Fire Industry News for June 2014

The new light will benefit the American Diabetes Association Research Foundation Streamlight® Inc., a leading provider of high-performance lighting equipment, introduced a new Red Nano Light® as part of the company’s Lights for a Cause series of flashlights. The new light will benefit the American Diabetes Association Research Foundation. Streamlight will donate $1.00 to the organisation for each of these Red Nano Lights sold.  Proceeds will help support re...

This year’s Counter Terror Expo saw a 10% rise in pre-registrations compared to 2013 Counter Terror Expo 2014, held on 29th and 30th April at Olympia London, proved to be as successful as ever, attended by some 8,691 industry leaders and delegations from across the world. Firmly established as the leading international event of its kind, this year’s show – the 6th edition – saw a 10% rise in pre-registrations compared to 2013. As one visitor commented,...

The guide offers advice regarding the advantages and disadvantages of Zener barriers and isolation interfaces E2S has published a complete guide for easy specification and installation for their range of intrinsically safe sounders, beacons and combination devices. The guide is based on the ATEX certification but in general, the guidelines apply to other intrinsic safety standards including NEC and IECEx. Focusing on interface selection, the guide offers advice regarding the...

The agreement will allow Wormald to distribute TetraKO water enhancer in New Zealand TetraKO, LLC, the fire suppression subsidiary of EarthClean Corporation, recently announced that Tyco New Zealand Limited – trading as Wormald, a part of Tyco International – is the exclusive TetraKO water enhancer distributor for New Zealand. Wormald is a leading provider of fire protection and suppression solutions for a wide range of industries and applications. “We are v...

The ESC to raise awareness of electrical fires in the kitchen as part of Electrical Fire Safety Week Four million people have experienced a grime fire in their kitchen according to research released recently by the Electrical Safety Council (ESC) to mark Electrical Fire Safety Week. Grime fires are the result of dirty and messy kitchens and are caused by the ignition of excess fat in cooking appliances, clutter stored by heat sources catching fire, or by dirt, dust and crumbs...

Prysmian FP PLUS enhanced fire resistant cable to ensure maximum safety and circuit integrity to the NSGH Leading UK fire safety and security provider Scotshield has chosen Prysmian FP cables for the fire safety systems in the New South Glasgow Hospital in the city. Scotshield specialises in life safety systems and worked together with consultants to specify Prysmian FP PLUS enhanced fire resistant cable to ensure maximum safety and circuit integrity. Approximately one hu...

As Vice President of Research and Development, Morrison is responsible for new fire suppression technologies TetraKO, LLC, the fire suppression subsidiary of EarthClean Corporation, announced recently that Eric Morrison,Ph.D. has joined the company as Vice President of Research and Development. Morrison will report to Scott Bocklund, TetraKO, LLC President.  Prior to joining the company, Morrison worked at 3M, Imation, Samsung Electronics and Ecolab where he focused on ne...

National Council on Fireworks Safety offers common sense tips for staying safe Using consumer fireworks on New Years is a tradition. And it can be safe if a few common sense rules are followed, says Ralph Apel, the spokesperson for the National Council on Fireworks Safety. Consumer fireworks go through vigorous third party testing in China before being shipped to the United States. But he notes, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ("CPSC"), there were an e...