Trinidad and Tobago Fire Industry News

How can a building’s fire systems be integrated with access control and other security systems to ensure effective function of both? It can be a challenging and delicate endeavor. Integration of fire and security systems provides multiple benefits and some challenges to be addressed. It is useful to consider fire and security systems as part of the same overall mission to keep a building and its occupants safe, while also being attentive to the differing roles of the systems and how they...

Today’s home fires burn faster than ever, making escape planning all the more critical to home fire safety. Studies show that in the past, people had approximately 17 minutes to escape a typical home fire from the time the smoke alarm sounds. Now they may have as little as two minutes to get out safely. NFPA Fire Prevention Week With these concerns in mind, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has announced ‘Not Every Hero Wears a Cape, Plan and Practice Your Escape!&rsq...

Fire chiefs endorse position papers on hot work safety, the economic impact of firefighter injuries, suicide prevention, the National Firefighter Registry, data analyst/chief information officer, and the Centre for Homeland Defence and Security Fire chiefs from Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States participated in the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Urban Fire Forum (UFF) last week at NFPA headquarters in Quincy, Massachusetts. NFPA President and CEO Jim Pauley welcomed...

Avon Fire & Rescue Service (AF&RS) is asking businesses and residents to pledge to lose the wedge this Fire Door Safety week (23-29 Sept). Launching the campaign, the service is asking all businesses, care homes and residential properties to ditch door wedges that prop open fire doors. As part of the awareness week, now in its seventh year, staff from across AF&RS will be targeting businesses and homes within the service area to highlight the importance of fire doors and the differen...

It’s Fire Door Safety Week 2019 and Geofire are supporting this important awareness campaign and encouraging property managers to consider wire-free and hard-wired fire door devices as a safe and compliant way to hold open fire doors. fire door safety week The industry-led fire door safety week highlights the critical and lifesaving role of fire doors. Property managers are reminded how and when to check the operation and condition of their fire doors to ensure they work correctly and ar...

DuPont Safety & Construction (DuPont) announced it has signed an agreement to acquire the Ultrafiltration Membrane business from BASF including inge GmbH.   The transaction, including the business’ international workforce, its headquarters and production site in Greifenberg, Germany, and associated intellectual property currently owned by BASF SE., is expected to close by the end of 2019 subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. Financial terms of the agre...

To mark the start of Fire Door Safety Week 2019, Abloy UK has launched an infographic that uncovers recent statistics around fire door safety and highlights the risks around non-compliance. As well as explaining how fire can spread fast, Abloy also makes recommendations on how to make premises safe from fire, and discusses fire door regulations and responsibility – as well as the penalties for non-compliance. Pat Jefferies, Commercial Director of Abloy UK, comments: “Fire Door Safet...

Oshkosh Airport Products, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation Company, announces that the company has hit a monumental milestone with the production and delivery of its 5,000th aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) vehicle - representing 60 years of ARFF product development and support for airports and militaries across the world. The 5,000th ARFF vehicle symbolizes a long legacy of Oshkosh Airport Products’ development of the highest performing apparatus and most innovative technology in the...

SPAR opened its Eastern Cape distribution center in Port Elizabeth in 1992 and since then has become the biggest food retail business in the province. With a substantial value of goods housed in this large complex warehouse facility, early fire detection is essential and the best solution was to use aspirating smoke detection (ASD) also referred to as HSSD (High Sensitivity Smoke Detection). SecuriRAS ASD units SAQCC-certified designer Jean-Paul Germizhuizen from Dyna Fire selected the SecuriR...

In collaboration with Sure Safety, MFC International (MFC Survival Ltd.) has been exhibiting its range of fire safety solutions at the Fire India 2019 exhibition, which is taking place from September 19 to September 21, 2019, at the Pragati Maidan, in New Delhi, India. Fire India 2019 Fire India 2019 is India’s largest fire and safety exhibition, which will be running from September 19 to September 21, 2019. It’s been an extremely busy show so far and it’s been great to see s...

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority (WYFRA) brought a prosecution against Wakefield Grammar School Foundation and its former fire risk assessor Doctor James Gibson.  At a hearing at Leeds Magistrates’ Court guilty pleas were entered to the following charges: Dr. Gibson, 65, who lives in Leeds, pleaded guilty to failing to make a suitable and sufficient risk assessment premises are known as Wakefield Girls’ High School, Queen El...

An interactive mock criminal trial, meanwhile, will help various duty holders from manufacturers of fire safety products to consultants, contractors, designers, and installers identify and mitigate against potential liabilities in the event of a fire. Taking place 23rd-29th September Fire Door Safety Week 2019 will focus on specialized housing such as care homes, children’s homes, and sheltered housing as well as houses of multiple occupation and communal properties. The campaign, w...

Each year in Birmingham, fire brigades from around the United Kingdom come together to learn about the latest trends and emerging technologies in the fire service market. That’s why MSA Safety Incorporated, a global provider of firefighter safety, selected the Emergency Services Show to showcase its new M1 self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) and the overall depth of MSA’s fire service product portfolio. With the U.K. firefighter safety market identified as a key strategic grow...

Each year in Birmingham, fire brigades from around the United Kingdom come together to learn about the latest trends and emerging technologies in the fire service market. That’s why MSA Safety Incorporated, the provider of firefighter safety, selected the Emergency Services Show to showcase its new M1 self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) and the overall depth of MSA’s fire service product portfolio. With the U.K. firefighter safety market identified as a key strategic growth opp...

A new split bronze bearing insert (part # 9902-1710) is now available for 1-½” series reels, which includes reel models across several industries and applications such as LP Gas, Petroleum, Aviation, Industrial and Fire. The advantage of a split bearing on a reel is that if the bearing ever needs to be replaced, you will no longer have to remove the swivel joint as part of the task. Total replacement time can typically be cut to under 5 minutes, a reduction of 75% or more. The new...

Consistency, learning from incidents and developing fit-for-purpose professional Standards is the core purpose of the Fire Standards Board which was formed earlier this year. The Board will be responsible for development of a high-quality, useable framework of professional Standards focused on achieving positive outcomes and driving continuous improvement. The Standards will be aligned to the work of the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) and its national improvement programs. Once developed, t...

With less than stellar results from its first emergency warning siren test in August, Big Bear Fire Department will be conducting its next monthly test on Thursday, September 26, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. These sirens are one way to notify the public of emergency situations requiring action. The testing is important to build awareness as well as to ensure the system is effective and is in proper working order. The Department was able to identify areas of need during the first test including the areas...

Tough jobs require tough gear. Catoma’s Switchblade pack system offers some of the toughest and most capable gear available to warfighters. The Team Pack System means each pack is tailored to the needs of that team. This level of customization offered by the Switchblade pack is astounding. Warfighters benefit from using a switchblade pack. Switchblade pack system The Switchblade pack system is designed for several different types of teams of soldiers Every team in the military has a mi...

Open Security & Safety Alliance (OSSA), an industry body comprised of leaders, influencers, and innovative organizations from all facets within the security, safety, and building automation space, celebrated its one-year anniversary. Enhancing security and Safety Within its first 12 months, OSSA attracted 30+ members, ranging from device manufacturers, software developers, and system integrators to distributors and system on a chip (SoC) companies, helping lay the groundwork for improved s...

Pierce Manufacturing Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company, announced that its seventh annual 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb, in partnership with the Green Bay Metro Fire Department, raised over $115,000 with all proceeds directly benefitting the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF).   Nearly 2,200 members of the fire service, their families, friends, and community members climbed the steps of historic Lambeau Field on Saturday, September 7th to pay tribute to the 343 FDNY fi...

VIKING Life-Saving Equipment A/S, renowned global safety products manufacturer and service provider, has announced the first flag state approval of its entire VIKING LifeCraft system, meaning the inflatable and electrically powered evacuation solution is now cleared for installation on ships around the world. VIKING LifeCraft system The stamp of approval was issued by the Danish Maritime Authority (DMA) on August 23, 2019. This follows earlier approval of key components of the system, such as...

The Congressional Fire Services Institute (CFSI) has announced that Sean Carroll, who served as Director of Government Affairs at the organization, has resigned from his position, after 17 years of dedicated service to the nation’s fire and emergency services. He recently accepted a position with Kidde, as its Associate Director of Government Relations. Advocate for the CFSI legislative agenda Sean’s work at CFSI has had a tremendous impact on the nation’s first responders an...

Authorized dealers, vendors, and sales team members of Toyne, Inc., a fire apparatus manufacturer, descended upon the communities of Breda and Carroll to attend Toyne’s annual dealer summit on September 8th through September 10th. The focus of the Dealer Summit is to educate attendees on new products and training, celebrate the past year’s successes, and discuss company innovations. Toyne team members, dealers, and vendors began the event with the time-honored tradition of golf in B...

Avon Protection is pleased to announce the launch of its next-generation tactical SCBA, the ST54, specifically developed for the tactical operator. The ST54 was designed and built for the global tactical SCBA operator, delivering state of the art scalable respiratory protection in the most austere of environments. Protection From Threat ST54 combined with FM54 mask provides an advanced modular breathing apparatus Combined with Avon Protection's FM54 mask, the system provides an advanced modul...

In September 2019, fire service staff and volunteers will be hosing down cars at Stanground, St Neots, Cambridge and Ely Fire Stations, in order to raise money for The Fire Fighters Charity. Vehicles of all shapes and sizes are welcome, and owners of mobility scooters, vans, trucks and even push chairs have been known to turn up for their wheels to be scrubbed at past car washes. Raise money for The Fire Fighters Charity The event will be raising money for The Fire Fighters Charity, which pro...

For his Master's thesis - 'File system fuzzing applied to the BSD operating system family', Christopher Krah, a Graduate of the Department of Computer Science at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn and a Scientist in the Applied System Analysis research group at the Fraunhofer Institute for Communication, Information Processing, and Ergonomics FKIE since July, was awarded the first prize in the AFCEA Academic Award 2019, endowed with 5,000 Euros. File systems...

Cambridge firefighters will once again be opening the doors of Cambridge fire station to give the public a glimpse of life on the front line. The city’s fire station, on Parkside Place will be taking part in the Open Cambridge event on Friday (13) and Saturday (14) September along with many other venues across the city. Open Cambridge is in its 12th year, and is a hugely popular celebration of Cambridge’s history, architecture, art, and gardens and is run by the University of C...

Hi-line Industries, a UK supplier to the compressed air sector, has welcomed three new employees to its ranks. Reflecting the company’s ongoing success and growth, Stephen Martin joins as Sales Director, Matt Johnson takes up the title of Project Engineer while Brad Beesley arrives as Internal Sales Co-ordinator. The news comes in the same week as Hi-line celebrates its latest safety award: the company has been granted the prestigious SafeContractor accreditation by Alcumus. The upward tr...

Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) is offering businesses fire safety advice as part of the National Fire Chiefs Council's (NFCC's) Business Safety Week 2019. The campaign runs from 9th - 15th September and aims to provide those who are with responsibility for businesses and public buildings with information and advice to reduce the number of fire incidents and false alarms in the workplace, both of which impact business safety and productivity. Reviewing risk assessments The week...

DAB Fire Engineering are proud to introduce their Direct Automatic Fire Suppression Systems. DAB's Direct Automatic Fire Suppression Systems utilize high-grade flexible detection tubing to detect rapidly the fire and release the extinguishing agent through the tubing, directly from the burst hole. Direct Automatic Fire Suppression Systems The system is pneumatically operated and requires no power source to activate, offering continuous fire protection. It offers immediate fire detection and d...