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Task Force Tips – Introducing the New Impulse Trigger Control Valve

The addition of a trigger valve control to a firefighting nozzle, while not particularly revolutionary…

Hainsworth the Innovator Meets Needs of Firefighters

Hainsworth has been working closely with firefighters for more than 150 years. The company dates…

Australian Building Certification in question

Robert Hart from Engineers Australia has called for a rethink on the building certification system.…

Whanganui NZ has experienced its biggest recorded flood

Whanganui NZ has experienced its biggest recorded flood, with at least 200 people forced from…

5 Seconds of Summer member burnt at Wembley
Australian band member burnt at Wembley

Australian band, 5 Seconds of Summer, was cut short during a show at London’s Wembley…

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)

Korea’s health ministry reported five new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) on Monday…

Voice Communications, without Limitations

Historically accepted limitations of where a firefighter can and cannot communicate are being challenged through…

PPE/PPC – The Last Line of Defence – Part 2

In my last article in this series of Last Line Of Defence, I wrote about…

Emergency Media and Public Affairs conference opening
Emergency Media and Public Affairs conference opening

Emergency Media and Public Affairs (EMPA) conference commenced today in Sydney. This is Asia’s leading…

E2S Warning Signals provide the critical final link for the Philippines’ tsunami warning system

The 26 December 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami killed 230,000 people in 14 countries, and swamped…

MDM Publishing's IT and Website Manager Neil Spinney takes on The Wrong Way Back 2015
MDM Publishing’s IT and Website Manager Neil Spinney takes on The Wrong Way Back 2015

MDM Publishing’s IT and Website Manager Neil Spinney is currently preparing to take part in an…

The Role of Standards in Fire Risk Management
The Role of Standards in Fire Risk Management

Standards Australia is the independent and not-for-profit developer of internationally-aligned Australian Standards. In this column,…

Holmatro launches new 5000 series spreaders
Holmatro launches new 5000 series spreaders

Lighter than ever, no concessions Lighter than ever and no concessions on performance: Holmatro introduces…

Fire safety is a vital part of any construction project…

Are you responsible for ensuring fire safety, under the Fire Safety Order 2005? If so,…

The ONLY true multi-use helmet in the world
The ONLY true multi-use helmet in the world

LEADER Sar has been designed to meet the highest levels of protection combined with the…

Greater Manchester becomes the first Fire and Rescue Service to adopt Bristol's new LAYFLEX Firefighting Garments.
Greater Manchester becomes the first Fire and Rescue Service to adopt Bristol’s new LayerFlex Firefighting Garments

An innovative layered approach to garment design sees Greater Manchester become the first UK fire…

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Building in Bushfire Prone Areas, Considerations for Construction

Australians have a fundamental connection to the bush. Much of our cultural folklore surrounds Australia’s…

E2S Warning Signals gains additional global approvals for the E2x series of signals
E2S Warning Signals gains additional global approvals for the E2x series of signals

The E2x series of high performance non-sparking alarm horn sounders, Xenon strobe beacons and combined…

Important Information on Smoke Alarms

If one piece of fire protection equipment is likely to save your life, it will…

E2S Warning Signals takes part in its first NFPA show
E2S Warning Signals takes part in its first NFPA show

On Booth 1162 at the NFPA Conference & Expo in Chicago, 22 – 25 June,…

International Fire Conference Malaysia 2015
International Fire Conference Malaysia 2015

The Malaysia Fire and Rescue Department along with the IFE Malaysia branch and the Malaysian…