Canada Fire Industry News

Are new VA standards cause for alarm? Dr Steve Harrison, Product Engineering Manager at ASL Safety & Security, considers certification requirements in the voice alarm (VA) sector and how pending new standards will differ from predecessors. What's new, what should we be interested in, when are the implementation deadlines and what is the best route towards compliance?  With major new voice alarm standards set to come into operation in Britain in 2011 (British Standard...

FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate participated in Business Roundtable's Podcast series New Podcast series part of FEMA's expanded outreach with private sector As part of its ongoing partnership with businesses and private sector organizations around this country, FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate recently participated in the Business Roundtable's first ever podcast series focused specifically on how the private sector can help strengthen the nation's disaster resilience. In the i...

New EMS study shows lot of changes related to fire emergencyresponder crew size Study of EMS and public safety by IAFF and NIST shows that size and design of first responder crew and ALS crew affect the fire department’s ability to react on calls for emergency medical service. A new study issued by a broad coalition in the scientific, fire fighting, EMS and public-safety communities shows that the size and configuration of an EMS first responder crew and an advanc...

Solus Securite Inc, now the part of leading industrial, safety and fastener distributor Acklands-Grainger Inc Canada’s largest distributor Acklands-Grainger Inc. purchases leading fire protection distributor Solus Securite Inc.. Grainger announced that its Canadian subsidiary, Acklands-Grainger Inc., Canada's largest distributor of industrial, safety and fastener supplies, has purchased Solus Securite Inc. effective September 17, 2010. With 2009 sales of approximately C...

CSB found that inadequate fire protection and safety arrangements led to the fire accident in the water tunnel  US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) report found that company and its contractor failed to adequately prepare for hazardous work inside confined space of hydroelectric plant Tunnel, and also; Xcel had no technically qualified responders on duty.The tragic accident that took the lives of five industrial painting contractors deep inside an Xcel Energy hydroel...

Weak physical risk management enhances the risk of fire accidents by twenty times A new FM Report shows that businesses with stronger risk management practices than their peers enjoy more stable financial performance. Over the long term, it includes much lower earnings volatility, according to the findings of a new study of more than 500 large multinational companies. Commissioned by FM Global, one of the world’s largest commercial property insurers, and conducted by O...

Columbia Southern University has teamed up with the National Volunteer Fire Council to offer scholarships Columbia Southern University (CSU) has teamed up with the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) to offer two two-year scholarships to members of the NVFC to attend CSU. This is the second year that CSU has offered scholarships to NVFC members. One scholarship will be awarded towards a Bachelor’s Degree and the other for an Associate’s Degree. "We thank...

"We are very pleased to play anactive part in the safety ofour community"  The Burnaby Fire Department went live with FDM Records Management System (RMS) and Mobile RMS on June 25. In December 2008, the Burnaby Fire Department began looking into upgrading their RMS. “We were looking for a flexible software package that could be customized to fit our needs,” says Deputy Chief of Operations, Shaun Redmond. “After reviewing the products available, we...

Dealing with transport accidents and rescuing road accident victims are major tasks of SFRS Emergency crews have been trained in how to deal with radiation incidents at a training event organised by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service. Fire officers called in the help of experts from the Government's Health Protection Agency to teach first responders how to deal with any potential radiation leaks in the county. Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service is responsible for rescuing ro...

Tyco's integrated offering is morefocused on the environment Tyco Fire Suppression & Building Products [TFS&BP], a business unit of Tyco International Ltd., showcased its latest innovations at Interschutz in a greatly expanded offering that enables the business to provide unrivalled integrated fire safety and building mechanical solutions globally across commerce and industry. While several key new products were spotlighted for the first time in Europe, TFS&BP...

Fire interruption technology device to create safety neighborhood and prevent property loss From mid June to mid July, Ara Safety’s Fire Interruption Technology device was used in 4 reported fires, knocking down fires, creating a safer fireground, and preventing hundreds of thousands of dollars in property loss. On June 13, firefighters from the Forestburg Fire Department of Alberta, used their Fire Interruption Technology device to knock down an attic fire. Using the A...

Ara Safety proves useful in bringing down the effects of catastrophic fires and harmful smoke When flames engulfed an attic of a home in Forestburg, Alberta, the local Fire Department and its Chief Kevin Lunty used Ara Safety's Fire Interruption Technology to contain the damage and save the home from total loss. The fire had gone unnoticed for a while. When fire fighters arrived on scene, the flames had spread throughout the attic. With an exhausted water supply, and the rese...

Ara pro, an extra man on the scene with the power to hold fire until fire department crew reaches and attack When Fire Chief David Atwell of the Providence Volunteer Fire Department arrived on scene to a fully involved garage fire, he deployed the Ara Safety Pro to buy time for his crew to arrive. The deployment prevented the fire from spreading to the interior of the house, minimizing fire damage and property loss. The call for a structure fire came in at 5:38 in the ev...

Ara safety saved neighboring structure by preventing spread of flames fromthe fire building For the second time in one week, the Providence Volunteer Fire Department used their Ara Safety Pro Fire Interruption Technology device. This time, the device bought time and saved the neighboring structure from potential damage. Once on scene, Fire Chief David Atwell and his crew were faced with a well-advanced fire in a converted mobile home with extreme exposure on the fire side of...

The government of Alberta is dedicated to provide safety and security measures to the residential communities  Kevin Sorenson, MP for Crowfoot, Richard Marz, M.L.A. for Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills, and Kevin Edwards, Mayor of Three Hills, recently celebrated the grand opening of the new Three Hills Fire Hall. Built to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System Standards, and equipped with office space, five parking bays, ample parking...

FireVu provides next generation of smoke detection technology The FireVu units adopted for the iconic Palm Jumeirah are the latest and most capable incarnation of D-Tec's VSD technology. D-Tec - part of AD Group - announces that its partner in the Middle East region, BSS-ME, has supplied, tested, and commissioned seven advanced IP-based, NetVu Connected, FireVu units to provide a state-of-the-art CCTV-based VSD (Video Smoke Detection) solution for the main tunnel at the famou...

CEN-CENELEC is to hold web-based seminars on SMEs and European standardisation Small and medium enterprises will benefit from two-day CEN-CENELEC webinar. On Wednesday 26 May and Thursday 27 May CEN-CENELEC is to hold to web-based seminars on SMEs and European standardisation. To find out how your company can benefit from European standardisation, sign up for one of these free events. For more information and to register please click here. 

FEMA has advised recipients to use disaster grants for intended purposes only.  Photo: Bdelisle Nearly $9 million in recovery assistance has been approved for disaster affected areas. State and federal disaster assistance payments are bringing needed financial help to homeowners, renters and business owners who suffered damages in the severe storms and flooding of mid-March. However, those payments come with some words of advice from the Federal Emergency Manag...

  FDM's integrated software to help in Computer Aided Dispatch and Record Management FDM's scalable, integrated solution along with their experience in buil ding interfaces to other software applications helped procure the deal. After a detailed procurement process, the Burlington Fire Department, Burlington, Ontario decided that FDM's fully integrated Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) and Records Management System (RMS) was the best solution to meet their needs. I...

Chemguard will exhibit at the Worlds Coating Show 2010   Chemguard's C6 fluorosurfactants are found in paints, stains, cleaners, waxes, polishes, and sealers. Chemguard, a leading manufacturer of fluorosurfactant specialty chemicals, will be highlighting the expansion of its short-chain (C6) fluorosurfactant products at the 2010 American Coatings Show. Developed for broad applications, Chemguard's C6 fluorosurfactants are found in paints, stains, cleaners, waxes...

Constraining aerial firefighting costs through effective operations was one of the key themes of the conference Vancouver played host to the fourth Tangent Link Aerial Firefighting Conference recently. A report from the Conference Chairman.The fourth northern hemisphere Tangent Link Aerial Firefighting Conference, held at the Sheraton Airport Hotel in the Winter Olympic city of Vancouver, proved an attractive venue for North American Firefighters. Delegates attended a...

  Alerting and notification sysytems share an important place in fire services Federal Signal is a leader in the design and deployment of fully redundant indoor, outdoor and personal alerting and notification systems that protect communities and citizens around the world. Mission-critical communications are enabled by Federal Signal alerting and notification systems, which are deployed in hundreds of implementations in countries, states, counties and cities around the w...

The conference will bring together experts on aerial fire suppression  LADAR, or laser radar, is the latest technology to be studied for its use in detecting wildfires.Lockheed Martin, developer of LADAR (Laser Radar) will be reviewing the capabilities, answering questions and discussing the possible implementations of this powerful technology at Tangent Link's Aerial Firefighting Conference & Exhibition in Vancouver, 16-17th March, 2010.Any improvement in the m...

Ara Safety's Fire Interruption Technology® helped prevent spread of flames and minimised fire damage In three recent fires, Ara Safety's Fire Interruption Technology® helped prevent spread of flames, minimized fire damage, and aided in victim recovery. First to arrive on scene of a kitchen fire in Montague, NJ, Fire Chief Jesse Brace of the Montague Fire Department, found heavy smoke coming out of the right side of the structure. Upon inspection, Chief Brace found a...

Ara Safety's Fire Interruption Technology® quickly reduces spread of flames Ara Safety's Fire Interruption Technology® saves $100,000 in property loss in a Christmas day fire in Ontario, and kicks off 2010 with three other reported deployments in Canada and the USA: two in Alberta and one in Pennsylvania. A fire that started in an attached garage of an Ontario home on Christmas Day was fast spreading to the main entry of the home and spreading to the attic, whe...

FRI provides comprehensive leadership training for both chief officers and company officers Maximise your budget and get the most for your training dollars in 2010. Make your plans now to attend Fire-Rescue International (FRI), August 24-28 in Chicago. FRI provides the most comprehensive leadership training for both chief officers and company officers at a price that fits your budget. In addition to leadership training, your registration includes free access to an e...

2010 North American Vehicle Rescue Challenge to co-locate with Canadian Industrial Emergency Expo Calgary Coast Hotel, Toronto,  will be the official venue of the 26th Annual North American vehicle rescue challenge.  More than 30 international teams will take part in this extrication championship. Hosted by the Calgary Fire Department, the challenge coincides with the celebration of the CFD's one hundred and twenty-fifth anniversary." This is an excellent way...

Canada's professional fire fighters are concerned about their risk of infection during influenza pandemics Firefighters are concerned about their ability to maintain critical public safety services during the height of any type of influenza pandemic. With the influenza A / H1N1 (human swine flu) pandemic now impacting Canada, a new survey of The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) found that Canada's professional firefighters are concerned about their risk...

Celebrate safely - prevent fire and burn-related injuries during the winter months Utilize these safety tips and information from Fire Corps to help prepare your family, friends, and neighbors and ensure a safe and happy holiday season for all. The holiday season is a time to celebrate with friends, family, and good food, but it is also a time to be conscientious of everyday hazards. Cooking SafetyAccording to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), cooking...

The National Volunteer Fire Council has an online resource to help applicants The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will begin accepting applications for FY 2009 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Services (SAFER) Grants beginning November 16, 2009 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The deadline for receipt of the SAFER Grant applications will be December 18, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The automated applications will be accessible from the web site for the Assistan...