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Rosenbauer’s Twister Boot

Described as “the boot for all operations”, ROSENBAUER’s Twister-cross is a short firefighting boot with…

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New Gallet Helmet from MSA

The new Gallet F1 XF fire helmet from MSA is designed with firefighters’ needs in…

Members of Fairfax County Urban Search and Rescue conduct a rescue operation at the Montana Hotel in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 14, 2010. The all volunteer service partnered with U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and multi-national relief agencies to support relief efforts in the aftermath of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that occurred earlier in the week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist First Class Joshua Lee Kelsey/Released)
The United Nations Perspective to Search and Rescue

This article was written on the twenty-fifth anniversary of what many experts consider to be…

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Clean Agent Long-Term Solution

A small fire in critical facilities such as data centres, telecommunication rooms, oil and gas…

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High-Rise Firefighting

Keeping the Firefighting Options Open High-rise buildings can take a considerable length of time to…

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New Research Challenge for Australasia

A new A$130 million Cooperative Research Centre will draw together all of Australia and New…

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Conference Addresses the Need to Think the Unthinkable

2014 Australian & New Zealand Disaster and Emergency Management Conference The words of the Spanish…

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Climate Change Drives Firefighting and Flood Response Innovation

Climate change is driving more extreme weather events around the world. To assist firefighters coping…

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Up for the Challenge

ELKHART BRASS is the industry’s most experienced manufacturer of durable and innovative firefighting and fire…

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SERV FA 50 Improves Firefighting Efficiency and Safety

SERV FA 50 Improves Firefighting Efficiency & Safety On-Line Video Shows How SERV FA 50…

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Vehicle Extrication Techniques

Holmatro Unveils New Vehicle Extrication Techniques Book and App HOLMATRO introduces a brand new 256-page…

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Tall Timber

A Study of Tall Wooden Buildings Prompts a Rethink of Fire Protection Recently, the Fire…

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Fire & Weather – Understanding the Extremes

Hot temperatures, high winds and low humidity are important factors in bushfire behaviour. Predicting these…

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Airport Design and the Role of Glazing Systems

Worldwide, Kenya has been much in the news recently, and not for the right reasons.…

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The Sound of Safety

A critical factor in the quest to achieve fire safety is an effective fire safety…

The right response to CBRN

The range of potential threats makes CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear)/HazMat (Hazardous Materials) response…

The History of Thermal Imaging Innovation

The first infrared line scanner appeared in 1947 – one image took an hour to…

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Comparing Low-Pressure Water Mist and Sprinklers

Although stable systems for fire extinguishing with water mist have been known for decades, they…

Sustainable Fire Suppression

Modern society relies heavily upon interconnectivity. The word infrastructure is no longer restricted to traditional…

Lighting up the Fireground

The seven fundamentals of firefighting were first codified by Lloyd Layman back in 1954. Remember…

Portable Extinguishers – The First line of Defence

A portable fire extinguisher is, by definition, an item of equipment for the purpose of…

Structural Collapse Rescue

The term structural collapse is often associated with large scale urban search and rescue operations…