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Breakthroughs accelerating the preventative use of long-term fire retardants
Aircraft have dropped red long-term retardants in response to out-of-control wildfires for almost 60 years.…
Helping volunteers shine as leaders
A new evidence-based toolkit is strengthening Australia’s emergency service workforce capability by supporting volunteer leaders…
IoT-enabled valve monitoring system can ease inspection burden
A new wireless valve monitoring system, which recently earned the FM Approvals certification, promises to…
Mitigating vehicle fires is key to preventing a life-threatening domino effect on mine sites
The prevalence of fire-related incidents in Australian mines means it is high time we take…
Lessons from Black Summer: how people experienced the 2019/20 NSW fire season
More than 1,200 people shared their experiences of the worst fire season in New South…
Secutech Vietnam to be moved to a later date
Instead of its originally scheduled late-September timeslot, Secutech Vietnam will now take place at a…
Standards to support fire safety
I stepped into the Engagement Manager role in April. I’m excited to be working with…
Sitting in the driver’s seat of a fire truck, you need all the help you can get
The one person that makes or breaks the success of a rescue and/or fire attack…
ARFF: airports transition to environmentally friendly firefighting foams
In case of fire emergency at airports, every second counts. Aircraft Rescue Fire Firefighters (ARFF)…
Two dead, 12 missing in landslide in southwestern China
At least two people were killed and 12 people went missing following a landslide in…
Cyclone Gulab kills two as it slams into eastern India
Two fishermen were reported dead after a cyclone packing strong winds and rains barrelled into…
Vallfirest presents its first line of portable fire pumps: reliable units for remote location wildfires
No tool equals water access in a wildland firefighting operation. It is a well known…
Free Webinar: Modernise your fire protection system with an advanced clean agent
Thursday, 14 October 2021 | 10:00am Singapore Time, GMT +08:00 Speakers: Jimmy Chin, 3M Novec…
Performance-based smoke detection reduces cost and enhances safety
For special architectural features such as atria and large open spaces, advanced smoke detection technology…
Power meets multifunctionality: Magirus presents the brand-new Wolf R1 tactical robot
Following the successful 2014 launch of the AirCore TAF35 firefighting robot and the 2020 launch…
China’s Henan province witnesses torrential rains
China's Henan province witnessed torrential rains, resulting in a level IV emergency response to floods…
At least three killed, dozens injured as shallow quake hits China’s Sichuan province
At least three people were killed and dozens injured when a shallow earthquake struck south-western…
FDNY adds 25 names to Memorial Wall for deaths related to World Trade Center illnesses
The FDNY added the names of 25 members who died of illnesses related to their…
Think disasters are isolated? Think again, warns the UN
Given the ever-increasing frequency of severe weather events, human-made catastrophes and epidemics, piecemeal and fragmented…
AFAC21 goes virtual
This October for the first time in the event’s 26-year history, AFAC will take place…
Long-range drone Avy Aera tested to fight wildfires
The go-ahead has been initiated for test phases 2 and 3 to detect wildfires with…