minister, Blue...
Eight have been killed and 84 injured following a blast at an oil terminal in Guinea's capital city of Conakry early on Monday 18th December 2023. Whilst the blaze was being brought under control, an officer on scene gave the above as a provisionary toll. [caption id="attachment_8107"...
Societies in South Africa struggle with frequent blackouts, and currently only have one nuclear power plant, which is working at half-capacity. Now, Zizamele Mbambo, the energy minister's deputy director of power announced in a press release on Tuesday, that new security and fire jobs will be...
Seychelles has re-opened its doors to visitors and transit, following a terrible explosion which left the region in a state of emergency last week. The explosion, compounded with tragic flooding conditions, led to over 170 casualties, however, no deaths were reported as linked to the treacherous...
The President of Seychelles, Wavel Ramkalawam has declared a state of emergency following an explosion at a Seychelles Deport, caused by malfunctions following a landslide. The landslide itself is a result of the torrential rain and flooding in the area. The depot stored explosives. The blast...
We live in a world where Lithium-ion batteries are dominant in both work and personal lives, present in vehicles, laptops, and toothbrushes - but a recent survey carried out by IFSEC Insider and Firechief Global this autumn has found that 85% of organisations have no...
Following the historical evolution of fire-fighting helmets, Kask has unveiled their iteration of the next design - the Quantum firefighting helmet. Designed around European standards for use worldwide, there are three specifications this has been designed to - Wildland Fighting, in response to wildfires in Canada...
Ahead of the COP28 climate summit in Dubai next week, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said the world is on track for 'hellish' warming this century. Recently, a giant hole in the Ozone has been found above Antarctica, with reports claiming the Earth will warm...
Our previous article looked at sudden flash flooding in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia - and new information is being revealed through local reports regarding the widespread damage and further flooding in Burundi and Malawi. Flooding has spread beyond the initially affected areas as wet weather conditions...