Fire Protection news

Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service is actually waiting for the findings of the undergoing reviews Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service has clarified that it has no future plans of making 'compulsory redundancies' and 'closing fire stations'.There are currently reports that Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service is planning to make 'compulsory redundancies' and considering 'closing fire stations'. Contrary to these reports, at this time there ar...

Billund Airport selected Sepura TETRA terminals for new digital communication system Sepura announces two major contract wins in Denmark: Billund Airport and Sonderborg Fire and Rescue. Sepura announces two major contract wins in Denmark: Billund Airport and Sonderborg Fire and Rescue. Sepura celebrates these recent achievements with Radiocom Denmark A/S, its Danish distribution partner. Billund Airport selected Sepura TETRA terminals following the recent deployment of a new...

Flood Awareness Day shall inform fire fighters as well as residents about ways of planning a flood rescue How to plan for and deal with flooding will be the focus for homeowners and businesses thanks to a Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) co-ordinated event later this month. Yalding Parish Council is hosting the multi-agency event at The Lees, Lees Road, Yalding on Saturday, 18 September. It will see organisations from across the county showcase the role both...

London Fire Brigade is launching its first ever kitchen fire safety campaign to reduce the number of kitchen fires New figures released today by London Fire Brigade show that London’s young professionals are setting fire to their kitchens in record numbers. Kitchen fires account for over 60 per cent of fires in people’s homes. In the last five years there were over 17,500 fires in London kitchens, causing over 2600 injuries and 24 deaths.Nearly one in three of...

Rosenbauer shall display numerous kinds of fire safety solutions including the conveyor belt protection From October 5-8, 2010, Rosenbauer will be exhibiting its latest solutions in the stationary extinguishing systems area at the "Security 2010". This is the first time that Rosenbauer has attended this fair, however for many years it has not only been integrating various foam extinguishing systems into vehicles, but also stationary fire protection systems.Irrespective...

National Preparedness Month is observed in the month of September The most comprehensive online source of disaster preparedness information is the ready government website.As the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency kick off National Preparedness Month, webmasters and bloggers are encouraged to consider placing Ready Campaign and National Preparedness Month widgets on their sites to help spread the word.

SKY CAFS pumps extinguishing agent up to a height of 400 meters (1,312 ft) The problem of pumping water, hundreds of meters high up, has been keeping firefighters busy around the world. This problem has been solved by Rosenbauer’s SKY CAFS.Firefighters face complicated challenges with the ever-increasing heights of buildings. In particular, the question of pumping water hundreds of meters high up has been keeping firefighters busy around the world. SKY CAFS by Rosenb...

Kimtek Corporation supported a medical response team on the set of Extreme Home Makeover  Kimtek Corporation  has voluntarily supported a medical response team on the sets of Extreme Home Makeover (EHM) for a needy Pennsylvania family.  Kimtek Corporation responded to a unique opportunity to support a medical response team and to serve on the set of Extreme Home Makeover (EHM) for a Pennsylvania family in need. ABC’s Extreme Home Makeover use...

National Citizen Corps Achievement Awards honor the innovative methods adopted in fire protection  FEMA has given outthe National Citizen Corps Achievement Awards 2010 in ten categories to communities and individuals.Presented in ten categories, these awards recognize innovative practices and achievements of communities and individuals across the nation that make our neighborhoods safer, stronger and better prepared to manage any emergency situation. ...

ASP will decontaminate hospital's wards using the latest Glosair area decontamination technology ASP will decontaminate the wards of Royal Liverpool University Hospital to provide safest possible environment to incoming patients.Advanced Sterilization Products (ASP) announced today a partnership with the Royal Liverpool University Hospital to strengthen their infection prevention efforts and promote better patient care by utilizing ASP's proven GLOSAIR&trad...

C-TEC'S XFP Fire Alarm Panel installed at new veterinary hospital C-TEC's powerful XFP analogue addressable fire panel has been installed at a pioneering new veterinary hospital in Glasgow city centre. Situated in the main entrance area, the one-loop LPCB-approved 16- zone panel provides total protection at the state-of-the-art custom designed facility. The panel is linked to an array of Apollo XP95 detectors located throughout the high-tech hospital. A two-minute delay has...

The 420 Series of automatic fire detectors  Bosch is participating at Security 2010 in Essen, Germany in hall 3/stand 409. Among other innovative products, solutions and services Bosch presents the following: The complete High Definition surveillance portfolio With the introduction of a complete portfolio of HD solutions, Bosch addresses the growing demand for HD systems in the network (IP) security market and takes image quality to the next level. With more detaile...

Honeywell First Responder Products will sponsor National Fallen Firefighters Foundation's new Vulnerability Tool Honeywell, First Responder Products (HFRP) announced that it will be the exclusive corporate sponsor for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation's new Vulnerability Tool. Honeywell, First Responder Products (HFRP), a division of Honeywell Life Safety (HLS), and the makers of Morning Pride and Ranger protective clothing for firefighters, announced today they wil...

The new Auto Injector cuts down the time for administering antidotes in case of organophosphorous poisioning Research found the use of auto-injectors shortens the response time for administering antidotes to organophosphorous poisoning. The Saint Louis University (SLU) study found that a single-needled, dual-chambered auto-injector containing both atropine and pralidoxime chloride—called Antidote Treatment Nerve Agent Auto-Injector (ATNAA)—can actually c...

The accreditation is the result of six years of rigorous training development and effective coordination Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation Fire Department became the first Native American fire department to earn accreditation by the CFAI. The Fire Department of the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation has become the first Native American fire department to earn accreditation by the Commission on Fire Accreditation International (CFAI). "We are very proud of the Yocha Dehe Fire Department (YDFD)...

Prevention Link Command Post by TargetSafety offers free online resources to firefighters The online solution Prevention Link Command Post features training and compliance resources from the nation’s leading Fire and EMS Departments. TargetSafety, the U.S. leader in online enterprise risk management solutions for public entities, is supporting collaboration and community in the fire service with its new free online solution, Prevention Link Command Post. Highl...

China Fire and Security Group is a leading producer of fire detectors, fire extinguishers and fire controllers A leading manufacturer of industrial fire protection systems, China Fire & Security Group, Inc will mark its presence in the 2010 Rodman & Renshaw Annual Global Investor Conference. China Fire & Security Group, Inc., a leading total solution provider of industrial fire protection systems in China, today announced that the Company will attend the upco...

UTC Fire and Security's new Fire Innovation Test Center in Florida will  deliver leading fire safety solutions UTC Fire & Security will soon break ground on a new Fire Innovation Test Center in Florida to deliver the best fire safety solutions. UTC Fire & Security announced that it will break ground on a new Fire Innovation Test Center in Florida in December, and said that the state-of-the-art facility will strengthen the company's ability to design and...

FEMA has authorized the use of federal funds to overcome the slide creek fire hazard in Washington The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency authorized the use of federal funds to help Washington State fight the Slide Creek Fire burning in Stevens County. FEMA Regional Administrator Ken Murphy said the state’s request for federal fire management assistance was approved after it was confirmed that the fire was threatening 165 ho...

Craig Fugate promised to support the Gulf Coast, devastated by Hurricane Katrina five years ago The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Craig Fugate, issued the following statement on the five year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. “Five years ago, Hurricane Katrina devastated communities all across the Gulf Coast. Like all Americans, my thoughts and prayers are with those who lost their lives, and those whose lives were changed by...

Craig Fugate toured Biloxi Lighthouse   one of the recently completed recovery projects Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate met with the state and local officials to tour Mississippi’s two recently completed recovery projects. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate met with state and local officials in Mississippi and toured two recently completed recovery projects, the Bay St. Louis Firehouse a...

Highly trained Riverside County volunteer firefighting force misdirected due to lack of training The debut of Riverside County Fire's Reverse 911 Alert System led to the misdirection of highly trained volunteer firefighting force due to the procedural missteps. The debut of Riverside County Fire's Reverse 911 Alert System was fraught with procedural missteps, when they decided to use the untested capability on an actual volunteer firefighter callout. It was determined t...

Webcast presentation for investors and general public Tyco International Ltd, invites investors and the general public to listen to a webcast of a presentation by Naren Gursahaney, President of ADT Worldwide; John Koch, President of ADT North America Residential/Small Business; and Antonella Franzen, Director of Investor Relations at the Morgan Stanley Global Industrials Unplugged on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010 at 1:45 pm ET. The live webcast and supporting materials was accessed...

FEMA shall pay 75 percent of the state's firefighting costs to combat Hurd fire in Valley County The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) authorized the use of federal funds to help the State of Idaho fight the Hurd fire burning in Valley County. FEMA Regional Administrator Ken Murphy said the state’s request for federal fire management assistance was approved after it was confirmed that the fire was threatening 558 hom...

NFPA offers an opportunity to be first to preview NEC 2011 edition at no cost The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is offering visitors to necplus an opportunity to be the first to preview the 2011 edition of the National Electrical Code (NEC) at no cost. Visitors selecting a one-day preview from NECplus will have first access to the 2011 edition of the NEC.  “The release of the 2011 edition of the NEC is high...

More than 300 of London home fires yearly are a result of faulty equipment or dodgy wiring Faulty electrical items, overloaded plug sockets and dodgy wiring cause hundreds of fires across London each year. That’s why firefighters are asking people to check for electrical fire risks in their homes this Bank Holiday. New figures from the London Fire Brigade show that there are over 600 fires involving electrical appliances in the capital’s homes each year. More th...

Portland's new building codes will make the installation of fire sprinklers in homes mandatory  Portland has approved building code changes emphasizing installation of fire sprinkler systems in all new homes, effective  September 15. The city of Portland, has approved building code changes that will require all new one- and two-family homes and town houses built in the city to be equipped with life-saving fire sprinkler systems. These new codes will take effect on S...

KFRS received around 20emergency calls after Kent was hit by floods Following heavy rains, Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) received around 20 emergency calls to reports of flooding and issued safety advice to the public.Herne Bay was worst hit, with the Environment Agency reporting more than 60 properties, mainly basement flats, affected by surface water flooding caused by heavy rainfall. After fire officers visited properties in Central Parade and Mortimer Street, Herne...

Pennsylvania court has made the installation of fire sprinkler systems in homes compulsory The National Fire Sprinkler Association (NFSA), the longest-tenured fire sprinkler advocacy organization in the U.S., applauds the decision made by the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.The National Fire Sprinkler Association (NFSA), the longest-tenured fire sprinkler advocacy organization in the U.S. applauds the decision made by the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania that determines t...

IAFC's International Benjamin Franklin Fire Service Award is the highest bravery award for firefighters International Benjamin Franklin Fire Service Award is the highest honor bestowed by the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) co-sponsored by the IAFC and the Motorola Solutions business of Motorola, Inc.At Fire-Rescue International in Chicago, Captain Charles J. Metivier, Rescue Operator Kalani Abreu and Rescue Specialists Roy Constantino and Francisco Garcia of F...