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Globally renowned highway and security barrier specialists company, Hardstaff Barriers is proud to hold Constructionline Platinum membership for another year, highlighting the company’s continually high standards in performance, safety and efficiency. Constructionline provides a platform for buyers to identify quality construction suppliers which are validated and assessed in line with their membership standard. Platinum membership is the highest level that can be reached. Constructionli...

Cooking grease is indispensable for frying and cooking. It is an integral part of the preparation of our favorite dishes. But the dangers posed by heated oils and cooking grease are often underestimated. Grease fires are one of the most frequent causes of fires in private households. In commercial kitchens in hotels, restaurants, catering businesses, etc., fire can quickly spread throughout the building via grease deposits in ventilation systems. What makes grease fires so unique? Grease and...

Lake Assault Boats, part of Fraser Shipyards and a renowned manufacturer of purpose-built, mission-specific fire and rescue boats, has placed a custom 36-foot fireboat into service with the Marathon Petroleum Company at its Louisiana Refining Division in Garyville, Louisiana. The craft is serving on the waters surrounding the nation’s newest major refinery. “Marathon’s Garyville refinery, located near New Orleans and the Mississippi River, is an important facility and a vital...

Verint® Systems Inc., the Customer Engagement Company™, announces the speaker line-up that discusses the new customer engagement challenges facing organizations worldwide in 2021 and how to overcome them through the latest Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions and more. Insights into the Changing Customer Engagement Environment - Ventana Research/Verint Joint Webinar - Feb. 4, 1 p.m.ET. Organizations succeed or fail based on their ability to build enduring customer relationships. As...

Safety boots have come a long way, in the last few years and the availability of choices in safety footwear now is staggering. Safety work boots can vary widely, in terms of quality and features. Safety boots When considering safety footwear, certainly one wants to consider the level of protection that these boots are going to provide them, in a given work environment. However, one also needs to take into consideration the features that they offer, with regards to comfort and overall foot heal...

On Feb 1, 2021, a new mass vaccination center opened its doors in Bedford Heights, Bedford. This is one of six centers opening over the next month. Over 200 members of the public received their vaccination on the first day. Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service’s Station Commander, Robert Hulatt has been working with local partners, including the NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Clinical Commission Groups to ensure the smooth set up and running of the centers. New vaccination cen...

The fire incident at Action Footwear store on Jan 25, 2021, that resulted in injuries to four Chula Vista Fire Department firefighters has been determined to be accidental. The National Response Team from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), along with the Chula Vista Fire Department, completed the investigation into the origin and cause of the fire that occurred on Monday, Jan 25, 2021, at 5:40 pm, at Action Footwear, 655 H Street, Chula Vista, California. Action Fo...

Germany’s fire department training facility, The Institut der Feuerwehr NRW (IdF NRW), has ordered 109 Magirus LF20-KatS vehicles on behalf of the North Rhine-Westphalian Ministry of the Interior. The Euro 6 emission standard vehicles, on MAN TGM 18.340 BB 4x4 chassis with Allison 3000 Series™ fully automatic transmissions, form the largest ever order for firefighting vehicles in the state. A total of 38 vehicles have been delivered to local fire departments, with another 30 schedul...

As the UK finally cut its regulatory ties with the EU on 1st January 2021, this was marked by the introduction of new national regulations to ensure the continuation of the UK’s Quality Infrastructure. In particular, the regulation that governed accreditation within the European Union was amended by the Product Safety and Metrology, etc. (Amendment, etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696) (as amended), which, together with the existing  Accreditation Regulations 2009 (S...

According to the Health Building Note 03-01 Adult acute mental health units, all furniture, and fittings are required to be robust, anti-ligature, prevent opportunities for concealment and meet infection control requirements while being as domestic in style as possible and not offering opportunities for easy lifting or breakage. This is particularly important in rooms where service users are unsupervised, such as the bedrooms and en-suites. Alongside the standard challenges that face a fire ala...

A major collapse took place on February 15th, 2021 in Angoulême (France) due to the bad weather and sub-zero temperatures of the previous days. SDIS 16 rescue dog teams and "Building Risks" specialists were dispatched to the scene. The LEADER SENTRY motion detection device for unstable structures was deployed to monitor the stability of the adjacent walls and thus ensure the safety of the rescue teams that were working on-site to find potential buried victims.

Soteria Dimension is a new addition to the Soteria family of products, the next generation in fire detection. With an innovative flush-mounted design and chamberless technology, it continues the 40+ year history of designing and manufacturing innovative products that keep people safe from fire every second of every day. Designing a fire system A common issue when designing a high-end, luxury building is the integration of the fire system. Countless hours are spent meticulously creating a...

In the wake of some prominent multi-fatality fires, organizations have spent considerable sums of money on fire safety but have not necessarily achieved an improved level of fire safety assurance. Having spent several years undertaking fire risk assessments on the same portfolio of buildings, it is noticeable that some organizations are beginning to wonder if the current practice is sustainable. It’s been almost eight years since the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 prompted man...

There has been a Mill on-site in Laverstoke since at least 903 AD Renovation of Mill to Distillery Transforming a 300-year-old paper Mill with over 1000 years of history within a Conservation Area and a Site of Special Scientific Interest took patience and dedication. Working with Heatherwick Studio, Bombay Sapphire sympathetically renovated Laverstoke Mill into a sustainable distillery that showcases the natural beauty and industrial heritage of the site. Installation of Fire alarm To prot...

University Information Services (UIS) has taken ownership of its new two-story data center on the West Cambridge Site, which officially opened on 19th March 2015. This has enabled many of the University’s disparate machine rooms to be brought together into one industry-leading energy-efficient, secure, fully managed facility. Expanding the infrastructure Rather than attempting to refurbish its existing diverse data storage infrastructures, the University and Cambridge Assessment formed...

In 2015, a project was commenced for the turnkey delivery of a biomass gasification plant in Hoddesdon in the county of Hertfordshire. More than 90,000 tonnes of waste will be used as fuel. This will be generated by the local commercial and industrial sectors and will be supplied by two of the UK’s leading waste suppliers. The plant will generate 10 MWe of power. This represents a yearly net supply of green electricity to the grid of 76,000 MWh, enough to meet the needs of around 7,000 h...

The Conduit inhabits an 8-floor neo-classical building in the heart of London. 40 Conduit Street has a noted history that resonates with its new purpose. Conduit Street derived its name from the pipes, laid in 1236, that carried water from sources in Hyde Park through the “Conduit Meadows” to supply the city. Installing of Fire alarm system AFS was tasked with providing a fire alarm system to protect this historic London building but would be able to cope with the potential for fa...

Erickson Incorporated is pleased to announce that the firefighting contracts in the Hellenic Republic of Greece have been renewed for the 2021 fire season. During Erickson’s 21+ years of support to the Hellenic Fire Service, they have an impressive list of major achievements that include saving lives; supporting the 2004 Olympics; saving the Ancient Olympia Museum and the adjacent archeological sites; saving the archeological site of Ancient Messini; and the distinct honor of being recogn...

Fire Safety & Protection, LLC (“FSP”), a portfolio company of Sunny River Management, LLC (“SRM”), is pleased to announce the acquisition of Livingston Fire Protection, Inc. (“Livingston”), a local tenured leader in the fire & life safety industry and known throughout the greater Washington D.C. market for its high level of customer service, reliability, and technical expertise. Based in Atlanta, GA, FSP is an emerging high-growth fire & life safet...

The TLF 8/18 of the Marienheide fire department was put into service in 1982 in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Rosenbauer's technicians have completely reworked the vehicle and turned it into a TLF 2000 that once again fully meets today's high demands. The vehicle is indispensable for the Marienheide fire department: an all-terrain fire-fighting vehicle that offers space for powerful fire-fighting technology and other equipment for fires and other operations. For almost four decade...

E-ONE®, a subsidiary of REV Group, Inc. and a foremost manufacturer of fire apparatus, has received an order for 36 Active Air Purification Systems to be installed into existing fire apparatus for the Columbus Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services in Columbus, Georgia. The units are being placed in the department’s front line and reserve apparatus. This includes 16 engines, seven ladder trucks, three squad trucks, and 10 ambulances. Going forward, all new apparatus will ha...

The Harris County Fire Marshal's Office coordinated an innovative medication mail-in program via the University of Houston, local fire departments, and Harris County Commissioner's Offices. The goal of this program is to encourage the proper disposal of prescription medication, limit the availability of high-risk prescription medications in homes, and reduce accidental poisonings and overdoses. "This program allows community members to safely mail in unused or expired medications for proper dis...

On Thursday, December 13th, 2018, Cobb County Fire & Emergency Services will be assisting Baking Memories 4 Kids to surprise a family with exciting news. Baking Memories 4 Kids sells delicious chocolate chip cookies to help children with life threatening and terminal illnesses experience a vacation of a lifetime. Baking Memories 4 Kids’ founder and cancer survivor, Frank Squeo, along with Cobb County Fire & Emergency Services, Engine #7 will be traveling to a family home to share...

With all residents of the US state of California worried about ‘wildfires’, fire protection is primarily on everyone’s mind right now. No home is totally fireproof. However, with the right precautions, one can help safeguard their home, belongings and family, in the event of a wildfire. Making homes wildfire-resistant Listed below are just a few ways to quickly increase a property’s resistance to fire damage: Install tempered glass, multi-pane windows and screens If...

AFEX Fire Suppression Systems control unit has been field-proven for almost 10 years. It is durable, powerful, reliable, and easy to use. This unit features a programmable LCD display, standalone battery, internal data log, telematics connectivity, audible and visual alarms, and up to two simultaneous detection circuits. New Features USB downloadable data log Data log storage increased to 3272 entries Real-time clock for time-stamped entries Normally closed Alarm and Problem relays provid...

There are many ways that portable gas detectors for personal use can deliver individual protection for key staff, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kevin O'Donnell, EMEA Business Development Manager at Teledyne (Teledyne Gas and Flame Detection), has answered some pertinent queries regarding the same. COVID-19 and gas detection link The packaging, transportation and storage of COVID-19 vaccines at low temperatures necessitate the use of dry ice, which is a form of carbon dioxide (CO2). If CO2 esca...

At three in the morning, members of the Glen Echo Fire Department began waking up. It was not a fire or medical emergency, but it was another call to serve. Glen Echo volunteer firefighters, EMTs, and paramedics, along with the Department’s Chief and Operations officer were designated to support the 59th Presidential Inauguration. In previous years, the Department had deployed one or two units to the event, but this year the little Department nestled in a small community at the bottom edg...

A mental health response car that is a joint initiative involving Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust and the East of England Ambulance Service is live across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, in the UK. The ambulance response car will be crewed by a paramedic and a specialist mental health practitioner and will respond to 999 calls where there is a mental health concern. Following funding from the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group, it will operat...

Vaccination sites around the county are being supported by Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service staff pitching in to help with getting residents immunized against COVID-19. Staff from across all areas of the Service, from emergency call handlers and support staff to fire officers and both on-call and wholetime firefighters, have all been giving help at vaccination sites. Staff response  Group Commander Wayne Swales, the Officer coordinating the support project, said, “The respons...

Wearing the correct clothing in a workplace can oftentimes prevent serious injury. Risk assessments are carried out and employees must meet the regulations put in place by their employer as well as industry regulations. Wearing shorts and a t-shirt in a high-risk workplace is generally not acceptable. But wearing high-visibility workwear, hard-hat, proper shoes and clothing is what’s needed to prevent. Granite takes a look at why protective clothing is so important. What Is PPE? PP...