Jaime Moncada-Pérez passed away on August 31, 2020 in Bogotá, Colombia at almost 89 years of age. Don Jaime, as he was usually known, is recognized for introducing NFPA and modern fire protection to Latin America, an effort he began…
Dyne Fire Protection Labs Receives ISO-17025 Accredited Status from A2LA for Sprinkler Testing Lab
Dyne Fire Protection Labs is excited to announce our ISO-17025 “GeneralRequirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories” accreditation by A2LA for sprinkler testing services. Dyne recently applied for 17025 accreditation status for our sprinkler testing laboratory to compliment…
Perimeter Solutions and CSAA Insurance Group Partner to provide Wildfire Defense
Innovative pilot program will help improve defensible space for homeowners Perimeter Solutions and CSAA Insurance Group, a AAA insurer, have partnered to launch a pilot program that can help give homeowners additional protection against destructive wildfires. Select properties in Northern…
North Wales Fire & Rescue Service chooses SaaS solution to support geographically dispersed workforce during Covid-19
North Wales Fire & Rescue Service is upgrading its finance systems to a new state-of-the-art Software as a Service solution from leading enterprise software provider TechnologyOne. The fire and rescue service, which protects hundreds of thousands of residents and tourists across…
Space-saving design to combat Dry Riser tampering and vandalism.
For many years’, the only way to protect a dry riser valve against damage or vandalism was to install a cabinet or box around it. The associated costs for supply and installation, combined with space constraints meant that this was…
BAFE launch Evacuation Alert Systems scheme
BAFE SP207 Scheme: For the Design, Installation, Commissioning & Maintenance of Evacuation Alert Systems BAFE are pleased to announce that the SP207 Evacuation Alert Systems Scheme Document is now available (14/10/2020). Supporting British Standard 8629 (Evacuation Alert Systems for use…
Emergency One E1 Ev0 Launch
The World’s First Fully Electric Fire Engine Today at the Event, Emergency One announced the immediate availability of The E1 Ev0, enabling customers to place orders and enquire about the product. “We are excited to unveil our E1 EV0 –…
Cornwall FRS goes for gold with new structural firefighting PPE
Firefighters across Cornwall are wearing brand new PPE, procured through the UK Collaborative PPE Framework. All 560 firefighters in the county have been equipped with two sets of new gold-coloured structural coats and trousers, along with flash hoods, and a…
Just Brew-ti-ful: Firefighting entrepreneurs serve up 20K cups of coffee to Covid-19 Key Workers
Two firefighter entrepreneurs handed out over 20,000 cups of coffee to frontline key workers during the peak of the coronavirus in the UK as they gear up for a second spike in the pandemic. Matt Broxton, 28, and Tom Taylor,…
Intersec moves to 2022 at Dubai World Trade Centre
Organiser Messe Frankfurt Middle East offers digital programme for global security, safety, and fire protection industry in 2021 Intersec, the world’s leading security, safety, and fire protection trade fair, has been rescheduled to take place in January 2022, organiser Messe…
