Issue 61 - Asia Pacific Fire

The standard for automatic fire sprinkler systems is being revised to help provide better protection during fire evacuation situations.

Standards for Fire Services and the emergency management community

A firefighter delivers a Go Pro of the footage captured from within the house burn.

Escape my house – a virtual reality experience

Tatra 4x4, 5000L fire appliance.

Tatra delivers off-road

The Lumkani device has already been rolled out successfully in parts of Africa, and is easy to install.

Research helps fire protection in Bangladesh

The Pacific F15 Structural Fire Helmet fitted with Titan Firecoms to allow wearers to retain full situational awareness.

Pacific Helmets

Pacific F15 Structural Fire Helmet – Combining 34 years of Kevlar® heritage with cutting-edge design and technology

Product Profile

The S.E.A. Group – Launching a new Interspiro self-contained breathing apparatus

An overview of the Tehran Fire Department

Product Profile

FireView Detector Test Kit – A unique all-in-one solution for reliable testing of smoke and heat fire detectors

The Neo-Soho Residential Tower and Mall building engulfed in flames on the night of November 9th 2016.

A perspective on high rise building fires involving the façade

Product Profile

GORE® VARDE – The very latest in technical rescue protection from Bristol Uniforms

A modern supercomputer, the CSIRO bragg machine.

Wildfire prediction: Systems for the future

Another school block lost to arson.

Extinguishing arson – myth vs methodology

Fig. 1: Vapour seal against flammability with AFFF.

Queensland’s ‘management of firefighting foam’ policy – Part 2

Fire crews conduct a prescribed burn in the Adelaide Hills.

How much do we invest in prescribed burning?

Tornatech – UL Listed and FM Approved Electric and Diesel Fire Pump Controllers

Overview of the new Academy.

Hong Kong Fire and Ambulance Services Academy

Shanghai Yuexing Global Harbor.

Building emergency operations and big data

Product Profile

LITH-EX Fire Extinguishers – A portable fire extinguisher designed for Lithium battery fires

Red Cross has been responding to emergencies and providing humanitarian assistance in Australia since 1914. We are committed to strengthening and extending our emergency services work to assist all Australians prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies.

Using AIIMS for a welfare response

Pac Fire New Zealand Ltd

Pac Fire New Zealand Ltd – Introducing premium ranges of safety products to the New Zealand market

An example of the aftermath of a solar panel roof fire. Note that the undamaged solar cells are still producing dangerous amounts of DC electricity and have not been effectively isolated.

Solar panels and the DC danger zone – reducing risk factors – Part 2

Heat and humidity place great stress on the firefighter’s body.

Take a deep breath – the effects of respiratory protection on firefighters

Flame simulation.

Issue 61 - April 2017

Training is the key to everything in emergency services

Issue 61 - April 2017

Good governance not always the most comfortable road

Location of Tokyo Subway, Japan.

Can graph theory techniques help with emergency response

Investigations take place in different locations and situations.

Qualifications and procedures for fire investigation

Triple sensing and multi-criteria detection technology boosts accurate detection of a real fire.

Fire or fake? Reducing the risk of false alarms