Fire Industry News for March 2015

The award category has seen a record number of entries for 2015 The Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service was announced as the winner of the Driving Efficiency Through Technology award at the LGC Awards ceremony in London on Wednesday 11th March. Shortlisted entries included The Improvement Service, Islington LBC, Lancashire County Council and Southwark LBC. The Service’s Incident Command Training Suite (ICTS) met all the criteria for this new award. Opened in 2010...

Unit can be used to charge variety of smartphones & other electronic devices in absence of wall outlet Streamlight® Inc., a leading provider of high-performance lighting and weapon light/laser sighting devices, introduced the EPU-(Electronic Power Unit) 5200TM, a portable auxiliary power source designed to offer instant charge power for the company’s growing line of USB flashlight products. The power unit can be used to charge a variety of smartphones, i...

Event will bring together technologies, equipment & expertise to increase safety of highways Expotraffic 2015, the 3rd international exhibition for road traffic management and highways operation, will take place in Moscow from 27 to 29 April 2015. The venue for the event will be the VDNKh All-Russia Exhibition Centre in the centre of the city, which was also used for the 2014 show. Bringing together the technologies, equipment and expertise needed to increase the efficien...

Fitting of sprinklers not only in protect assets but also help in reducing the impact fire has on supply chain The Chief Fire Officers Association (CFOA) is calling upon the Government to provide an incentive for businesses to install fire sprinklers, by introducing a reduction in stamp duty in new or renovated commercial properties that are fitted with sprinklers. The move has been proposed as part of the Local Government Association (LGA) and CFOA’s document: 'The...

Lux Intelligent can be networked & retrofitted onto existing wiring and luminaires reducing installation costs Global fire systems business Advanced has launched Lux Intelligent, a new emergency lighting testing system with cloud monitoring and mobile management. It offers time and cost savings, a host of unique technical features and proves compliance with BS5266-1. Lux Intelligent is an addressable, automatic test system that shows all emergency lighting is complian...

Alufire system provides thermal insulation & smoke/fire resistance against high temperatures of a fire Checkmate Fire, one of the UK’s leading providers of passive fire protection solutions, is to showcase its innovative Alufire product at the world-renowned BRE Innovation Park which attracts up to 15,000 visitors every year. The Alufire system is made up of fire-rated glass sheets secured in aluminium frames which have a glass fibre reinforced separator. I...

Protection & Management Series is dedicated to protecting and managing property, people & information Baroness Karren Brady CBE has been revealed as the first of three inspirational keynote speakers at this year’s Protection & Management 2015, opening the event on Tuesday 16th June at ExCeL London. Baroness Brady is known as the ‘first lady of football’ having become MD of Birmingham City at the age of just 23 and is also well-known to millio...

The changes were approved for implementation by North Yorkshire Fire Authority in September 2014 Automatic fire alarms help to keep premises and their occupants safe by providing an early warning of a possible fire and enabling people inside the building to evacuate. However, North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue is alerted to a large number of false alarms every year. Responding to all these alarms is a huge waste of resources. From 1st April 2015 response to automatic fire al...

E2S’s full range of explosion proof, safe & marine approved warning devices will be available for the exhibit E2S Warning Signals, manufacturer of audible and visible warning devices, design and manufacture a large number of different sounders, beacons and call points for use in onshore and offshore hazardous areas. At the end of March, the company will be showcasing its product ranges at two exhibitions some 8000 km apart. From 26 – 28 March at the China...

The award recognizes women in the trucking industry who make or influence key decisions Navistar and the Women In Trucking Association (WIT) presented the fifth annual Influential Woman in Trucking award to Kari Rihm, president and CEO, Rihm Kenworth, at a ceremony during the week's Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) annual meeting. The Influential Woman in Trucking award recognizes women in the trucking industry who make or influence key decisions, have a proven recor...

FLIR Systems developed K-Series cameras in collaboration with fire departments around the world As a leading provider of thermal imaging cameras for firefighting applications, FLIR Systems developed its K-Series cameras in close collaboration with fire departments around the world. To share some of its knowledge and expertise with its customers, FLIR has now released a free guidebook for firefighters, called Thermal Imaging for Firefighters: The Ultimate Guide. Although i...

The filling station will allow ship systems to the region without fires suppression agent Scottsdale, Arizona based Firetrace International has announced the completion of the first of many regional filling stations, located in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Working in partnership with Jeddah - based Saudi Sicli, the UL [Underwriters Laboratories] approved filling station is able to offer first-fill capabilities for FM-200. The filling station will allow the ISO 9001:2008...

Dr. Thomas de Maizière will introduce the economic security architecture in Germany ASIS International, the world's premier organisation for security management professionals, has announced that Dr. Thomas de Maizière, Federal Minister of the Interior of Germany will be a keynote speaker during the opening plenary at the ASIS 14th European Security Conference & Exhibition on 30 March. This unique business summit will take place in Frankfurt, Germany, on...

Advanced’s MxPro 4 fire panel range will cover all areas of the new manufacturing facility Hitachi Rail Europe has specified industry-leading MxPro multiprotocol fire panels from Advanced to protect its new UK manufacturing facility in County Durham, the first brand new rail vehicle manufacturing facility to be built in the UK for over 100 years. Advanced’s benchmark MxPro 4 fire panel range was specified for its flexibility, reliability and ease of use. The...

The new generation Oshkosh Striker delivers innovative fire suppression technology, unmatched chassis performance, and unsurpassed reliability Oshkosh Airport Products Group, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation company, placed four new generation Oshkosh® Striker® aircraft rescue and fire fighting (ARFF) vehicles on frontline duty at airports across southeastern Mexico. The most recent, in December 2014, is an Oshkosh Striker 6 x 6 ARFF vehicle outfitted with a Snozzle®...

Technofire is responsible for the supply and installation of the fire alarm systems at each data centre Apollo Fire Detectors has boosted its international presence by becoming the fire detection provider of choice for a significant project by Reliance Industries, one of the biggest private sector companies in India. Reliance is installing 4G mobile communication networks across India after its telecom arm, Reliance Jio Infocomm, was awarded a unified telecom licence enabling...

Pump units will be deployed to pump cooling water into the primary circuit of the reactor during total black out Following the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011, safety regulations at many nuclear plants have been considerably tightened; this has led to an increased demand for firefighting pump systems. These systems must comply with extremely strict requirements and regulations. Working closely together with the Belgian distributor Rental Pumps, BBA Pumps has recently co...

The solution uses Aico’s RadioLINK technology wirelessly interconnecting alarms by Radio Frequency signals Sheffield City Council, in conjunction with installers Pointerfire and Smoke and Carbon Monoxide (CO) Alarm manufacturer Aico, has created a cost-effective solution to reduce false alarms in one of its sheltered housing schemes using Aico’s RadioLINK technology, which wirelessly interconnects alarms by Radio Frequency (RF) signals, rather than cabling.&nbs...

OxyReduct is cost effective & has a high-value storage & mission critical applications Essex County Fire & Rescue Service (ECFRS) has opened a new state-of-the-art Command & Control Centre, which is protected by WAGNER UK’s OxyReduct® fire prevention system. The multi-million pound development, which is an extension to the existing Fire Service HQ based at Kelvedon Park, Witham, provides a new 999 call centre, together with training and admin faci...