A deadly fire at a nightclub in Bangkok has renewed attention on the importance of fire safety management, emergency exits and evacuation planning in entertainment venues. The fire, which broke out at the Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao venue in Bangkok late on Sunday night, resulted...
[info_box point1="Global passive fire protection is growing" point2="But the challenges of tall building safety continue" point3="Developers are facing issues around water pressure management"] According to data from IMARC Group, the global passive fire protection market reached USD4.7 billion in 2025 and is projected to grow to USD6.3...
[info_box point1="Viking Group has introduced a new foam nozzle" point2="The new AX1 Aspirated Foam Water Sprinkler Nozzle has been developed to support the growing adoption of fluorine-free firefighting systems" point3="The AX1 nozzle has been engineered to work with next-generation SFFF concentrates"] Viking Group has introduced a...
[info_box point1="A wildfire that tore through Africa’s Rwenzori Mountains in 2012 may have triggered the first major fire event in 12,000 years" point2="New research published in the journal Nature points to climate and human activity as the cause" point3="This could permanently alter fragile Afroalpine ecosystems"] A...
[info_box point1="BIOEX has announced the launch of ECOPOL 1N" point2="It is a new liquid foam concentrate and PFAS-free alternative to AFFF" point3="ECOPOL 1N needs less product per litre of water than the standard 3 per cent or 6 per cent concentrates"] BIOEX has announced the launch of ECOPOL 1N, a new liquid...
[info_box point1="Fire safety gaps across Africa are widening" point2="Urban growth outpaces the development of basic emergency infrastructure" point3="The findings come after the NFPA released its analysis"] Fire safety gaps across Africa are widening as its urban growth outpaces the development of basic emergency infrastructure. This is leaving...
[info_box point1="Vallfirest appoints Industrial Fire & Hazard Control as an authorised distributor in South Africa" point2="The company will commercialise the full range of Vallfirest wildland firefighting solutions in the South African market" point3="Together, Vallfirest and Industrial Fire & Hazard Control aim to strengthen agencies’ preparedness"] Vallfirest...
[info_box point1="A new data platform designed to change how fire departments utilise information has been launched" point2="The Darley Data CentreSM is a customisable system intended to transform complex datasets" point3="It offers visual tools such as heat maps of call locations and annual trend analyses"] A new...
[info_box point1="Wildfires have swept across Europe, the Middle East and North Africa" point2="The Joint Research Centre (JRC) shows that 2,242,195 hectares of land were burned last year" point3="That's a 20 per cent increase on 2024 and around two and a half times higher than in 2023"] Wildfires have...
[info_box point1="Fire-Dex has announced that its AeroFlex turnout gear has been independently verified" point2="The verification allows the company to provide effective protection against harmful fireground particulates" point3="The range is now UL verified"] Fire-Dex has announced that its AeroFlex turnout gear has been independently verified to provide...