United Kingdom (UK) Fire Industry News

Forty of Motorola's TETRA Base Stations are now live across Denmark's SINE public safety network Robust, environmentally-friendly TETRA solution backed up by fuel cell technology Motorola, Inc. today announced that a total of forty Motorola TETRA Base Stations with fuel cell back-up are now live across Denmark's SINE public safety network, with approximately 50 planned and commissioned for installation throughout the remainder of the year. The environmentally friend...

Phil Smith, Paul Roberts, and Steve Turek, with the signed concordat New intiative seeks to improve NHS facility fire safety NHS staff from hospitals and primary care trusts across London visited London Fire Brigade's training centre in Southwark on the 24th June, to discuss ways of making the capital's health venues safer. The ‘Working together in partnership - Fire Safety Workshop' featured presentations from a range of experts including Paul Roberts, the Depa...

According to a new study, millions of people now prefer to smoke outside the home Smoking ban reaches into the home Millions of people are smoking their cigarettes outside of their home, according to a survey by leading home insurance provider, Swinton. Since smoking was banned from enclosed public spaces nearly two years ago, many people are turning their homes into smoke free zones too. The poll of 2,000 of Swinton's home insurance customers found that 81% ha...

INTERSCHUTZ 2010 will focus on new approaches to firefighting Disaster relief and firefighting will face new hurdles Emergency relief organizations are confronted by some major new challenges, forcing them to consider a fundamental realignment. The changed framework not only necessitates new, transnational thinking, but above all increased investment in equipment and training. According to the German Firefighters Association (DFV), German municipalities have estimated the p...

Never leave your barbecue unattendedor use petrol to light it With the summer season in full swing and temperatures set to soar even further, Kent Fire and Rescue Service is warning the public to take extra care with barbecues. Assistant Director for Community Safety, Steve Griffiths said, "With the weather so good for activities, such as barbecues, it's only natural to want to be outside, enjoying it with family and friends. But there are dangers that lurk behind such fun p...

Cardiff City Stadium has beenfitted with Prysmian's FP Plus cables Durable and proven cable helps protect city stadium The new Cardiff City Stadium, home to both Cardiff City Football Club and the Cardiff Blues Rugby Union team, has been fitted out with FP Plus cable from Prysmian. The 27,000 all-seater facility will be the second largest stadium in Wales after the Millennium Stadium and consequently needed a durable and proven cable to power the essential life safet...

London Fire Brigade promotes fire safety for children London Fire Brigade launches new child fire safety campaign Firefighters are urging Londoners to keep their community safe and sound by teaching children about the importance of fire safety. London Fire Brigade’s Assistant Commissioner for Community Safety Andy Barrett said, “Parents and carers can become fire safety champions by protecting their children from fire just by talking to them about what to d...

The winning team, who beat over 140,000 other entrants with their idea for an early wildfire warning system Sony works with young winners to beat growing wildfire threat A group of kids from California have beaten over 140,000 other entrants to a global innovation competition on climate change with their idea to battle the devastation of forest fires with an early warning system utilising CCTV and internet technology. The finals of the competition, taking place in Copenhag...

Firefighters demonstrating their rescue skills at INTERSCHUTZ 2005 Exhibitors present innovative products - live teams demonstrate them in action Conflagrations, flooding, earthquakes and drought - on the one hand, Mother Nature is constantly confronting humanity with new challenges. But on the other, we also need to be able to deal with manmade problems like acts of terror, severe traffic accidents or explosions. In all of these cases, fast relief is of the essence. Cur...

London Fire Brigade launches its new fire safety campaign: 'Keep Your Community Safe and Sound.' London Fire Brigade's new fire safety campaign has got underway with a celebrity launch Actor Cliff Parisi, who plays ‘Minty' in EastEnders, joined London Fire Commissioner Ron Dobson and the Vice Chair of London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority, Cllr Liaquat Ali to launch the ‘Keep Your Community Safe &Sound' campaign. The new campaign is encouraging all...

Richard Cranham, the new Business Development Executive at Bristol Uniforms New appointee will lead Bristol Uniforms into new markets Bristol Uniforms has appointed Richard Cranham as Business Development Executive to head up the company's expansion of its personal protective equipment business into the industrial fire markets in the UK. This new role has been created to give greater focus to the company's ambitions to deliver improved PPE and managed services to indus...

The MT94 ensemble was chosen by Northern Ireland FRS to protect its firefighters during CBRN incidents Lion Apparel's Tactix MT94 ensemble chosen after extensive testing The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service has chosen Lion Apparel's Tactix® MT94 multi-wear ensemble to protect its firefighters when dealing with a CBRN incident. The decision was made after the brigade undertook three months of extensive garment trials to test every aspect of the suit's performanc...

The CFOA has appointed John Bonney as its new President CFOA appoints Chief Officer of Hants Fire & Rescue The Chief Fire Officers' Association (CFOA) is delighted to announce that John Bonney has been appointed as CFOA President at the Association's annual general meeting on Saturday, 20 June 2009. John, Chief Officer of Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service, becomes President after serving two years on the presidential team as Vice President Elect then as Vice President....

Motorola has invested in Zephyr Technology, a leader in remote physiological monitoring systems New investment will aid growth of physiological monitoring company Motorola, Inc. today announced that Motorola Ventures, the company's strategic venture capital arm, made an investment in Zephyr Technology Corporation, a global leader in the rapidly growing remote physiological monitoring industry. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed. Zephyr's physiologica...

Brian Newstead (left) is congratulated by London Fire Commissioner Ron Dobson Retirement of LFB firefighter after over 50 years of public service In 1958 Britain's first motorway was opened, Elvis joined the army and Manchester United lost a generation of talented players in the Munich Air disaster. It was also the year that Brian Newstead joined the fire service and he is now retiring after over half a century of dedicated service to the public. Brian, who lives in Wemble...

ISG has supplied navies around world with over 2,000 thermal imagers New order confirms ISG's reputation amongst the world's naval fleets ISG reaffirmed its position as the no. 1 choice for thermal imagers for navies in May, as three of the world's largest naval fleets purchased over 150 thermal imagers between them. Italy, Taiwan and India have now joined the USA, Australia, Germany, the Netherlands and Norway amongst many others in becoming the latest countries to...

Unifire AB has launched a new website and YouTube channel showcasing its SafeIncinerator fire protection system Launch of new website and video channel for Swedish manufacturer Unifire AB of Sweden has announced the launching of its new SafeIncinerator.com website and YouTube channel devoted to automatic and remote-controlled fire protection for incinerators and incineration plant facilities, aircraft hangars, stadiums, warehouses, airport arrival halls, tunnels, and many...

Les Bowman has been awarded the Queen's Fire Service Medal Prestigious medal awarded to 23-year career firefighter Les Bowman has been awarded the Queen's Fire Service Medal in the Queen's Birthday Honours list, in recognition of his service to Londoners during a 23 year career with the London Fire Brigade. Les, currently a Station Manager at Kingsland Fire Station in East London, joined the Brigade in 1986 as a firefighter at Dagenham Fire Station, where he stayed fo...

Nick Collins, Assistant Commissioner of the LFB, has been awarded the Queen's Fire Service Medal LFB Assistant Commissioner awarded medal for dedication to the service London Fire Brigade Assistant Commissioner Nick Collins has been awarded the Queen's Fire Service Medal (QFSM) in the Queen's Birthday Honours list, in recognition of his dedication to the fire and rescue service. AC Collins joined the Brigade in 1978 and rose through the ranks to become Assistant Commission...

KFRS is warning of the need for rural fire safety throughout the summer UK fire and rescue service warns of rural fire hazards throughout hot summer With a hot summer predicted, Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) is urging people to protect the countryside by being extra careful not to start or cause fires through carelessness. A few days of warm weather can dry out vegetation and grass verges, so crop fields and woodland can easily catch light if people are...

The CM500, one of several models Motorola will deliver as part of the new tender agreement Framework agreement includes delivery of more than 14,000 terminals alongside accessories and services Motorola, Inc., world leader in the development and deployment of TETRA communication solutions, today announced that it has won the second terminal tender in Berlin for delivering digital public safety radio communications for the Federal State of Berlin. Motorola has been awarded...

Two London landlords have been punished for breaching fire safety regulations Case highlights need for responsible fire safety in UK premises Two Haringey landlords have been sentenced to six months imprisonment and ordered to pay £5000 costs each for breaching fire safety regulations, after a successful prosecution by London Fire Brigade. The prosecution followed a fire at a house converted into bedsits, on Hampden Road, N8, on 31 March 2007. Sentencing of the buil...

New fire kit with DFRMO firefighters and in the back row (from left): Chris Jones; Ian Mitchell; Roger Startin; Terry Brewer; Noel Roberts; Liz Barron Key contract won by Bristol Uniforms The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with Bristol Uniforms to supply firefighter protective clothing to the Defence Fire Risk Management Organisation (DFRMO) for the next 15 years which will see its 1,900 firefighters around the world kitted out head-to-toe in Bristol Unifo...

MW Power's Microdrone flying in the exhibition hall at Fire & Rescue 2009 Innovative demonstration held at Fire & Rescue 2009 For the first time at any industry exhibition, a microUAV - the Microdrone by MW Power - was flown inside the exhibition hall at Fire & Rescue 2009, beaming live imagery back to partner company VectorCommand's Incident Management System. VectorCommand have added a wireless UAV feed to their Fire Ground system to reflect the increased a...

Kent Fire and Rescue Services have selected the Kronos solution Fire service to maximise the number of fire and rescue vehicles at key times Kent Fire and Rescue Service has selected Kronos to improve the management and utilisation of 2,000 staff across all 70 of its locations, including fire stations and community safety offices. The Kronos solution will enable Kent Fire and Rescue to plan staff availability, track attendance and allocate staff to duties. The employee s...

Many fire services are using in-vehicle mobile CCTV for fire driver training Benefits of in-vehicle systems provides a powerful fire driver training tool TSS (Traffic Safety Systems) - part of AD Group - is highlighting the growing number of fire and rescue services who are unlocking the benefits of in-vehicle mobile CCTV as an integral part of safety-critical driver training. Commented Jeremy Coleman, Sales Manager at TSS: "Video captured in this way and linked to the rec...

VectorCommand are sponsoring the award for Emergency Planning Team of the Year Company supports award for excellence in emergency planning The VectorCommand Award for the Emergency Planning Team of the Year will be announced on Tuesday 16th June at the Awards Dinner at the Emergency Planning Society Conference. The award is open to emergency planning teams of all types, from fire and rescue services, police and local authorities to local and international companies. The co...

Navistar's new parts distribution center in Midrand, South Africa New parts distribution center improves customer service and parts availability The doors to a new 4,200 square meter parts distribution center (PDC) officially opened today in Midrand, launching Navistar's newest facility in South Africa. At a grand opening ceremony, customers, dealers, employees and Navistar executives celebrated the benefits of the new PDC, which will greatly improve customer service and...

MPs have started a debate on the need for fire sprinklers in UK schools Questions of compulsory fire sprinkler protection for UK schools debated by MPs There was a debate on the question of fires in schools in Westminster Hall on 19 May, with much of the discussion taken up by members praising the value of sprinklers, and the need for sprinklers to be included in all new and refurbished schools. Ian McCartney, MP for Makerfield, initiated the debate, asserting that: "Ove...

Shell's serious breaches of fire safety regulations included blocked fire exits Shell International Ltd. was fined £300,000 and ordered to pay £45,000 in costs after pleading guilty to serious breaches of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (the "RRO"). The fine is the largest imposed under the RRO. The London Fire Brigade prosecuted Shell following two small fires in the space of three weeks at the Shell Centre on York Road, SE1 7NA. The first fire w...