The Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) has produced a new Advisory Note on the Compatibility between Pipes and Acoustic or Firestopping Seals which provides recommendations to ensure that all components perform as required. The new advice highlights two significant compatibility…
Residents support Automist pilot
Lancaster West Residents overwhelmingly positive about watermist suppression system Fire suppression specialist Plumis has completed an installation of its Automist Smartscan Hydra system, in one of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea’s newly refurbished flats on the Lancaster West…
New report on Fire and Rescue Services approach to critical broadband migration highlights key issues
Presentation of UK-based research relevant to a global audience of first responders and critical operators The University of Leeds has published a significant research report entitled Information and Communication Technologies in the Fire and Rescue Services in England. The report…
The Fire Industry Association IoT Survey
The Fire Industry Association (FIA) is eager to learn who in the fire industry is working on the Internet of Things, how they are working to implement it, what barriers they are facing and finally how the FIA can help…
New NFPA digital content on demand platform, NFPA LiNK, to provide seamless, situation-based code information and insights across any device
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) conducted a virtual product reveal today to introduce NFPA LiNK™, a new digital content on demand platform that will allow the 124-year old organization to provide the up-to-date code information and situational context that…
Fire: A Very Short Introduction
Fire is rarely out of the headlines, from large natural wildfires raging across the Australian or Californian countrysides to the burning of buildings such as the disasters of Grenfell Tower and Notre Dame. Fire on these scales can represent a…
SFRS launch national recruitment drive for 999 control room staff
A fire service Watch Commander revealed how his training helped save the life of someone trapped inside a burning car, as the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service launched a new recruitment drive. Operations Control staff member Marc Benedictus received the…
ASFP releases new advisory notes on the fire protection of structural steel
The Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) has released a suite of new Advisory Notes which offer guidance on the fire protection of structural steel. The four new Advisory notes address specific concerns identified by industry. ASFP Advisory Note 18: ASFP…
Fire dog Watson sponsored by law firm Leigh Day
One of London Fire Brigade’s four-legged detectives with a nose for sniffing out the cause of fires is being sponsored by a law firm which specialises in claims for household appliance blazes. The Brigade’s newest Fire Investigation Dog, Watson, is…
Firefighting foam action in Wisconsin
Water contamination issues from PFAS are creating pressure on the fire service to make changes in toxic AFFF products. PFAS contamination of drinking water is threatening people’s health in many communities worldwide. Firefighters have been and continue to be placed…
