Maldives Fire Industry News

POK’s Range Of Portable And Towable Monitors Deployed In Key Installations Globally

In the 1990s, portable monitors had a maximum capacity of 3000 liters per minute. To exceed this flow rate, it was necessary to use towable monitors. This explains why POK’s construction of towable monitors starts at 3000 liters per minute, which they continue to build and sell, despite the fact that their products allow them to reach flow rates of 5000 and 8000 liters per minute, in very compact and light transportable machines. Towable monitors The foldable wheelbase of the towable mo...

Messe Frankfurt Announces Their Switching Over To Green Power By Sourcing Electricity From Renewable Energy

As of event year 2020, Messe Frankfurt will be changing over completely to green power, sourcing 100 percent of its electricity from renewable energy. This includes the power supply for the stands, halls and exhibition grounds at the company’s Frankfurt base. For Messe Frankfurt, one of world’s largest trade fair organizer with its own exhibition grounds, the move away from conventional energy sources is a further milestone in implementing its long-term strategic measures in the fie...

MSA Safety Announces Nish Vartanian’s Election To The International Association Of Fire Fighters Foundation’s Board Of Directors

MSA Safety Incorporated, the globally renowned developer, manufacturer and supplier of safety products that protect people and facility infrastructures, has announced that Nish Vartanian, President and CEO, has been elected to the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Foundation’s Board of Directors. The IAFF Foundation, a non-profit organization based in Washington D.C., provides charitable support and direct assistance to IAFF fire fighters and their families in the wake of...

Fike Alarm And EPSMS Systems Protect Library Complex In Mexico

Fike Corporation recently earned the right to protect a large and unique library complex located in Mexico. The library is a four-story structure built to house millions of literary volumes, and also includes an auditorium, administrative offices, library stacks, and reading rooms. The library also boasts large centralized computer services designed to bring greater computer access to library visitors. The unique library architecture, high-tech equipment, and massive literature collection prese...

Fike Protects The Substation That Is A Park

Anaheim Hills, CA, devoted to preserving the natural beauty of their community, has built the nation’s first underground electrical switching station. With only a three-tiered retaining wall and metal door showing, above the substation lies a gorgeous park, complete with running paths and quaint park benches. The Park Substation is an innovation of the city’s public utility department in cooperation with the local neighborhoods, resulting in a new recreation area, rather than an uns...

Fike Gives Difference Between Explosion Vents And Explosion Doors

Explosion vents and explosion doors are often the most cost-effective solutions to mitigate combustible dust propagation. Both types of solutions are designed to effectively open at predetermined pressures, relieving pressure and deflagration. The primary difference between the two is their reusability: explosion doors can be used indefinitely while explosion vents are one-time use. Both come with their advantages and disadvantages. Which solution is better for the application? Explosion Door...

Fike Presents Types Of Fire Suppression Systems

Because of the numerous fire suppression options on the market, it’s often a challenge to determine which type of fire suppression system is ideal for a facility, its critical assets, and most importantly, its occupants. The following provides insight into today’s special hazard fire suppression systems, their benefits, and their recommended applications. Various types of fire suppression systems Today’s fire suppression systems offer various levels of protection not found w...

Fike Presents Top 5 Benefits Of Special Hazard Fire Suppression Over Traditional Water Sprinklers

Imagine a high-tech data center, equipped with a server after server full of sensitive information and bank account numbers. Imagine a museum housing priceless artwork and artifacts. Now, imagine a small fire igniting in either location–or hundreds of gallons of fire sprinkler water raining down upon these critical assets. These assets are too important to be protected by yesterday’s fire sprinkler systems. They deserve special hazard fire protection solutions. Special hazard...

Fike Introduces Water Mist Fire Suppression Systems

Water has always been the natural enemy of fire. But in today’s technological world, traditional water sprinklers can also do more harm than good. Explore how modern technology has enhanced the benefits of water-based suppressing solutions, offering more reliable protection for both people and critical assets. Water Mist v/s Traditional Sprinkler Systems Special hazard fire protection systems are designed to quickly and automatically detect and suppress incipient fires or high heat condi...

Ecaro-25 Caught Between A Rock And A Hard Place

Built within a dolomite rock mine reinforced with 7-foot bolts shot into the ceiling, and located in an area considered quite low in seismic activity, the Mountain Data Center is ideal for record storage and IT service offerings. Tier IV data center The facility boasts the latest in high-tech security and archive storage, is managed by IT professionals and even preserves air quality by restricting trucks inside and using only electric equipment. This acute attention to detail has earned The Mo...

Computer Room Saved By Fike’s FM-200® Fire Suppression System

On September 24th, 2004 BRS-Intron, a computer company based in Visby, Sweden, averted what could have been a major disaster. Because it is a full-service company, specializing in complete product solutions, servicing, and financing, BRS-Intron’s business is heavily dependent on the continuous operation of its business systems. For this reason, it chose Fike Corporation’s FM-200® (HFC-227ea) clean agent fire suppression system for the protection of its computer equipment. T...

Fike Fire Protection Systems Help Power Generating Station Achieve Plant Of The Year Status

In 2003, Jeffrey Energy Center (JEC), the largest coal-fired plant in Kansas, was recognized by the Powder River Basin (PRB) Coal User’s Group as its PRB Plant of the Year. Industry recognition was achieved through plant safety, plant performance, environmental achievements, and overall plant cleanliness. Over the years JEC has undertaken several projects and process changes to further improve the plant. Enhancements to the fire detection and suppression systems have been a vital part of...

80-Building Campus Is Protected With Fike Alarm Systems

Liberty University, located in Lynchburg, VA, is committed to providing quality education within a Christian environment. They are proud to represent more than 15,000 students from all fifty states and over seventy countries around the world. Their campus spans over 5,000 acres making it the largest evangelical higher educational facility in the United States. Because of the size of the property, the campus employs its emergency response team, responsible for monitoring over 80 buildings for fi...

Professional Firefighters Choose Fike

In the spring of 2005, the Central Jackson County Fire Protection District (CJCFPD) updated the dispatching system at its Adams Dairy Parkway location in Blue Springs, Missouri. The updates included creating a state-of-the-art 911 call center complete with a sophisticated computer, CAD network, and emergency response equipment. Mindful of the necessity to protect the high-value, new equipment, and its important service to the community, CJCFPD called on a long-term partner, Fike Corporation, an...

Fike Integrated Voice Evacuation Is Keeping The Ice Safe

The new Mystique Community Ice Center opened its doors in Dubuque, Iowa just in time to meet the chill that’s in the air. Home to the United States Hockey League’s expansion team, the Fighting Saints, the 3,200 seat arena is dedicated to all things ice. Since the Ice Center, like any sporting venue, may contain large amounts of people at any given time, the Local Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) required a voice evacuation system to be included in the overall life safety solution...

Fike’s Fire Suppression Systems Help In Eliminating Data Center Outage

Has the advent of “cloud computing” reduced the need for automatic fire suppression systems in data centers? There have been many discussions in the Information Technology, Telecom, and Fire Suppression industries recently regarding this topic. With data stored and backed up in multiple, different physical locations, one line of thinking says there is less need for an automatic fire suppression system. A fire or other catastrophic event, at worst, results in the loss of relatively i...

Fike Fire Suppression System Protects Valuable Artwork At Wharton Esherick Studios

Wharton Esherick (1878-1970) was an artist who produced paintings, decorative frames, woodcuts, sculptures, and furniture. While Esherick’s work is displayed in major American museums and private collections, a large compilation of his work is found in his studio. His studio has been preserved and maintained since his death, enabling visitors to learn more about the artist’s life as well as view his work. With so many valuable artifacts and artwork in one studio, a superior fire pro...

Southern Supply Prevents Catastrophe With Fike HFC-227ea Fire Suppression System

Southern Supply Company is a wholesale distributor located in Springfield, Missouri. Southern Supply has a critical data center through which it handles all of its business activity, from shipping and receiving to accounting, for its 12 locations in Missouri and Kansas. Because it is key to the operation of its business, Southern Supply decided to protect its data center with a clean agent fire suppression system, rather than just a traditional sprinkler system. By choosing a clean-ag...

Fike’s Suppression System Protects Vital Data And Equipment In Financial Institute

On the evening of April 3, 2009, a financial institution located in downtown Chicago was protected from the possibility of a large fire. Earlier that evening, an electrical component in the self-contained air conditioning unit had overheated and caught fire. The AC unit was located near highly sensitive equipment in a computer room. Fortunately, the computer room was protected with a Fike clean agent suppression system, using the gaseous chemical suppressant, DuPont™ FM-200® — d...

Fike Discusses Benefits And Types Of Clean Agent Extinguishing Systems

Clean agents include both chemical agents (3M™ Novec™ 1230 Fire Protection Fluid, FM-200, ECARO-25®) and inert gases (PROINERT®), all of which are ideal for protecting servers, electronics, artwork, archives, and more. They produce none of the collateral damage often associated with sprinkler systems. Best of all, they are safe for people and the environment. Clean Agent Suppression Benefits Additional benefits that clean agent suppression systems have...

Fike Installs ECARO-25® Clean Agent Fire Protection System To Protect LITE

The Louisiana Immersive Technologies Enterprise (LITE)™ in Lafayette, LA is a state-of-the-art 3D immersive visualization resource center featuring one of the world’s first six-sided, digital virtual reality cubes, as well as the world’s largest digital 3-D theatre. This leading-edge visualization environment is powered by one of the largest shared memory resources in the world, a 4.1TB of RAM high-performance computing system. The LITE facility, a State entity governed by a B...

Fike Installs Fire Alarm Systems To Meet Tight Deadlines

San Carlos, CA, located midway between San Francisco and San Jose, has been a magnet for families, due in large part to the small size and high educational value the San Carlos School District offers. To maintain this standard, the district has undertaken a large facility modernization project, affecting multiple schools. To continue the project throughout the school year, the district set up temporary housing for displaced classrooms, creating a unique and immediate need for stand-alone fire a...

ASL Declares ISE 2019 A Great Success

ISE 2019 proved to be a great success for ASL as we welcomed clients, old and new and our distribution partners on the ASL stand at Amsterdam RAI for the duration of the exhibition over four days. ASL VIPEDIA-PRO router ASL VIPEDIA-PRO router with Dante, along with the all-in-one PAVA solution ASL INTEGRA and ASL V2000 were on display The new ASL VIPEDIA-PRO router with Dante, along with the all-in-one PAVA solution ASL INTEGRA and ASL V2000 were on display with a full complement of ASL...

Amkus Spreaders Help Rescuers To Extricate Accident Victims From A Vehicle

On December 2018, the Stuart Fire Department was called to a single-vehicle MVA just west of Menlo. The vehicle was a 2001 Chevy Silverado X 2. The vehicle had hit a guard rail and cleared a creek and landed on its top entrapping both patients. Stuart Fire had cribbed around the vehicle and were using rescue jacks to help with the lifting to provide an opening to extricate the patients. There still was no large enough opening to get the patients out the window. Amkus spreaders The rescuers th...

MSA And JVCKENWOOD Team Up To Offer Firefighters Improved Voice Communication Capabilities

Communicating clearly and effectively is always a challenge for firefighters given the prevalence of loud and often piercing background noise at a fire ground. Overcoming this hazard and making two-way communication between firefighters more reliable is the goal of a new collaborative effort between global safety equipment manufacturer MSA Safety Incorporated and JVCKENWOOD, a developer of critical communication solutions. Bluetooth-enabled voice communications An elegant and wire-free design...

MSA Safety And JVCKENWOOD Collaborate To Offer Firefighters With Bluetooth-Enabled Voice Communication

Communicating clearly and effectively is always a challenge for firefighters given the prevalence of loud and often piercing background noise at a fire ground. Overcoming this hazard and making two-way communication between firefighters more reliable is the goal of a new collaborative effort between global safety equipment manufacturer MSA Safety Incorporated and JVCKENWOOD, globally renowned developer of critical communication solutions. voice communications With a common vision of making Blu...

MHFA England Launches Workplace Mental Health Guidance

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) England launches best-practice guidance for employers on how to implement Mental Health First Aid in the workplace. This follows the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) recent recommendation to include ‘mental health trained first aiders’ as part of employers’ first aid needs assessments. To date over 15,000 organizations across the country have already trained staff in MHFA England courses. According to the HSE, 15.4 million working days a...

Tema Sistemi To Exhibit At Offshore Mediterranean Conference 2019

In 2019, Tema Sistemi will take part in the OMC fair. The Offshore Mediterranean Conference and Exhibition will be held in Ravenna from 27 to 29 March 2019. The event continues to focus its attention on innovation and accompanies companies towards maximizing operational effectiveness, focusing on the path of transition, which tends towards practical and realistic solutions towards a sustainable energy mix. 2019, in particular, the fair will be dedicated to the theme 'Expanding Mediterranean En...

AQUASYS To Be Present At The Fire Protection Of Rolling Stock 2019 At Berlin

Already for the 15th time the "Fire Protection of Rolling Stock" will take place from 27th to 28th February 2019 in Berlin. The FPRS community will meet again with many global train operators and manufacturers of rail vehicles as well as component suppliers. The program of the Fire Protection of Rolling Stock offers a worldwide exchange of information, which is more than varied with presentations, discussion rounds and interviews on the topics important for the industry. AQUASYS is already look...

Apollo Fire Detectors’ Devices Chosen By Technoswitch To Protect Paradise Island Resort In The Seychelles

As part of a fire detection system upgrade, Apollo Fire Detectors’ devices were chosen to protect the exclusive Desroches Island Resort Hotel. The resort forms part of the Amirantes group of islands — a remote coral atoll approximately 230 km southwest of Mahé in the Seychelles. Desroches is approximately 6 km long, 1 km wide and boasts 14 km of immaculate white sandy beaches and crystal blue waters. This environmentally-conscious island is one of the most beautiful in the Ind...

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