Trinidad and Tobago Fire Industry News

Three-and-a-half years on from a destructive fire, which engulfed a plastics manufacturer’s factory with no sprinkler system, in Lancashire, United Kingdom, the lasting effect is undeniable, as the £50 million turn-over business has gone into administration cost cuts, with the loss of 200 jobs. Total Polyfilm site fire The fire at the Total Polyfilm site, located in Bamber Bridge, on May 10, 2016, took 60 firefighters to control and resulted in the total loss of the factory. Nearby...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service (USFS) announced a new strategy for managing catastrophic wildfires and the impacts of invasive species, drought, and insect and disease epidemics. Specifically, a new report titled Toward Shared Stewardship across Landscapes: An Outcome-based investment Strategy outlines the USFS’s plans to work more closely with states to identify landscape-scale priorities for targeted treatments in areas with the highest payoffs. Reducing The S...

The legislative Regulation Review Committee in Connecticut has formally approved new safety codes, including a State Building Code, Fire Safety Code and Fire Prevention Code that will fall short of nationally recognized standards and fire safety requirements. The Connecticut codes all go into effect by October 2018, but none will include requirements for fire sprinklers that are part of nationally recognized safety codes – including the International Residential Code and the Life Safety Co...

The era of “smart buildings” is here, bringing new opportunities for significant gains in efficiency, safety and environmental protection. In an interview, Rodger Reiswig, director of industry relations at Johnson Controls Global Fire Protection Products, offers his insights into the impact of smart buildings on fire detection and what it means for organisations planning new facilities. Q: How do you define smart buildings? The term “smart buildings” means different thi...

The summer heatwave has seen Cambridgeshire’s firefighters face a significant increase in fires. In June and July crews attended 551 fires in the open across the county, an increase of more than 50 per cent on last year. In July alone, crews attended 376 fires in the open in various places around the county. Quick spreading fire Assistant Chief Fire Officer Rick Hylton said: “The recent hot and dry weather has meant the ground conditions have been allowed fires to spread quickly....

Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service bid farewell to Watch Commander Rob Cowling after more than 20 years of service.  Rob, who most recently held a role in the Service’s fire protection team, retired in June after serving nearly 24 years in the fire service. Colleagues from across the county gathered at Cambridge Fire Station to wish him all the best at a retirement presentation, where he was presented with his figurine by Area Commander Chris Parker. Rob started his career in So...

InnoTrans is an international trade fair for advanced transport technology. Railway products from all over the world and a full range of rail vehicles are presented in exhibition halls and outdoor display tracks on the Messe Berlin exhibition ground. This year more than 3,000 Exhibitors and 150.000 Visitors are expected to animate the event, which will take place from 18 to 21 September 2018. Several International manufacturers of rolling stock will present their vehicles featuring the innovati...

Crescent Springs - Villa Hills Fire Department recently placed a new ambulance in service. Medic 514 is a 2018 Ford F-450 made by Horton. Medic 514 is staffed 24 hours a day year-round with a Paramedic and EMT. It serves as the first-out ambulance for the community.

Crescent Springs - Villa Hills Fire Department was first due for a working fire on Clay Ct in Fort Mitchell. The crew on Truck 510 faced heavy fire upon arrival. Due to an aggressive attack, the fire was contained in the garage.

HURST Jaws of Life®, a manufacturer of rescue tools, is raising the bar in cutter performance standards with the launch of the S 799E2 / S 799. The new cutter has earned the highest rating available for cutters in the rescue tool industry and offers an 8.03-inch blade opening to get around tougher metals and newer designs in the posts. Highest rating possible “The new HURST Jaws of Life 799 cutter over delivers on their promise to provide first responders with rescue tools that can...

Emergency Reporting (ER), a pioneer in cloud-based Fire and EMS records management software solutions, is pleased to announce its partnership with Station Check, the globally renowned company in asset management, workflow, and checklist software solutions for fire departments. Technology partnership The new integration will enable Emergency Reporting’s customers to save time and gain valuable insights, by streamlining information that they enter through Station Check dashboards, with the...

The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) has announced the winners of the 2018 IAFC Fire Chief of the Year awards, sponsored by Pierce Manufacturing. Volunteer Fire Chief, Herbert Leusch, of the Glen Echo Fire Department in Bethesda, Maryland, and Career Fire Chief, Joanne Hayes-White, of the San Francisco Fire Department are this year’s honorees. A selection committee appointed by the IAFC reviewed nominations for active chiefs of departments that have shown exemplary contribu...

HURST Jaws of Life recognized more than 1,500 first responders from across the country, with Green Cross honors in 2017, noting their dedicated efforts to save or free entrapped patients. The 1,541 recipients include fire fighters, emergency medical technicians and law enforcement officers, from 28 U.S. states, Canada, and South America. Recognizing first responders “The stories of dedication and heroism that we hear from the first responders, who use HURST Jaws of Life rescue tools, are...

AENA, the Spanish airports authority, has made a significant reinforcement to its firefighting and emergency capabilities with the addition of 14 Scania P 490 6×6 fire trucks. Each of the vehicles is equipped with a 13-litre Scania engine, and nine of the trucks have superstructures built by Iturri, while five have been built by Rosenbauer. equipped for airport emergencies According to Eurostat, Spain had the third-largest volume of airport traffic in 2017 (after the UK and Germany), wi...

Seek Thermal, the company behind some of the most ground-breaking thermal imaging products and core platforms, announced the move to its new corporate office, located at 6300 Hollister Ave, Santa Barbara, CA 93117. The new building triples the size of its former headquarters, marking the company’s third building in four years. The need for the new facility is the result of Seek Thermal’s drive to increase demand and global market share for high-performance thermal products and techn...

The fire-stopping expertise of Quelfire combined with the installation skills of RA Fire Protection has created a safe, compliant residential development in Skipton. Belle Vue Mills in Skipton, North Yorkshire, is a refurbishment project that will create 39 high-quality apartments. The main contractor at Belle Vue Mills was Triton Construction, which has its head office in Liversedge, West Yorkshire, and a North West regional office in Warrington. Project challenges There were several challen...

Howard County Fire Protection District welcomed a Toyne Pumper Tanker to its fleet this spring, marking the district’s fourth new Toyne apparatus in the last few years. The pumper tanker will increase the firefighting strength of the department, which covers a wide territory in north-central Missouri. Premier Fire Apparatus Built by Toyne, a fire apparatus manufacturer located in Breda, Iowa, Howard County’s pumper tanker was mounted on a Freightliner M2 106 chassis with a two-door...

Patol has extended its team of sales engineers for its range of fire safety equipment and systems with the appointment of Josh Risk.  29-year old Josh joins the Reading-based business as Export Sales Engineer, and will be working on the full range offered by Patol, from its own-manufactured Firesense linear heat detection cable (LHDC) and Infrared (IR) conveyor heat sensors, through to the Securiton aspirating smoke detection (ASD) systems for which Patol is the di...

Napco Security Technologies, Inc. announces that its FireLink Integrated eight to 32Pt Fire Alarm Control Panel is now available in an LTE sole path model, #FL-32FACP-LTEVS, Connected by Verizon LTE Service. FireLink, and all StarLink LTE's offer long cellular lifespan, over 10 years, and the Verizon LTE (Long Term Evolution) CAT 1 service Napco uses the extensively-deployed LTE Network nationwide, all for the best, most-reliable coast-to-coast coverage. Plus, their unique Signal Boost and twi...

Jactone announces that they have recently become a member of the Fire Industry Association (FIA). The FIA is a trade association with the aim of promoting the professional status of the UK fire safety industry. Craig Halford, Jactone Managing Director commented: “Jactone are pleased to have been accepted as a Member of the Fire Industry Association. We believe the association reflects the values of Jactone and we hope our support and input to the work of the association will provide a hel...

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...

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...

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 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...

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 (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...

"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, 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...

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...

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...