Fire and Rescue news

Ostarello brings a wide knowledge of truck and engine businesses to the role, as well as technical expertise Navistar International Corporation has announced the appointment of Steve Ostarello to vice president of the company's powertrain product development organization. Ostarello, a Navistar veteran with more than 25 years of experience, has held numerous roles of increasing responsibility in the company's engine engineering organization, including his most recent as...

Previously unavailable safety services will now be provided to the Santa Clarita motion picture industry Within the next three to six months, Southern California FIRE & EMS and Symons Event Safety will be expanding by providing basic and advanced life support services to the Santa Clarita motion picture industry.With the news of Disney's plans to build studios at Golden Oak Ranch virtually transforming Santa Clarita into the next Hollywood, Southern California FI...

NFPA's new digital catalogs allow users to access information in a new interactive format The first two catalogs released center around NFPA 70E, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace® and NFPA 70, National Electrical Code®.The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has launched new high-resolution digital catalogs to allow users to access information in a new interactive format. Items related to specific topics or codes and standards ar...

The BRE Global research investigates the spread of fires in car parks with sprinkler systems BRE Global has recently completed a research project for The British Automatic Fire Sprinkler Association (BAFSA). The project investigates the growth and spread of a fire in and between cars in a car park stacking system installed with a sprinkler system. This follows the 'Fire Spread in Car Parks' testing BRE Global completed for Communities and Loc...

The Central Hudson Propane Plant utilises new Thermablok Aerogel® insulation The new plant saves money and surpasses Government regulated fire codes. Faced with a failing fire protection system at eight, 30,000-gallon above-ground propane storage tanks, Central Hudson engineers have designed a new system using Thermablok aerogel insulating material to restore safety features to the tanks that actually surpass the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) r...

The seminar will provide advice and guidance on topics such as compliance and fire risk assessment Firex South has developed a targeted seminar programme, which will provide you with valuable advice and guidance on many areas across the fire industry. As building managers become more cost conscious than ever, how can the fire industry find the balance between value for money and peace of mind? Find out the answers by attending the seminar on ensuring com...

Ara Safety's Fire Interruption Technology® quickly reduces spread of flames Ara Safety's Fire Interruption Technology® saves $100,000 in property loss in a Christmas day fire in Ontario, and kicks off 2010 with three other reported deployments in Canada and the USA: two in Alberta and one in Pennsylvania. A fire that started in an attached garage of an Ontario home on Christmas Day was fast spreading to the main entry of the home and spreading to the attic, whe...

Southern California FIRE & EMS will be adding additional staff and services to meet the high demand Southern California FIRE & EMS has announced the addition of new training classes, services, and staffing for the year 2010 that are geared to give the company a more solid footing in the fire/ems industry as well as the motion picture/events industry. As one of the fastest growing motion picture/event safety companies, they have announced the following staffing addit...

The Fire Protection Research Foundation has appointed new trustees New trustees will each begin a three-year term in January 2010.The Fire Protection Research Foundation, an affiliate of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), has named Donald P. Bliss of National Infrastructure Institute Foundation and Steven T. Edwards of the University of Maryland as new trustees. Foundation trustees are selected and appointed by the NFPA board of directors. Dona...

  B.E.S. along with other fire and rescue agencies extricated a wolf trapped in a steel pipe. Photo: Larkin Carey The several hour ordeal saw the wolf emerge in fine condition with only some minor cuts and scrapes.Boulder Emergency Squad, B.E.S, along with other agencies, rescued a wolf which had gotten its head stuck in a steel pipe. With medical care provided by a veterinarian, the pipe was carefully cut from around the animal's head. The...

Sarah Brown has thanked KFRS and other search and rescue team for their contribution in Halti Sarah Brown hosted a tea at Downing Street to thank a specialist search and rescue team - including staff from Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) - for their contribution to the rescue effort in Haiti. The six staff flew to the Caribbean island in mid-January to assist in the international effort to rescue survivors in the aftermath of the earthquake which killed and injured thous...

KFRS is repeating its call to residents to stay safe during this prolonged period of cold weather Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) repeats its call to residents to stay safe during this prolonged period of cold weather. In the last two days temperatures have plummeted and some areas of the county have been struck by heavy snow. However, there are simple yet effective ways to help keep you, your family and your home safe during this inclement weather. They are: • I...

  London's first new additional fire station was officially opened by the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson The new station has state-of-the-art all weather training facilities.London's first new additional fire station for over a decade was officially opened by the Mayor of London Boris Johnson, Thursday 11 February. Harold Hill fire station on Ashton Road in Romford will improve attendance times of firefighters responding to emergencies in the north east area of Havering...

Debris removal is a major challenge following natural disasters.Photo: Casey Deshong, FEMA FEMA is urging residents to become "Earthquake Prepared" by exercising a few safety measures.Midwesterners expect and prepare for a variety of seasonal hazards such as extreme snow, ice, flooding, tornadoes and severe weather. But the non-seasonal threat of earthquakes may not register on every family's hazard scale. That's why the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region VII...

KFRS issued a few simple tips to keep homes and residents safe from the risk of cooking fires With many households flipping pancakes on Shrove Tuesday (16 February), the Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) issued a few simple tips to keep you and your home safe from the risk of cooking fires. Nearly a third (30.4 percent) of accidental dwelling fires that KFRS attended last year were cooking related.* Head of Community Safety Stuart Skilt...

St. Albert Fire Department will use OnSite ERT™ to determine crew status during emergencies The technology will replace previous, less reliable techniques to determine crew status during fire-related emergencies.It's a scene all too familiar for firefighters: Emergency responders enter a burning building, but before the flames are put out, the roof collapses and they dash out. The commander on scene is suddenly left wondering if any crew members are still inside. What...

The warning comes after a student was injured by toxic smoke inhalation Get a smoke alarm and test it weekly - that is the stark advice from Shropshire firefighters to avoid dying from toxic smoke in a house fire. Just two to three breaths of toxic smoke and "you're unconscious," warned community fire safety officers at Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service just days after a Shropshire student was critically injured after suffering toxic smoke inhalation. "Toxic smoke af...

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service has won a top EU award for its excellent road safety work The Shropshire FRS was praised by the EU for being committed to improving road safety by launching informative campaigns and educating road users.It was recognised as the best institution among those signing up to the European Road Safety Charter for innovative and successful schemes in the annual Excellence in Road Safety Awards run by the European Commission. The Shropshire fire s...

The fire protection legislation is expected to accelerate cost recovery of fire sprinkler retrofits Passage of this landmark fire protection legislation will accelerate cost recovery of fire sprinkler retrofits. On Friday, January 22, 2010, Senator Tom Carper (D-DE), with Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) as primary cosponsor, introduced the Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act of 2010. The bill is the Senate companion bill to HR 1194 in the House of Representatives introduced la...

Germany's Saxony-Anhalt Fire Services Institute will present its latest fire prevention research Germany's Saxony-Anhalt Fire Services Institute (IdF) will be presenting its latest fire prevention research findings at the German Fire Protection Association (GFPA) stand and at the University of Magdeburg group pavilion, at Interschutz 2010. The institute uses state-of-the-art measurement, laboratory and computer systems. Its largescale testing facilities include a 2...

FEMA has issued a special report, as part of its Topical Fire Report Series The report is based on 2005 to 2007 data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS).The Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has issued a special report, part of its Topical Fire Report Series, examining the causes and characteristics of fires in hotels and motels. An estimated average of 3,900 fires occur each year in hotels and motels, which are...

The fire and rescue service in Manchester will cost tax payers £1 per week this year A pound a week - that's how much on average Greater Manchester's award-winning Fire and Rescue Service will cost local taxpayers this year, following the release of this year's Fire Authority budget proposals. A report to the Authority's Joint Policy and Finance Committee recommends that the increase in the level of Council Tax Precept this year is limited to just 2.5%, its lo...

Intersec Thailand - the professional marketing platform for safety and security in Asia Intersec Thailand, Asia's professional security and safety trade fair will take place from 15 - 17 September 2010 at the Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre. This biennial event is organised by Messe Frankfurt New Era Business Media Ltd and IPEX - International Promotion & Exhibition Co Ltd. Thailand, a promising market for security and safety industry With an emphasis...

About 300,000 Powerheart and CardioVive AEDs devices have malfunctioned worldwide FDA has alerted users of certain malfunctioning Powerheart and CardioVive automated external defibrillators. FDA is alerting users of certain Powerheart and CardioVive automated external defibrillators that these devices may malfunction unexpectedly.This can cause a failure to deliver the electric shocks that are needed to treat sudden cardiac arrest or arrhythmias. The manufactur...

The fire safety lesson was quite graphic in order to shock the participants into taking care on the road The dangers of drink/drug driving and dealing with different driving conditions were some of the issues covered at a recent multi-agency road safety event in Ashford. Around 130 sixth formers from The Towers School joined Kent's emergency services and local authorities to take part in and watch a number of workshops, presentations, displays and a simulated crash scenario...

  The new code will require fire sprinklers in all new homes, beginning 2011 The residential sprinkler requirement was voted into the 2009 IRC Code by building code officials from all over the U.S.The National Fire Sprinkler Association (NFSA), the longest-tenured fire sprinkler advocacy organization in the U.S., has announced the State of California has adopted building code changes that will require all new one- and two-family homes and town houses built in the st...

A working smoke alarm can provide an early warning of a fire Firefighters warn householders of the importance of fitting working smoke alarms. The warning comes after crews were called to an incident in Margate. Two crews from Margate and Thanet were sent to the first floor flat on Rancorn Road, Margate at 5.30pm on Thursday, 4 February after a chip pan caught alight when the resident left his cooking unattended. Once at the scene, firefighters in breathing apparat...

The aim of the trial is to compare the performance of different fire detection camera systems Bushfire detection cameras are being trialled in Australia this summer in the Otway Ranges, on Victoria’s south-west coast and near Tumut in New South Wales. The cameras have been placed in strategic positions around the Otway Ranges and on a fire tower in Tumut and will be evaluated by the Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre on their performance in detecting fire starts....

  Pierce fire trucks and medtec ambulances continue tradition as the emergency vehicles at Daytona Both Pierce and Medtec vehicles will be on duty at the track throughout 2010 and at the first big race of the season, the Daytona® 500.Pierce Manufacturing and Medtec Ambulance, Oshkosh Corporation companies, leaders in custom made fire apparatus and ambulances, have once again been named the official emergency response vehicles at Daytona International Speedway in...

The LFB won the Sustainable Refurbishment of the Year category The London Fire Brigade has won an award at the prestigious CIBSE Low Carbon Performance Awards (3 February, 2010). The Brigade was given the accolade in the sustainable refurbishment of the year category for the work carried out at Croydon Fire Station. The extensive refurbishment at the station has cut CO2 emission by more than 50%. Chairman of London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority's Finance,...