APF Magazine E-Newswire Archive

XTREME Fire Training with the best in the business

Williams Fire & Hazard Control is bringing its world renowned Xtreme Industrial Fire & Hazard…

Rare asthma thunderstorm kills five in Melbourne

Following on from the weather warnings about fire, Melbourne now faces another weather event, an…

More hot weather predicted for Australia

Bureau of Meteorology’s summer outlook says 80% chance of December being hotter than normal in…

International Fire Protection gets a fresh new look

The design team at MDM Publishing have been busy over the last few weeks finalising…

Asia Pacific Fire Magazines editor Neil Bibby visits Hong Kong and China

Last week I visited Hong Kong to look over the new Hong Kong Fire and…

Rail disaster near Kanpur, India, kills 127

At least 127 people are dead and more than 150 injured after an Indian express…

A Royal New Zealand Air Force NH90 helicopter arrives in Kaikoura on the South Island of New Zealand to evacuate those stranded following the recent earthquakes
Storm lashes New Zealand quake zone, more buildings evacuated

By Lincoln Feast CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (Reuters) – Rain and strong winds battered central New…

“The best thing about knowledge is passing it on!”

Holmatro Rescue Consultant, Ian Dunbar, travels the world to train and exchange knowledge with rescuers…

Jakarta high rise fire adds to the current flammable cladding debate

Jakarta high rise fire adds to the current flammable cladding debate. It’s happened in France,…

‘Utter devastation’ after major quake, aftershocks hit New Zealand

By Charlotte Greenfield and Greg Stutchbury WELLINGTON (Reuters) – A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake pummelled…

SOLBERG® Achieves ULC Category 3 Product Certification on Foam Concentrates
SOLBERG® Achieves ULC Category 3 Product Certification on Foam Concentrates

ARCTIC 3% and 6% AFFF Are Underwriters Laboratories of Canada, Inc. (ULC) Category 3 Listed…

Safety and Security Concerns at Public Venues and Events are Keeping Professionals on Their Toes

Providing practical frameworks for professionals tasked with ensuring the safety and security of the public…

Save the Date – 2017 Australian and New Zealand Search and Rescue Conference (ANZSAR)

2017 Australian and New Zealand Search and Rescue Conference (ANZSAR) The 2017 Australian and New…

Save the Date – 2017 Australian & New Zealand Disaster and Emergency Management Conference

2017 Australian & New Zealand Disaster and Emergency Management Conference (ANZDMC) Back for it’s 6th…

Advanced Recognised by BSI for 10 Years of Standards Excellence in Fire Systems

Global fire systems leader Advanced is delighted to announce that it has received an award…

Huge Plastics factory and warehouse fire in Bhopal

A huge fire broke out on Monday, 24th Oct in the morning at a plastics…

Firefighters battle Johor hospital fire

Fire broke out in the Sultanah Aminah Hospital last Tuesday (25th Oct) killing six patients…

The latest Explosion Proof LED beacons have enhanced output and field-replaceable colour lenses

E2S, the world’s leading independent manufacturer of Visual and Audible life-saving signals, has completed a…

DC-10 Prepares for Australian Fire Season

Throughout September 10 Tanker Air Carrier, based in Albuquerque New Mexico, has been preparing Tanker…

Floods in Vietnam kill 24 with many missing

Typhoon Sarika has left devastation in the Philippines and now impacts on Vietnams Quang Binh…

You don’t know what a big fire is

Unless you live in the Australian outback it is very hard to understand what a…

The foam nozzle in use during field trials.
Fraser Fire and Rescue Ltd – Demountable fire platform development

Working in collaboration with the New Zealand Defence Force, Fraser Fire and Rescue Ltd has…