There’s no doubt the Building Safety Act and Fire Safety Act are driving major improvements…
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ESN provides ultra-reliable connectivity and support for innovative applications
The Emergency Services Network (ESN) is built to robust mission-critical standards to guarantee high levels…
Developing non-technical skills in emergency response
Training for emergency responders (ERs), specifically technical training, is centred around ensuring responders in the…
Insuring against rising fire risk
In recent years, insurers have seen fire risks and resulting insurance claims for commercial premises…
Principle and application of aspirating smoke detectors (ASDs) with an innovative method for very early fire alarms – Part 1
From the earliest laser to particle-counting methods, air-sampling aspirating smoke detectors (ASDs) for very early…
Operational concerns involving electric and hybrid vehicles at vehicle-related incidents – Part 2
The true concern with these vehicles is not extrication but fire. We already have vehicles…
Antarctic Fire Angels: let’s get training!
Even though we’ve been preparing for the Antarctic the last few years, unfortunately we’ve had…
Warehouse fires – a new era in risk mitigation
As demand for warehouse space continues to soar, thanks to increased e-commerce demand, Paul Waldeck,…
Manufacturing for diversity
A lack of diversity within the fire services has been a topic of growing importance…
Trench rescue: low-frequency but high-hazard incidents
Trench rescue incidents thankfully do not occur on a regular basis, but when they do…