Antigua and Barbuda Fire Industry News

NFPA 1851 is the standard for PPE selection, care, and maintenance. The purpose of this standard is to reduce health and safety risks associated with improper maintenance, contamination, or damage like exposure to harmful carcinogens that are often present in structural fires. Sometimes it's hard to get to an ISP to get the cleanings done. That's why they've created a guide to walk through the proper cleaning for the turnout gear.  Step 1: Preparation  To begin, don the necessary un...

Everyone knows cleaning turnout gear twice a year is recommended by the NFPA, but do users think about hoods too? It's easy to forget this small piece of gear, but that doesn't make it any less important! Follow these 4 quick and easy steps to get the fire hood properly cleaned. Step by Step  Tools Needed: Examination gloves, apron, & safety glasses. A large utility tub or programmable extractor that doesn't have a G-Force that exceeds 100 G. Step 1: Preparation Observe nec...

Aaron Foster, aged 20, of Stanningley Drive in Mixenden, was sentenced at Bradford Crown Court for starting separate blazes at Ash Green Primary School earlier this year and at Mixenden Library in August 2020. The fire at the Clough Lane school on the evening of February 1 this year caused £4.5 million worth of damage and at its height up to 60 firefighters were on site tackling the inferno, which engulfed the upper site of the school and could be seen right across the Calderdale village....

A ‘reckless’ arsonist has been condemned by Fire Chiefs, after he was given a 14-and-a-half-year extended jail sentence.  Luke Patchett’s crime spree in June 2022 included setting fire to a car on Knowles Street and then starting a fire outside a house on Clapham Street. He then set fire to a family’s Peugeot, which was parked outside their front door and the blaze spread to the home. fire alarms and smoke The homeowners were woken up by their fire alarms and smok...

Fire-Dex is thrilled to welcome two new associates and announce the promotion of Agnes Baker. Fire-Dex is excited to welcome Destiny Brooks and Guy Crawford to the team. Destiny will serve as Office & Accounting Assistant at their headquarters in Medina, Ohio. Guy will be based out of the Pelham, Georgia location as HR Business Partner.   Agnes Baker, who has been with Fire-Dex since February 2021, has been promoted from Office and Accounting Assistant to Accounting Clerk, suppor...

Queensland has its first Crisis Stabilization Unit at Robina Hospital. Gold Coast Health is one of the first health services in Australia to introduce this new model of care. The main reason for the new unit was to divert patients in acute mental health crises away from emergency departments and into a comfortable, therapeutic, and home-like environment to ease their crisis. Designed by clinicians and people with lived experience, the unit provides a less clinical, more home-like and therapeuti...

BK Technologies Corporation announced the launch of its first BKRplay service, InteropONE, the only PTToC service that enables operational interoperability to first responders through the on-demand creation of user groups without requiring network pre-provisioning or gateways. multi-agency incident response InteropONE, in cooperation with its PTToC platform partner, STREAMWIDE SA, a communications software technology provider, facilitates multi-agency incident response and mutual aid in plan...

There is a proverb, that if you wish to go fast, go alone, but if you wish to go far, go together. For decades, Bronto Skylift has been developing its products together with customers and innovative solutions for different worksites around the world.  Bronto Skylift strongly believes this partnership mindset has made it the trusted partner that is today worldwide. Join the Bronto Family at bauma 2022 in Munich, Germany on the 24th-30th of October at the stand FS1203/3 to experience and tes...

L3Harris Technologies announced the unveiling of its Iridium Distributed Tactical Communications Systems (DTCS) mission module at AUSA’s Annual Meeting and Exposition, enabling push-to-talk voice and data for warfighters worldwide. The mission module connects the L3Harris AN/PRC-163 multi-channel handheld tactical radio to the U.S. Space Force’s DTCS network, providing warfighters in the field with secure voice and data communication without having to carry a separate Iridium sate...

Streamlight® Inc., a provider of high-performance lighting, launched the Syclone® Jr., an ultra-compact rechargeable work light that fits in tight spaces for a variety of identification and repair uses. Hands-free or hanging, the body of the light can rotate 360 degrees in its U-shaped magnetic base and can be easily adjusted with one hand. Weighing just 2.0 ounces and delivering up to 210 lumens and 8.5 hours of run time, it also provides the convenience and cost savings of USB recharg...

MAG Aerospace and L3Harris Technologies will provide enhanced intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft in support of the US Army’s Theater Level High-Altitude Expeditionary Next Airborne ISR Radar (ATHENA-R) program. The ATHENA-R aircraft, converted Bombardier Global Express 6500s with ISR mission capabilities, will support U.S. Army missions in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility. ATHENA-R aircraft Designed to close the gap between the Army’s...

L3Harris Technologies announced the receipt of two production orders totaling US$ 235 million to provide leader and manpack radios for the U.S. Army. The AN/PRC-163 Leader and AN/PRC-158 Manpack radios are part of the U.S. Army’s Handheld, Manpack & Small Form Fit (HMS) program. These second, full-rate production orders deliver multi-mission networking capability for warfighters in the field. AN/PRC-163 Leader and AN/PRC-158 Manpack radios “The radios we will deliver under the...

L3Harris Technologies has completed the delivery of its 6,000th WESCAM MX-Series imaging system, which provides customers in more than 80 countries, with advanced intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and targeting capabilities. The milestone delivery was a WESCAM MX-25D electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) and laser designator sensor system delivered to U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) in support of the Air Force Special Operations Command’s (AFSOC) AC-130J gunship moderniza...

Fire, EMS, and Industrial (FRC, FoamPro, Elkhart Brass, ROM) is excited to announce the addition of Nick Novotny as Industrial Product Manager — Elkhart Brass. In his new role, Nick will be responsible for achieving gross margin requirements, identifying sales trends, launching new products, developing go-to-market plans, and other critical functions. Prior experiences Nick has a Bachelor in Electronics Engineering from Cleveland State University, Lean Sigma Training, and Project Manage...

On October 11, 2022, Ajax Systems held its fourth Special Event called “Comfort zone”. The company broke into a new niche by unveiling an unexpected fire product line and adding the dimension of comfort devices to its security systems. The philosophy of comfort also expanded to software, business activities, and daily work with partners. This year’s online presentation was broadcasted in 19 languages and was viewed by Ajax users and partners from over 130 countries worldwide....

Cummins Inc. will begin producing electrolyzers in the United States of America (USA), underscoring the company’s continued dedication to advancing the nation’s green hydrogen economy. Electrolyzer production will take place in Fridley, Minnesota, starting at 500 megawatts (MW) of manufacturing capacity annually, scalable to 1 gigawatt (GW) in the future. “Expanding Cummins’ electrolyzer manufacturing footprint to the United States is a milestone not only for our company...

Firefighting and emergency response are stressful jobs with high levels of risk and unpredictability. In addition, volunteer responders are often juggling their fire service responsibilities with full time jobs and family commitments. All these factors can have an impact on the well-being of responders and their families. While many companies offer employee assistance programs (EAPs) to deal with work-life issues, such services are usually not available for volunteer firefighters and EMS provid...

Welcoming the winter period with bursts of color is a great way to celebrate and enjoy the experience, but doing so safely is far more important. According to the NHS, there were a whopping 116 hospital admissions of people injured by fireworks in the United Kingdom (UK) during the 2020/21 period. Coopers Fire Ltd recommends that party-goers attend an organized bonfire or firework display, rather than a DIY event at home, as an event will have all of the security in place, in order to keep atte...

Vital equipment has been donated by West Yorkshire firefighters to help those battling to save lives in Ukraine.  West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (WYFRS) has added to the special convoy that left the UK this weekend to head to Poland. Once it arrives the equipment will be handed over to the Polish State Fire Service, with support from Germany en route, to help support firefighters in Ukraine. boats and PPE Among the equipment are six inflatable boats and a box of PPE equipment don...

The guidance from consumer charity Electrical Safety First comes after several energy suppliers have outlined their plans to run money-back schemes for their customers during the winter period. The opt-in schemes, which are geared for launch between November 2022 and March 2023, are being run by the National Grid, OVO, and Octopus Energy. They aim to reduce the amount of energy being consumed during peak hours by requesting customers to run certain appliances, such as washing machines and tumbl...

Climate change poses a serious risk to businesses globally, but which of the facilities are at the highest risk, and in what ways? And how can users best protect their business and ensure users prosper in the future? FM Global answered these questions for policyholders by introducing two new first-of-their-kind climate resilience products: the FM Global Climate Risk Report and the FM Global Climate Reporting Aid. Both are available to FM Global clients, which include many of the...

London Ambulance Service faces a strike vote as GMB Union launches a formal industrial action ballot. Ballot dates will be announced in the coming days. The vote comes following a consultative ballot which saw almost 92 percent of LAS members who voted say they were in favor of a walkout.  Reason for strike GMB has more than 1,500 LAS paramedics and ambulance workers who are angry over the Government’s imposed 4 percent pay award, which leaves them facing yet another massive real-t...

L3Harris Technologies battlefield awareness systems will enable faster identification and targeting capabilities, providing increased lethality for American Rheinmetall Vehicles’ Lynx Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV). Using digitally engineered systems provided by L3Harris, the Lynx OMFV can detect and engage battlefield threats faster and at greater distances while reducing crew members needed from three to two. High-Capacity communication systems “L3Harris capabilities...

According to the latest Home Office report, released recently, false alarms make up 98% of automatic fire alarm confirmed incidents in 2020/21; 90% of this figure is due to faulty apparatus. The research from the Home Office, which was collated from Fire and Rescue services across the country from the last financial year, shows that just 2% of the incidents from automatic fire alarms were a result of an actual fire. Life safety product Most of the false alarms could easily be avoided with pro...

Johnson Controls, the pioneer for smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, is proud to announce it has been named to the 2022 Fortune Change the World list, for its OpenBlue solutions and OpenBlue Net Zero Buildings as a Service offering. Fortune's Change the World list recognizes companies that use creative tools to address society's unmet needs and is evaluated based on measurable social impact, business results, and degree of innovation. First-of-its-kind digital solution OpenBlue is rev...

A bonfire safety campaign is being launched across West Yorkshire as fireworks officially go on sale. West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (WYFRS) has launched its #BanginBonfire campaign to help people across the region enjoy Bonfire Night safely. People will be able to buy fireworks and sparklers from registered sellers to use at home. However, fire officers are urging the public to attend organized events where possible. WYFRS guidance Area Manager - Scott Donegan said, “We want th...

Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, has collaborated with AM General to display its Lightweight Vehicle Surveillance System (LVSS) on a HUMVEE 2-CT (2-Door Cargo Truck) during the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) annual conference this week. The display is a technology demonstrator for future Army mobile command and control (C2) vehicles, integrating newly advanced radar, long-range cameras, and other sensors to detect and defeat threats such as weaponized smal...

911inform, the only notification and security management platform that bridges the gap between first responders and organizations, announced that it has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Meta Materials Inc. The combination of 911inform’s security data platform and META’s proprietary optoelectronics imaging technology will allow first responders and public safety agents to have better situational awareness when responding to incidents. META’s electro-optics syste...

A recent spate of maliciously activated hoax fire alarms in a number of high schools and colleges has lead Council chiefs, the Police, and the Fire and Rescue Service to condemn the reckless behavior and warn that the unnecessary emergency callouts could stop genuine emergencies being attended and even result in a “needless tragedy”. One school was evacuated seven times in the first 12 days of the new term due to hoax fire alarms, with fire crews attending one school on seven separa...

Covering the financial year between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022, the annual report covers numerous data – as listed by the Incident Recording System (IRS) – on fire incidents, including fire-related fatalities, non-fatal casualties, rescues, and evacuations; the extent of damage and spread of fire; the causes of dwelling fires and fire-related fatalities; temporal and seasonal fire analyses; and smoke alarm functions.   In summary, in the year ending March 2022, a total of 5...