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Following on from the November announcement made by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) that it was introducing legislation to continue recognition of the CE marking and reversed epsilon marking until 31 December 2024 for most goods being placed on the GB market, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has now confirmed that it shall be following suit with respect to construction products. DLUHC has now stated its intention to en...
When it comes to mountain biking, having the right helmet is crucial for both safety and comfort on the trails. Among the wide array of options available, the POC Otocon stands out as a top choice for its advanced technology and stylish design. Intro to the Otocon In this article, they'll be comparing two available versions of the Otocon: the standard edition named just “Otocon” and the “Otocon Race MIPS”. They'll examine the differences between the two, highlighting th...
FPS offers clean agent fire suppression systems using 3M™ Novec™ 1230 Fire Protection Fluid. Because it is a fluoroketone, 3M Novec 1230 fluid is used globally in more than 50,000 special hazard fire suppression applications. These applications range from data centers to military operations to archival storage facilities. 20-year Blue Sky Warranty It’s a cost-effective and environmentally sustainable Halon 1301 replacement and hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) alternative. Because of...
Introduced to the market in 2004 by Fike, ECARO-25 is an electrically non-conductive, non-corrosive fire suppression agent. The agent is free of residue and has a zero ozone-depletion potential. The ECARO-25 fire suppression system requires 20 & fewer agents per cubic foot than an HFC-227 ea or FM-200 system and 30% less than FK-5-1-12 Systems. Efficiency ECARO-25 is 15% more efficient in hold time than an HFC-227 ea or FM-200 fire suppression system, and 25% more efficient...
The first clean agent brought to the market in 1994 was Dupont™ FM-200®. Introduced as an alternative to the ozone-depleting Halon agents, FM-200® received quick attention and acceptance as the next fire suppression agent. Also known as HFC-227ea in NFPA 2001 Standard, this agent is an odorless, colorless, liquefied compressed gas that discharges as an electrically non-conductive, clear vapor. comprehensive control system The agent extinguishes fire by a comb...
Wireless solutions provider Ramtech has announced the appointment of a new business unit director Alan Middup to lead its ongoing expansion into international fire safety and security markets. Having completed a trainee program at Halma plc, Ramtech's parent company, and risen to become global operations director at Sentric Safety Group, Alan is well equipped to continue elevating the role innovative wireless safety and security solutions play in solving global site protection challenges. Role...
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (WYFRS) has issued advice about going too close to frozen water. They are warning that walking next to water may be slippery, and with plummeting temperatures across the region, the dangers of falling into water are at their highest. The warnings come after four boys, aged six, eight, 10, and 11, were rushed to hospital in critical condition, suffering cardiac arrests after having fallen through the ice at Babbs Mill Park in Solihull at 2.30 pm on Sunday....
Fire crews rescued two men trapped in a burning building in the early hours following a fire believed to have been caused by a lithium battery igniting. West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service were called just after 2 am this morning to a fire on the ground floor of a three-story mid-terraced property at Luxor View, Harehills in Leeds. Three engines attended, one from Leeds and two from Killingbeck. breathing apparatus After using a jet to tackle the blaze, which had engulfed half the home, fi...
The winners of the Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) 2022 Passive Fire Protection Awards were announced at the Association’s Awards Dinner at the Park Regis Hotel in Birmingham on 25 November. Members gathered at this sell-out event to recognize and celebrate the sector’s achievements and hear all the latest news from the ASFP. Chosen by an independent panel of judges, the winners were presented with their awards by special guest speaker Mandy Hickson, a former Royal...
The Fire and Rescue Services of Essex and Bedfordshire awarded Frequentis the contract for providing its latest version of its 3020 Integrated Communications Control System (ICCS) for their new joint control rooms project. Essex has been using Frequentis solutions for some seven years. A new collaborative control center in a brand new facility will be established. This contract when completed will enable the combined team of Essex and Bedfordshire FRS to have one of the pioneer and highly reli...
With an order value of EUR 8 million, the FDC (Fire Brigades Dispatch Center) project in Vietnam is the biggest fire brigade project the Vienna-based high-tech company has worked on so far. Within the framework of an economic mission in Vietnam, Alois Stöger, Austrian Federal Minister for Transport, Innovation, and Technology, took part in the official inauguration of the fire brigade central in Hanoi. The event leads over into the project’s second phase, where further dispatch cent...
The KGO deploys units from 30 ambulance stations, 156 fire stations, and 116 police stations, and Siemens and Frequentis were chosen to supply the associated technology. 1,200 emergency calls for the police and 550 for the fire and ambulance services: just an average working day for the three emergency services in the Oldenburg region. “The police alone received 680 emergency calls between midnight and 6am on New Year’s Day 2013”, recalls Chief Superintendent Heiko von Deetzen...
The Norwegian police reform has been in the process of integrating 27 police districts into 12 for the past two years and co-locating fire control centers, as part of restructuring to create a more efficient emergency response. The control center in Ski, in Øst (East) police district in Norway, is the fourth to be successfully co-located and was officially opened by the Minister of Justice at the end of March 2018. Frequentis had previously equipped all 27 legacy police districts in Norw...
Norway’s new digital TETRA network (Nødnett) is designed to improve communication between the major emergency services. But it has an additional benefit for fire and rescue services: greater cooperation and shared resource use between independent municipal fire departments. “Before Nødnett there were several different radio communication systems”, recalls Øyvind Arntzen, Head of Vestviken Fire Control Center in Drammen. Now service borders are less of a b...
HI-FOG® is the trade name of the high-pressure water mist fire protection system developed, manufactured, and delivered by Marioff. The Marioff HI-FOG® Water Mist Fire Protection System can be used in place of deluge, gas, foam, dry chemical, traditional sprinkler, and any other type of fixed fire protection system. It is efficient against most types of fires. HI-FOG® water mist HI-FOG® controls, suppresses, and extinguishes fires by discharging a fine water mist at high veloc...
Based on a long history of relevant expertise and many years of experience with safety-critical communication systems, Frequentis provides solutions to support corporate safety and security, threat management and protection, and civil protection and emergency management. Evonik Industries, one of the world’s pioneer specialty chemicals companies, has equipped its sites in Darmstadt/Weiterstadt and Worms (Germany) with a networked and integrated command and control center as well as with a...
Fike has long been known for being a pioneer in service, support, and delivery in the fire protection industry. Fike’s state-of-the-art FCP fire alarm and communications system is revolutionary in its speed, intelligence, and flexibility. And the intelligent FCP control system is available for about the same price as standard fire alarm systems. Incredible Service, Superior Product — Unparalleled Value! In addition, each FCP fire alarm system comes standard with the latest peer-to-p...
The Fike SHP PRO is a Conventional Control system designed to provide a sophisticated, reliable conventional detection system for use with clean agent extinguishing, sprinkler pre-action/deluge, water mist, waterflow alarm, and fire alarm systems. It is a microprocessor-based system which can be easily configured for a wide range of suppression applications. This panel is the workhorse for system SSI installs for single-zone applications with clean agents. The panel also allows for release of a...
For over 60 years, FREQUENTIS has earned the reputation as the pioneer in command and control solutions for Police, Fire, and EMS rescue services, as well as for other affiliated Department of Homeland Security agencies and organizations in Public Safety Emergency Operations Centers. FREQUENTIS dedication to advanced, robust, and highly scalable solutions has allowed to specifically align and adapt to its technologies to serve the most demanding communications and control environments. Public...
Frequentis is an international supplier of communication and information systems to two core markets: air traffic management (civil and military applications) and public safety and transport (police, fire & ambulance services, inland and maritime shipping, and rail). Fail-safe connectivity, connection set-up in milliseconds, and user-friendly design are core elements of Frequentis products. The systems and products developed and sold by Frequentis are key components of a control center solu...
Search and rescue (SAR) can encompass anything from rescuing an injured rock climber in Denali National Park, searching for people trapped in a collapsed building after an earthquake, to finding an Alzheimer’s patient that wandered away from their home. There are many facets of search and rescue and they all have their own needs and disciplines. Search and Rescue by definition, is the search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger. The general field of se...
A ERRCS system is essentially a signal boost in a building with poor Emergency Responder Radio Communication System (ERRCS) connection. These systems are sometimes identified as a BDA (Bi-Directional Amplification) System. The system is installed to improve the communication and safety of first responders who might have to enter the building in case of an emergency. FPS is FCC certified to install ERRCS systems. Need for ERRCS Systems There is a common misconception that only high-rise...
2020 was a standout year for the worst possible reasons, including natural disasters. In 2020, 2005's record for tropical storms was surpassed with 30 confirmed storms with winds over 39 mph and 13 hurricanes with top winds of 74 mph or greater. Wildfires that doubled the previous record of approximately 2-million acres of land in 2018 was also withnessed. Larger and more increased storms are producing soaring natural disaster costs. The U.S. alone witnessed 16 natural disasters by September 20...
As of 1 February 2012, Rolf Unterberger (45) will join the Frequentis AG executive board as the successor to Christian Pegritz, taking responsibility for sales and marketing. As a sales professional with strong international experience, Mr. Unterberger will build on the success of Mr. Pegritz, who has played a key role in driving both the growth and internationalization of the Frequentis group of companies over the past 20 years. Frequentis AG is an international supplier of communication and i...
Frequentis is an international supplier of communication and information systems in safety-critical markets and the company is a global market pioneer in air traffic control. Frequentis solutions are in operation in over 100 countries, and its customers include police, fire, and ambulance services, as well as organizations and public authorities in civil/military air traffic management, rail, and maritime shipping markets. The safety expertise In order to provide the safety expertise required...
The joy of seeing each other again to network and exchange knowledge could be felt everywhere at the VdS-FireSafety Cologne 2022. More than 4,000 visitors from Germany and abroad - a new record - came to the Koelnmesse and visited the large trade fair with its attractions as well as the top-class expert conferences in the adjoining halls. Technical fire prevention The large trade fair for structural, organizational, and technical fire prevention and protection was a hive of activity on both d...
Crews from Halifax and Illingworth fire stations attended the incident at Howard Street in Halifax at around 2 pm on December 1st, when a halogen heater set fire to a dog’s bedding. halogen heater fire The heater had been keeping the dog and her puppy warm but had started a fire in the kitchen of the terraced property. While the dog had managed to escape through a hatch in the back door, firefighters searched for any puppies in the smoke-filled house. Crew commander - Neal Andrews-Parry...
A transformational headquarters, training center, and new fire station are at the heart of ambitious modernization plans for the region’s fire service. Work on West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service’s (WYFRS) Birkenshaw site is currently underway after planning was approved. Dramatic footage released shows the demolition of old buildings is moving at pace with plans for the whole building to be ready by 2024. £28.6 million sustainable development The £28.6 millio...
This year, Euralarm started a new initiative focusing on diversity and attracting new talent. The importance of the initiative is underlined by the rapid engineer retention and the lack of competent and qualified engineers. This article details the Euralarm initiative and reviews several activities undertaken by Euralarm and its members. The fire and security industries are industries with a long and rich history. The origins of the fire industry could be traced back to Nero, the Roman Emperor...
The Home Office has published new Guidance for anyone with responsibilities under the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022. The information published highlights “This guidance is for people who have responsibilities under the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 (“the Regulations”). You will have such responsibilities if, under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (“the Fire Safety Order”), you are a “Responsible Person” (or a p...
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