Electrical power is important part of our day-to-day life that’s sometime taken for granted. Almost…
APF Magazine
Aspects of Foam Need Careful Consideration – Part 1
There is much discussion about which options are best for future decision-making for Class B…
10 Tanker Air Carrier
Buying several DC-10 passenger aircraft and converting them to aerial fire fighting jets is not…
Fire Australia and HazMat 2016
Fire Australia & HazMat 2016 is the premier event for the fire protection and hazardous…
Tyco Fire Protection Products – Advanced Technology to Transform the ANZ Fire Detection Landscape
Tyco Fire Protection Products, a division of Tyco, the world’s largest dedicated fire protection and…
WATERAX – Helping Firefighters Move Water since the 1920s
WATERAX’s mission is to design, manufacture and supply innovative portable fire pumps and water-handling equipment…
TLX Technologies – Next Generation Actuators Provide System Intelligence and Protection
Protection of life and property has always been the primary purpose of fire suppression equipment…
Embrace the Younger Generation
No matter what age you are there is always a younger generation behind you. Too…
Are Field Based Incident Management Systems the Death of Radio?
Combating emergency incidents requires extensive information transfer and collaboration between office based incident managers and…
Thermal Imagers – Seeing through the Smoke
There is little doubt that thermal imagers (TIs) save lives. Lifting the veil of thick…
Applying Science and Technology for Disaster Risk Reduction
For nearly 20 years, Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) has envisioned and helped to foster a…
Risk Reduction Gulf: The two sides of Earthquake Disasters
With the tragedy that played out after Nepal’s earthquakes this year, there were stories of…
The story of ADPC: Holding a mirror to disaster risk reduction in Asia
When we think of climate change today, inevitably we draw linkages to global warming. Over…
Not all PPE is born equal!
In the world of PPE for structural and bushland firefighting, I am not yet aware…
Investing In Your Protection and Protecting Your Investment
The importance of correct purchasing considerations and the associated dynamics for firefighters Personal Protective Equipment/Personal…
Unsung Heroes in Fire Safety
Often we don’t sit back and think about our industry, what journey have we been…
Developing standards in the Asia-Pacific region
Standards Australia is the independent and not-for-profit developer of internationally-aligned Australian Standards. In this column,…
The Tipping Point – Positive Changes Necessary to Restore Confidence
In The Prince Machiavelli wrote: “There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more…
The Confederation of Fire Protection Associations – Asia
The Confederation of Fire Protection Associations – Asia (CFPA-Asia), represents fire protection organizations from the…
After Years of Complacency, Reform has Arrived
Times certainly have changed. It wasn’t so long ago the notion that governments would take…