The recognition of carcinogens remaining on personal protective equipment (PPE) has resulted in a structured cleaning approach for potentially contaminated kit in UK fire and rescue services, but what about the person wearing this PPE? Global studies have demonstrated that…
British Firefighter Challenge 2018
The British Firefighter Challenge (BFC) 2018 took centre stage in one of the UK’s most historic towns, Bury St Edmunds on Friday 27th and Saturday 28th July. In the blistering heat, thousands of spectators came to witness firefighters from all…
UK joins the club of countries with non-combustibility requirements for high-rise buildings
The start of October was marked by the announcement at the Conservative Party Conference 2018 that combustible materials will be banned from the facades of ‘all new high-rise residential buildings, hospitals, registered care homes, and student accommodations’ over 18m. Although…
SWFRS Bridgend retain UK Extrication title for the sixth time
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service Bridgend Extrication Team remain the very best in the country after defending their UK Extrication Team title and winning for a sixth time. The team fought off strong competition from teams across the UK…
telent technology – Improved efficiency and reduced costs for East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service
East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service (ESFRS) had a bold vision for the future, but its ICT infrastructure was holding it back. telent delivered the expertise it needed to do what the service does best: saving lives. ICT has a…
Crofton replaces Cambridgeshire training towers after 60 years
Sixty years after it designed, fabricated and constructed its first ever fire-training tower in Linton, Cambridgeshire in 1958, Crofton Engineering has replaced the original structure with a new and updated version. Crofton installed its type FT55 fire-training towers at Linton…
DoorBoss – Control the door, control the flow path
Based in Ohio, United States, Three Firefighters LLC manufacturers technology which tracks firefighters as they enter/exit a burning structure while simultaneously limiting oxygen supply to the fire. Our first product is DoorBoss PAR. DoorBoss PAR is sold as a kit…
Aligned Assets – Reducing attendance time to business emergencies
The fragility of today’s economic climate has meant that businesses come and go at a faster pace than ever before. As a result, when a Fire and Rescue Service is called out to an incident, details about the business operating…
National Fire Chiefs Council – Establishment and Purpose
The National Fire Chiefs Council was formed in April 2017. This followed the announcement of the Fire Reform programme, by the then Home Secretary Theresa May. Since fire and rescue moved back to the Home Office, there have been many…
The Emergency Services Show – Profile & Showcase
Full details of the expert-led, free seminar programmes running at this year’s Emergency Services Show, have been published on www.emergencyuk.com. The programmes feature an impressive line-up of senior speakers from the international fire and rescue community, including representatives from the Federation of European Fire Associations (FEU), The Resilience Advisors Network, International Fire Chiefs and UK ISAR. There is a strong focus on collaboration and the efficiencies that can be achieved through data sharing and technology, whilst addressing head-on the health, safety and psychological needs of individual fire, rescue and call-centre staff when responding to incidents.
