More than 1000 delegates from Australia and New Zealand’s emergency services will meet next week in Adelaide (1-3 September) to discuss the latest in disaster-related research and experience. With over 100 speakers on the program, the annual conference of the…
New Fire Protection Nozzles from Spray Nozzle Engineering
As exclusive Bete partner in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Rim, Spray Nozzle Engineering is pleased to announce the addition of a new expanded range of fire protection nozzles for special hazard fire suppression systems. On the back of…
The middle of winter and wildfires in Australia
Firefighters continue to work to contain the fire burning in the Wentworth Falls area of the Blue Mountains which has burnt more than 340 hectares of bush and threaten houses. Firefighters continue to work to contain the fire burning in…
Australian Building Certification in question
Robert Hart from Engineers Australia has called for a rethink on the building certification system. He said “A new high-rise apartment building in Sydney will experience a “major fire” sometime in the next two years and when it does, it…
El Niño in the tropical Pacific
In 2009, the El Nino brought the worst drought in four decades to India. It razed wheat fields in Australia and damaged crops across Asia. Food prices surged and fire danger increased. A closely watched forecast by Japan and Australia…
Exova Test Workshop
Exova open day shows building officials why it is important to test fire protection under real conditions. At the Exova fire testing lab in Melbourne Australia 70 building officials witnessed what happens when you subject a fire feature to a realistic…
Fire report into fire spread because of non-compliant cladding
A recent fire in Melbourne, Australia, has called into doubt the safety of many high-rise buildings. These building will now need to be inspected, after a report into a spectacular fire in the Docklands area exposed the use of a…
Pacific 7.7 magnitude Earthquake
A major earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 has struck off Papua New Guinea, just before midnight on the 29th March official monitors say, and a tsunami warning has been issued. The quake was at a depth of 65 kilometres,…
Reaching Communities in Disasters
Many countries are working concurrently on next generation systems to enable the public to contact the emergency services and, conversely, for the emergency services to alert the community to a life-threatening event. The time is ripe for international cooperation and…
28 Australian Fire Service Medals awarded on Australia Day
The Australia day honours, announcement this Australia day saw 28 Australian fire fighters receive ASFM awarded for their contribution to the protection the people of Australia from fire. We congratulate the dedicated recipients listed below. Federal Mr David Charles BROOKS,…
Melbourne Apartment Fire Forces Night-time Evacuation
Around 400 people were evacuated from a high-rise apartment complex at Docklands in Melbourne, Australia when fire recently broke out recently in the middle of the night. The blaze quickly spread up the external balconies of the 20-storey building from…
Massive Factory Fire Destroys Sydney Factory
More than a hundred firefighters from across the New South Wales state capital in Australia worked to contain a massive fire that engulfed a factory that contained tens of thousands of litres of flammable solvents in a car parts factory…
Australian Convenience Store Owner Charged with Arson
The owner of a convenience store has been charged over an explosion in Rozelle, a suburb in the inner west of Sydney, capital of the Australian state of New South Wales, which claimed three lives. He has been charged with…
Fire Destroyed Australian Office Block
A fire that has been deemed “suspicious” completely gutted the empty Waterfront Place, Port Melbourne office building and gymnasium in Melbourne’s inner-south. A firefighter was injured while tackling the blaze and residents were put on alert as thick smoke blanketed…
Australian Vehicle Fires Highlight Need for Fire Protection
Two recent vehicle fires in New South Wales, Australia have again raised serious concerns about vehicle maintenance standards and the need for adequate fire protection for heavy goods vehicles. A double-lorry caught fire on the M1 near the Hawkesbury River…