Cameroon Fire Industry News

Advanced MxPro Panels Deployed By GBE To Protect National College For High Speed Rail

A key driver in the successful delivery of the UK’s £42.6 billion HS2 project, the new National College for High Speed Rail, is now protected by industry-renowned fire panels from Advanced. National College for High Speed Rail Located in Doncaster, a town historically known for its prominent role in rail engineering and maintenance, the college occupies 76,000 sq. feet of teaching and workshop space, with specialist training installations, including 150 meters of external track and...

IFSTA’s Essentials Of Community Risk Reduction CRR Course Is Available For Fire Fighters And Officers

Essentials of Community Risk Reduction is a free, online course where fire fighters and officers can learn the basics of Community Risk Reduction that they can use on the job every day. This self-paced course, developed through a partnership between The Vision 20/20 Project and International Fire Service Training Association (IFSTA), helps fire fighters gain a better understanding of the importance of Community Risk Reduction to the fire service and to the community. Fire fighters training cour...

Software Systems Improve Firefighter Emergency Preparedness

In communities of all sizes, fire crews are always in need of finding ways to improve preparedness and reduce risk. When fire departments use software systems that meet these needs, they stay safer and more informed on the scene. They also ensure that citizens stay safer during fire emergencies. Since the first organized response to a fire emergency began, firefighters have always made it a point to prevent injuries and minimize fire-related damage. However, since that time, technology has impr...

Checkmate Fire Emphasizes On Protecting Staff, Customers And Public By Countering Risk Of Workplace Fire

Checkmate Fire are committed to helping companies and public sector bodies protect their staff, customers and the general public by reducing the risk of a devastating fire at their premises. Part of Checkmate Fire’s role is to educate people about why passive fire protection measures are not just a question of legal box ticking, but also a worthwhile investment in their organization’s future. Importance of fire safety at workplaces Many people and organizations have quite a complac...

Mobile Firefighting Systems Provide Flexible Fire Protection For Major Facilities

Within traditional commercial and industrial firefighting systems, engineers have primarily focused on permanent installation designs rather than entertaining alternative or supplemental mobile firefighting systems. Permanent installation design is typically better understood, supported, and supplied throughout the fire protection engineering and manufacturing community. However, mobile firefighting systems provide unique solutions and advantages compared to their permanent installation cousins...

Rave Mobile Safety Unveils Updates To Its Rave Guardian Safety App To Enhance Student Engagement And Campus Safety

Rave Mobile Safety (Rave), a trusted partner for safety software protecting millions of individuals, has revealed updates to its Rave Guardian platform, in order to better equip students and staff to communicate vital campus updates. Rave Guardian safety app Rave Guardian, the renowned safety app available for students to stay connected with campus safety officials, faculty and other students, now integrates into Rave Alert, allowing higher education institutions access to both offerings in a...

Forest Fires: vfdb Calls For Stronger European Cooperation

"The Association for the Promotion of German Fire Protection (vfdb) has called for international cooperation to be intensified in view of the recent serious forest fires in Greece. At the same time, the technology must be further advanced in order to detect and combat such fires at an early stage in the future,” said vfdb President Dirk Aschenbrenner. “Time and time again - including now - there are many commendable initiatives that come to the aid of the affected emergency services...

Bullard Announces The Release Of Its New Lightweight Bump Cap With A Sleek Design

Bullard, the inventor of the hard hat, has added a new bump cap to its product line of head protection products. The new Bullard Bump Cap is a lightweight and sleekly styled cap, which is specially designed and engineered to provide wearers with all-day comfort, durability, and protection against minor bumps, bruises, and lacerations. Bullard Bump Cap The latest head protection offering from Bullard is the result of direct feedback that the company received from users in the field. Wearers ca...

New USDA Report Assesses The Economic, Environmental And Social Benefits Of Sustainably Harvesting Non-Timber Forest Products

A new report by USDA Forest Service researchers provides science-based information to help decision-makers, practitioners, and researchers to promote the sustainable harvest of non-timber forest products. The Assessment of Non-timber Forest Products in the United States under Changing Conditions synthesizes the best available science for managing non-timber forest resources in the U.S. “Many private landowners harvest non-timber products to generate income from their forests,&rd...

Ten Scania P490 6×6 Fire Trucks Have Been Ordered By Fraport Greece To Improve Their Fire Safety

Fraport Greece, which operates 14 regional airports in Greece, has ordered ten new Scania fire trucks with Rosenbauer superstructures. The investment will significantly improve the regions’ airport fire safety capabilities. The rescue and firefighting vehicles are being delivered to the airports on the islands of Corfu, Kefalonia, Kos, Mykonos, Mytilini, Rhodes, Samos, Santorini, Thessaloniki and Zakynthos. Together these airports annually handle more than 20 million arriving and departin...

Grenfell Tower: German Fire Fighters Stand In Solidarity With Their London Colleagues

The Association for the Promotion of German Fire Protection (vfdb) criticized the survey of London firefighters about the Grenfell Tower fire over a year ago. In an open letter to the head of the London fire brigade, Dany Cotton, the firefighters also declare their solidarity with their British colleagues. 72 people were killed in the fire disaster. It is clear from the publicly available documents that the building construction regulations were largely not met. “As an example,...

POK Company HQ Witnesses Life-Size Fire Exercise Simulation To Gauge Fire Rescue And Emergency Preparedness

On June 26th, 2018 at 12.15 pm, when a thick smoke invaded the main building of the POK S.A.S company headquarters, the fire alert was given out very quickly and the building evacuated. A few minutes later, the Fire Brigade siren sounded, announcing the arrival of the fire fighters. Once there, debriefing was done to set up the action plan, including emergency action, rescuing the victims and extinguishing the fire. Another mission accomplished by the Fire Brigade. Life-size fire exercise simu...

WAGNER Fire Protection At Security Trade Fair 2018

New thematic focuses, new halls, new security: From 25 to 28 September 2018, the security trade fair will take place in the extensively modernized halls of Messe Essen. Around 1,000 exhibitors will present their products and solutions relating to civil security in six overarching theme worlds. On land, on water and in the air: this is how diverse security is presented this year. The portfolio of fire protection solutions from the WAGNER Group is no less broad. For over 40 years, the internation...

Hay Mills Community Fire Station And Hall Green Health Join Hands For The Benefit Of Patients That Could Utilize Free Safe And Well Visits

Hay Mills Community Fire Station’s new partnership with a West Midlands medical practice is set to boost vulnerable patients’ fire safety. Firefighters from Hay Mills Community Fire Station are teaming up with Hall Green Health (HGH) to identify practice clients who would benefit from one of our free Safe and Well visits. give fire safety advice Patients who have recently been discharged from hospital or have hearing difficulties, for example, could be referred to Hay Mills Communi...

HURST Jaws Of Life Brings StrongArm Battery-Powered Hydraulic Multitool To Help Drug Task Force

When Carmel (IN) Police Department’s Lt. Ryan Meyer and his Hamilton/Boone County Drug Task Force are preparing to breach a door for a bust, speed, power and silence are mandatory. When it comes time to access the drug dealer’s safe to recover paraphernalia and proceeds, that same speed, power and silence can be elusive. “It used to take two to three guys upwards of an hour to access a single safe – it was noisy and time consuming,” said Meyer, describing a scenari...

Bullard Re-Engineers Their Nylon Dielectric Brackets To Offer Users Increased Protection

Bullard, the pioneer in personal protective equipment, has re-engineered its face protection line of nylon dielectric brackets to offer users increased protection, comfort, and versatility. Bullard’s line of brackets includes band or slot-mounted styles that securely attach to a user’s cap or full-brim style hat providing increased protection from flying debris, chemical splashes, sparks, and sprays. The brackets, which sport a stylish, sleek look, incorporate engineering enhancemen...

NFPA Announces The Appointment Of Andrea Vastis As Senior Director Of Public Education

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) appointed Andrea Vastis as Senior Director of Public Education. Vastis will oversee NFPA’s well-respected wildfire and home fire education programs. The Seekonk, Massachusetts resident has held various roles in public health education, and has a long history of innovating education programs and fostering rewarding partnerships. Her ability to oversee strategic, purposeful planning, and management of interdisciplinary teams makes he...

Napco Hires Tanner Lockard as Regional Sales Manager

NAPCO Security Technologies, Inc., Amityville, New York, announces the appointment of Tanner Lockard, as new Regional Sales Manager, reporting to Napco SRVP, Northern Region, Dave Sheffey. Tanner joins Napco's sales team, with years of security industry experience, most recently in channel sales/distribution, Dave Sheffey said, "Tanner's joining Napco at a great time, with our recent introductions of StarLink Connect Cell/IP Connected Home Hub & iBridge Touch Touchscreens, both with bus-bas...

How To Predict Events With Intelligent Fire And Security Systems

The fire and security industry as we all understand it today is due for a much-needed paradigm shift. The solutions that security dealers and integrators are installing and deploying today have advanced considerably and for many, those systems do an excellent job safeguarding the homes and small businesses of their customers. However, all of those installed solutions have one inherent flaw: traditional fire alarms and security systems are only reactive in nature. By reactive, we mean that altho...

AQUASYS Showcases Innovative Fire Fighting Systems At InnoTrans 2018

At the leading international trade fair for traffic technology in Berlin, InnoTrans 2018, AQUASYS presents modern fire fighting systems from 18 to 21 September 2018. AQUASYS will be presenting new developments at InnoTrans 2018, especially for rail vehicles, which meet the special requirements of space- and resource saving fire fighting. Fine water mist flows through specially designed nozzles, which quickly withdraws energy and oxygen from the fire due to the large reaction surface. Experience...

Johnson Controls Introduces New Addressable Fire Alarm Devices

Johnson Controls has introduced an innovative range of sounders, Visual Alarm Devices (VADs), and Visual Indicating Devices (VIDs), helping to improve the performance of fire detection systems and ensure evacuation responses occur quickly during a real fire event.   Research Specialists at Johnson Controls have used independent research into light patterns and their effect on triggering human reactions, to improve the design and functionality of the new range...

PACCAR Awards Suppliers Meeting 10 PPM Quality Standard

PACCAR annually recognizes suppliers who meet or exceed PACCAR’s “10 PPM” quality standard, this is the equivalent of 10 defective parts for every million components shipped to PACCAR. These awarded suppliers must also meet demanding criteria for delivery performance, customer support, and business impact. This year, PACCAR recognized 268 suppliers in 26 countries on five continents for achieving this high level of quality performance. Value creation for customers PACCAR wor...

Johnson Controls Announces The Launch Of Addressable Fire Alarm Devices

Johnson Controls has introduced an innovative range of sounders, Visual Alarm Devices (VADs) and Visual Indicating Devices (VIDs), helping to improve performance of fire detection systems and ensure evacuation responses occur quickly during a real fire event. Specialists at Johnson Controls have used independent research into light patterns and their effect on triggering human reactions, to improve the design and functionality of the new range of VIDS and VADS. visual alarm devices The researc...

Jactone Introduces Pafss Kitchenguard Mini

Jactone PAFSS KitchenGuard Mini, residential kitchen fire suppression systems have been specifically designed to protect kitchen equipment and put out any fires quickly and efficiently. Multi-user kitchen environments, such as student accommodation, HMOs, blocks of flats, or other multi-occupancy buildings can present a particular problem about the risk of fire in their kitchens. Unattended or forgotten cooking activities can often be the most common way that these fires start. Cooki...

WAGNER Rail Fire Protection At InnoTrans 2018

Complete solutions tailored to the needs of the customer are WAGNER Rail's specialty. From September 18 to 21, 2018, WAGNER Rail will be presenting its latest fire protection systems for rail transport at InnoTrans, the pioneering international trade fair for transport technology in Berlin. "WAGNER Rail is setting the pace when it comes to fire protection for rail vehicles. With our know-how from 20 years of practical experience, we adapt our technologies to future challenges and offer ind...

Pierce Inc. Announces MacQueen Emergency Acquiring Schuhmacher Fire Equipment To Expand Into 109 Missouri Counties

Pierce Manufacturing Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company, has announced that MacQueen Emergency Group (MacQueen) has acquired Schuhmacher Fire Equipment (Schuhmacher), expanding its territory to include Schuhmacher’s 109 Missouri counties. Headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota, MacQueen Emergency Group is the authorized Pierce dealer for Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota, and North Dakota. Fire apparatus road service and repair With the acquisition of Schuhmacher, MacQueen has partnered...

PACCAR Announces $300 Million Share Repurchase

The PACCAR Board of Directors approved the repurchase of an additional $300 million of its outstanding common stock. PACCAR recently completed its previously authorized $300 million share repurchase program. “PACCAR’s excellent net profits and cash flow deliver good returns for its shareholders,” said Mark Pigott, Executive Chairman. “The company’s shareholder return has averaged 12.5 percent in the last fifteen years, compared to the S&P 500 Index return of 9....

Public Urged By CFRS To Stay Fire Safe In Hot Weather

Cambridgeshire residents have been urged to stay fire-safe when outdoors as the warm weather continues. With temperatures hitting significant highs, fires in open areas of land can easily spread and become out of control. Events north of the country, with significant moorland fires at Saddleworth Moor and Winter Hill, have shown how these fires quickly spread and take hold of open areas of land. Authority comment We want to help ensure that people enjoy the sunny weather while it’s here...

Dramatic Increase In Operations In The “112” Rescue Service Is Becoming Increasingly Strained

The load on the emergency centers that answer the emergency call “112” has increased significantly in many cities and districts across the country compared to previous years. According to the Association for the Promotion of German Fire Protection (vfdb), the reason is primarily a dramatic increase in the number of emergency services. “The situation is alarming,” says vfdb President - Dirk Aschenbrenner. The topic will be one of the numerous focal points at the upcoming...

Abbot Fire Group Takes Deliver Of Mercedes Benz Citan Van For Fire Stopping

Abbot Fire Group are delighted to have taken delivery of a new Mercedes Benz Citan van for the passive fire protection side of the business. The growth in passive fire protection work, also known as fire stopping, has resulted in a need for a new vehicle to accompany the existing Abbot Fire Group fleet. Nigel Walton, Director at Abbot Fire Group said: “As the business continues to grow, we had a need for a specific vehicle which could accommodate the passive fire protection side of the bu...

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