APF Magazine E-Newswire Archive

AS 1170.4, Structural design actions – Earthquake actions in Australia, helps protect buildings from the devastating effects of earthquakes.
Construction in bushfire prone areas

Bushfires are common in Australia due to our hot and dry climate, making the bushfire…

Boosters come in all shapes and sizes.
Making firefighting and fire protection work together

We spend billions of dollars on fire safety in buildings, sprinklers, fire alarms and fire…

MICC cable installation.
Electrical circuits supporting life safety and fire fighting equipment

Unlike other cables, fire resistant cables have to work even when directly exposed to fire…

Many fatalities occur close to home, according to the research.
Where, why and how are Australians dying in floods?

Fatalities from floods are a major cause of natural hazard deaths around the globe. Here…

A prescribed burn in the Margaret River region in 2011 escaped due to the unusual weather caused by the ‘mountain wave’ phenomena.
Mountain waves and extreme fire behaviour

One of the most challenging situations in fire management is when relatively non-threatening weather conditions…

The future of emergency management
The future of emergency management

A number of related trends are shaping the future of the emergency services landscape. Their…

Bathurst 216 crew.
Is your fire service prepared? Firefighter cardiac arrest – Part 1

As all of us know, firefighting is a dangerous profession and it is increasingly evident…

In hall 6, A+A 2017 will feature a special show with an impressive live glimpse of certain training situations.
Aiming high – and aiming safely

Working at high altitudes is considered to be extremely dangerous. Fire services, for instance, need…

Teijin Develops Smart Firefighters’ Uniform, Succeeds in Tests in Predicting Heatstroke Risk by Smart Monitoring of Body Data

Teijin Limited announced today that it has developed a smart uniform for firefighters incorporating a sophisticated…

Grenfell 100 days on – London Fire Brigade makes fire safety plea

One hundred days on from the Grenfell Tower disaster and London’s fire chiefs are using the…

Visit Johnson Controls at Fire NZ 2017

Witness the unmatched range of fire detection, fire suppression systems, extinguishing agents, sprinkler systems, valves,…

Siemens modernises locations of Australia’s largest museum organisation ensuring history doesn’t fade into the past

  Museums Victoria in Melbourne, the largest public museum organisation in Australia, attracts approximately 2.5…

Australia’s emergency managers collaborate to break exhibition record at AFAC17 powered by INTERSCHUTZ

Australia’s leading emergency management conference and expo, AFAC17 powered by INTERSCHUTZ, attracted a record attendance…

Bus kills 3 and injurers 21 in Hong Kong

At least three people were killed on Friday night (Sep 22) after a public bus…

Bali volcano about to erupt at any moment

Tens of thousands of people on the Indonesian resort island of Bali are huddled in…

Vehicles Destroyed by Blaze at Darwin Outer Suburban Area

Gas and fuel tanks exploded during a fire that spread at a storage facility in…

Typhoons hit Asia in an unprecedented path of destruction

While super typhoon Talim starts off the coast of the Philippines and heads towards Taipei,…

Asia Pacific Fire, International Firefighter, International Fire Protection and Gulf Fire Mobile Websites Go Live

MDM Publishing Ltd has now launched a dedicated mobile website with AMP (Accelerated Mobile Page)…

Kidde Australia is pleased to announce the release of the new EST3X fire alarm panel

The EST3X has completed full functional and physical testing and meets the requirements of AS4428.3, AS7240.2…

Ignited Fuel Injures Spectators in Alice Springs Drag Racing Event

Twelve spectators sustained burn injuries whilst watching a burnout event at the Red Centre NATS…

Pasifika firefighters out to recruit

New Zealand’s few Pasifika firefighters are asking members of their communities to help by signing…