Wildland portable pumps are an essential tool for firefighting operations, especially in remote environments where…
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GORE® PARALLON™ System – Ultimate protection without compromise
There is a paradox in firefighter protective clothing that in order to maintain the current…
Australian east coast storm event
The Australian east coast storm event of 4 –5 the June affected the entire eastern…
Woman on the second story urged to jump from burning Bondi apartment
In the Sydney beach side suburb of Bondi, a women was urged to jump from…
‘Whodunnit?’ at the launch of the ASFP/FIS Fire Performance Labelling Scheme
The Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) and FIS, which represents the Finishes and Interior…
Keynote Speakers Announced for AFAC16 powered by INTERSCHUTZ
AFAC16 powered by INTERSCHUTZ is excited to announce a high-profile line-up of keynote speakers that…
Firefighters killed in large Indian munitions fire
Sixteen people including 13 firefighters have been killed in a major blaze at India’s largest…
When Social media gets it wrong, “the tsunami warning that was not a warning”
The SES maps which cover the entire NSW coast, highlight in red the areas where…
Singapore launches Community Emergency Guidelines
A community emergency guide was launched in Jurong on Sunday (May 29) so that residents…
UC Berkeley Seismological Laboratory launch Earthquake warning App
University of California, Berkeley researchers on Sunday released a Japanese version of an Android app…
Sydney’s hazard reduction burns cause discomfort
Sydneysiders woke to a blanket of smoke, with several taking to social media to share…
Fears of an eruption in NZ as volcano temperature doubles
Mt Ruapehu, a volcano in the centre of New Zealand north island is set to…
One Emergency Phone Number for India
Traditionally India has had a different phone number for each emergency service, police (100), fire…
New E2S Warning Signals products launched at GPS Canada 2016
E2S Warning Signals will be exhibiting at Global Petroleum Show, 7th to 9th of June,…
FFE Launches Explosion Proof Optical Beam Smoke Detector
Fire detection company FFE is launching its new ATEX certified, explosion proof Fireray 3000 Exd…
New Greenline EVO range from Holmatro
The next evolution in battery-operated rescue tools. Holmatro introduces a new generation of battery-operated rescue…
Game-changing technology used to control fires and floods
Indonesia will be using Japanese technology to monitor the water levels in low laying areas.…
Tour vessel fire cause passengers to jump for the lives in Vietnam
Thirty-seven international tourists on board the Vietnamese cruise vessel, Aphrodite jumped for their lives to…
Airservices recognises aviation fire fighters on a special day!
Airservices Australia today recognised its aviation rescue fire fighters at Rockhampton as part of International…
Portable firefighting dam demonstration at Australian Air Show
The NSW Rural Fire Service used the Wings Over Illawarra Air Show to demonstrate the…
World heading for catastrophe over natural disasters, risk expert warns (Most in the Asia Pacific Region)
Last year, earthquakes, floods, heatwaves and landslides left 22,773 people dead, affected 98.6 million others…
Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure partners with TomTom to optimize emergency response in the Asia-Pacific region
Hexagon will offer TomTom maps and data with computer-aided dispatch software Huntsville, Alabama, April 13,…