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Clarience Technologies Acquires ECCO Safety Group (ESG)
Clarience Technologies has acquired ECCO Safety Group (ESG), a worldwide leader in audible warning equipment…
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Western Australian bushfires threaten Perth
Hundreds of Australians have fled to evacuation centres as a bushfire on the outskirts of…
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Nine dead, 140 missing in India after broken Himalayan glacier triggers river torrent disaster
NEW DELHI: Nine people were confirmed dead and at least 140 missing in northern India…
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Fire Safety Forum – Global Approach to Fire and Life Safety
The Fire Safety Forum presented by the Institution of Fire Engineers, GCC UAE Branch announces…
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Siderise expands into Asia Pacific
Siderise is thrilled to announce the official opening of its new Asia Pacific office –…
Professor Anna Stec, Professor in fire chemistry and toxicity at the University of Central Lancashire. (UCLan)
Firefighters’ cancer risk to be identified through new national database
Researchers at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) have created a new nationwide database to…
New Athena Gloves boast the best possible cut resistance score

The Athena EX-1 RSQ Rescue Glove has arrived at Pac Fire. Athena’s sleek design maximises…

EZ-MOUNT Aluminum Peg Tool Boards. Model QM-PB-_

Zico EZ-MOUNT Tool Boards are a better, faster, more comfortable way to outfit your apparatus…

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TFT releases new Master Force nozzle
Valparaiso, IN, USA: The new TFT Master Force series of nozzles are dual-pressure automatic high-volume…
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Secutech India to open its doors in September 2021
A significant platform that brings together safety and security industry players under one roof, Secutech…
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Five people killed in fire at the world’s biggest vaccine-making factory, in India
The fire occurred last Thursday (21 January) in the world’s biggest vaccine-production hub in western…
Kidde – Protecting people & property for more than 100 years

Customers in Australia and around the Globe rely on Kidde to deliver innovative fire protection…

The E1 EV0 – Electric Vehicle, Zero Emissions... Zero Compromises
Emergency One (UK) – The impossible, made possible…

On 9 October 2020 the Emergency One Group launched the E1 EV0: the world’s first…

Optional particulate protection skirt.
Bristol Uniforms introduces EOS: Protection, flexibility, strength

Bristol Uniforms, a leading designer and manufacturer of protective clothing for the emergency services, has…

Figure 1: Zone classification.
Using flame detectors for zone 2 hazardous areas
In this article the fundamentals of hazardous areas are outlined and flame-detector applications, split into…
An understanding of a community’s capacity for disaster resilience can help improve the chances of adapting to future natural hazards.
The new Australian Disaster Resilience Index
Australians are always learning to live with a changing, unpredictable and uncertain environment, of which…
Hands-on opportunity to view the latest technology, safety and efficiency features in today’s fire appliances, major OEMs and service body builders are showcasing.
Mark your calendar: AFAC is back in 2021

After the year that changed everything, it’s time to regroup, regather and reunite at AFAC21.…

Tacca Plastics, Moorebank, December 2018.
Solar-panel fire risks and the opportunities to improve safety

Recently solar panels have been back in Australian headlines after the release of statistics from…

Igor Kazagrandi, Co-Founder and CEO, working on a cellular device.
Digitizing evacuations

Traditional evacuation systems require a fair amount of specialist installation, management and maintenance because they…

Chemical inspection often requires strict procedures.
Hazardous chemicals inspection and safe storage management

Hazardous chemicals inspection seems like a blatantly obvious task that is beyond improvement. Once there…

Training doesn’t stop in a war zone – firefighters practice undercarriage pinning.
Firefighting under fire – Delivering fire and rescue services during armed conflicts

It is a troubling fact that presently there are more than 25 armed conflicts, wars…

Damaged roads in the Adelaide Hills after flooding in 2016.
You wouldn’t drive into a bushfire, so why drive into floodwater?
New research is delving into why people enter floodwater and what can be done to…