In 2018, Australia’s regulatory mechanisms for building control and compliance remain fragmented by the federated…
Issue 67 – October 2018
[de]contaminate!
Firefighters suffer more from certain serious diseases than other professions, and in our modern world,…
Bright ideas: Emergency lighting intensity for day and night conditions
Though the effectiveness of blue emergency lighting in daytime conditions has become a matter of…
How could two states come to contrary conclusions over PFAS?
2017 saw South Australia propose a limited ban on PFOS and PFOA based firefighting foams.…
Magirus AirCore – A new generation of firefighting
The efficiency of water mist in beating fires is no secret in the firefighter community.…
Increasing emergency management capacity through the business sector
Current research funded through the Bushfire and Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre is exploring planning…
Standards hot off the press
Responding to fires is always a heated debate among industry experts, but there is little…
Owners on the hook
Building owners have become unfairly responsible for the cost of a cladding problem they had…
Gore enhances – GORE-TEX Moisture Barriers
As part of the company’s total commitment to consistently delivering best in class products that…
Fire & Rescue Department of Malaysia Director General
The Fire & Rescue Department of Malaysia appointed the Director General Mohammad Hamdan Wahid with…
Changing for the better at AFAC18
This year the premier annual conference for the emergency management sector, AFAC18 powered by INTERSCHUTZ,…
Kunkook Easy Lock – Aspirating smoke detection pipes and fittings
With today’s smart and intelligent super-high-rise buildings and the increase in the number of data…
Why should the fire service use virtual reality for training?
Fire services now have the opportunity to embrace virtual reality (VR) to transform how firefighters…
PGI, Inc. – Introduction of FireLine Multi Mission Dual Certified garments
Firefighters and departments are trained and prepared to respond to a wide variety of situations…
NCC 2019 draft includes Association proposals
The new National Construction Code draft includes several important changes to fire safety, including residential…
How innovative technology can lead to significant gains in lone worker safety
In a recent case in New Zealand involving the death of a lone machinery operator…
Design and integrate globally, assemble locally
For people in the industry we see it all too often, the dreaded engineering specification…
Fire protection system security
In todays uncertain times, the issue of security of vital infrastructure like power stations, oil…
Keeping it clean
The provision of cleaning and maintenance services for firefighter PPE varies greatly around the world.…
Satellites to help show when the bush is ready to burn
Soil dryness and flammable vegetation are two of the primary factors affecting the severity of…
Jacinto – You know us, you trust us – The company, the new urban vehicle and the ARFF Lusitano
For over 30 years building fire fighting vehicles of excellence, Jacinto attends to all the…
How do we capture innovation in the Fire Service?
By my assessment firefighters are one of the most innovative groups of people you will…