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Entries to the Fire Excellence Awards 2009 are now open. In association with the Fire Industry Association (FIA) and running alongside Fire & Rescue 2009 and International Firex shows, the awards celebrate and acknowledge excellence in fire safety engineering, product design and innovation, and highly skilled fire and rescue practise. The awards, which will be presented at a ceremony on Tuesday 12 May at Hilton Birmingham Metropole, are further supported by the Chief Fire Officers Asso...

Marioff Corporation Oy announced that it has been selected to install a HI-FOG® Water Mist Fire Protection System in Helsinki's new underground tunnel service network. The installation will be Finland's first automatic tunnel fire protection system. Marioff is part of UTC Fire & Security, a unit of United Technologies Corp. The Helsinki underground service network will allow the city to expand its pedestrian zones by limiting traffic through the downtown area. The project includes a two...

Istanbul: Turkey's largest conglomerate archive is now protected from fire by WAGNER's OxyReduct When Turkey's largest conglomerate wanted to protect over 90 years of corporate history they chose WAGNER's OxyReduct system for their new purpose built archive. With a valuable collection of documents, objects and works of art the Koç Corporation wanted to ensure that they were protected from the risk of fire. OxyReduct creates a fire-free environment and thus offered Ko...

UTC Fire & Security has announced the completion of the acquisition of Detection Logic Fire Protection, Inc., a leading provider of repair, service and inspection solutions to the life safety industry. The price was not disclosed. UTC Fire & Security is a unit of United Technologies Corp. The company, Detection Logic Fire Protection, Inc., and its subsidiaries, including Pratt Landry Associates, Vantronics Security Systems, Dialcom System Services and Detection Logic, Inc. (fo...

EMS Group's 5000 FirePoint radio-based fire system has been chosen as the fire detection solution for the Bankside substation refurbishment project. The refurbishment project is part of the new development on the south side of the Tate Modern, which when complete will provide 60% more gallery space and promises to be just as iconic as its power station neighbour. The Tate Modern extension is scheduled to be complete in time for the London Olympic Games in 2012. The system will be designed and...

EMS Group has provided a site-wide integrated wire-free fire detection system for the British Museum's North London storage facility. The Museum needed a flexible solution for expanding its fire protection as part of a recent refurbishment. The storage facility, which houses a study collection from the museum, consists of two multi-storey buildings physically separated by a road and loading area. The flexibility of the EMS 5000 FirePoint radio analogue fire system was therefore an ideal solutio...

C-TEC's powerful EP203 automatic extinguisher panel is now in operation in the new data server room at United Co-operatives' prestigious Headquarters at Rochdale's Sandbrook Business Park. As the largest of the Co-op societies in the UK, with a turnover of £2.5 billion and 17,000 staff, the safety of United Co-operative's central IT equipment is essential. As computers and electronic equipment are particularly susceptible to fire and heat, it is vital they are safeguarded by the highest p...

Application procedures have been announced for the 2009 Harvard program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government. The program is once again sponsored through a partnership between the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), the International Fire Service Training Association/Fire Protection Publications (IFSTA/FPP), the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the Department of Homeland Security - United States Fire Administration (USFA). Each organization will fund...

The development of our new production facility in Tunisia is a major step forward in the expansion of ENERGY MECHANICAL BUILDING in terms of industrial operations in Africa and the Middle East. "Our facility in Tunisia gives us the advantage of perfect synergy between these countries and Europe." EMB is specialized in the manufacture of diesel motor pump units and generators. The Research & Development team is constantly adding improvements to our products. Our instrumentation and control...

Total Walther, part of Tyco International and one of the leading providers of fire protection solutions in Germany, is now offering the ZX SensorLaser™ Plus, a linear heat detection system which detects fires quickly and accurately even in difficult conditions. Long and complex structures such as traffic and supply tunnels, cable lines and conveyor belts as well as large structures such as production halls, refrigerated warehouses and multi-storey car parks can be monitored for fire using...

WAGNER's OxyReduct fire suppression system has been chosen by Apetito AG Apetito AG, one of Europe's leading suppliers of multi-portion meal catering, has chosen WAGNER's OxyReduct® fire protection system to ensure fire cannot start in its new deep freeze storage facility. Located in Rheine, Germany, the 31,000 cubic metre warehouse is an essential part of the company's logistics operation and therefore cannot afford for it to be affected by any fire related incident, r...

After the success of this years show at the ACC Liverpool back in August, Fire & Rescue once again returns to the NEC Birmingham in May 2009. This is the UK's leading event for public, private and industrial services; delivering a high calibre audience of key decision-makers and specifiers. Brought to you in partnership with Fire Conferences & Exhibitions Ltd which represents the interests of the Chief Fire Officer Association, the Institution of Fire Engineers and the Fire Protection...

A major new show taking place in Hong Kong next year will explore the need for expertise and creativity among emergency and engineering professionals. Fire Asia 2009 - being held on 9-11 February - will comprise a conference and exhibition built around the theme of Rising to New Challenges. The conference will explore the growing threat of natural and manmade disasters as a result of changes to the socioeconomic landscape and the global climate. It will highlight the need for effective emergen...

22 Fireray 5000 auto-aligning, auto-optimising beam-type smoke detectors have been provided as part of a fire protection system by Honeywell Life Safety Austria for a new production and storage facility in Bielsko-Biala, Poland. The high-quality fire safety system includes 96 IQ8 optical point detectors, 31 transponders, 20 Manual Call Points, 13 sounders, and an IQ8 Control M FACP from Esser by Honeywell. The 22 Fireray 5000 reflective beam detectors from Fire Fighting Enterprises (FFE) were...

The 2008 AGM and annual lunch of the Fire Industry Association (FIA) proved to be a 'must attend' event for anybody involved in the fire protection industry, with some 300 members and their guests at a brand new venue for the association, the Brewery in London. In his lunch address at the event on 11 November, FIA Chairman Martin Harvey pointed out a number of highlights for the Association since the last AGM. He spoke of the introduction of the new Chief Fire Officer's Association (CFOA) Polic...

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) today announced the appointment of Scott Sutherland as executive editor of the NFPA Journal. He has over 20 years of journalism experience, including staff writing, and editing and management positions and freelance contributions to print and online publications. Sutherland will oversee all editorial activities for NFPA's official magazine. In addition to extensive freelance work, Sutherland's most recent positions include director of th...

CERTALARM, the pan European third party certification scheme, received significant exposure in the UK fire protection arena recently as a joint sponsor of one of the major events in the UK fire industry calendar. Some 300 Fire Industry Association (FIA) members and their guests attended the second AGM and annual lunch of the FIA at the Brewery in London on 11 November. CERTALARM was one of the event sponsors and as such had a display which attracted much interest from attendees who included the...

After rigorous testing by Phoenix firefighters, the new Draeger PSS7000 Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) was selected as the top choice for the City of Phoenix SCBA contract. Draeger beat out over six other SCBA manufactures all with units certified to the tough new National Fire Protection Association standards. The order placed with Draeger is for more than 800 units.Phoenix firefighters put the SCBA units through 15 testing stations and the Draeger unit placed first - over 110 points...

WAGNER UK's OxyReduct has been chosen as a complete fire suppression system for Jaguar Land Rover Jaguar Land Rover has invested in WAGNER UK's OxyReduct® system to provide the ultimate form of fire protection for their IT suites at the company's Halewood and Browns Lane sites. The IT facilities are fundamental to Jaguar Land Rover's operation and therefore any downtime due to fire or false alarm incidents would have significant consequences for their business....

CET Fire Pumps Mfg will be participating in CHINA FIRE 2008. This year the show will be held in Beijing from October 28th to October 31st. CET has been promoting its' pump and foam products in this growing market for the last ten years. With a successful Olympic games under their belt, the Chinese will be looking to continue to build and protect the new infrastructure displayed to the world, at the games of 2008. CET is proud to be an established, dependable, supplier of fire protection produc...

Earlier this year, the Model Codes Committee of the National Association of State Fire Marshals (NASFM) began work on a code enforcement training and support program to help state and local code enforcement agencies improve the quality and effectiveness of their service. With the unanimous support of the NASFM Directors, the program has been designed with these elements: Topics may be suggested by code officials or any interested party, but are then selected by the NASFM Model Codes Committe...

HI-FOG®, Marioff's flagship water mist fire protection system, is now fully compliant with IMO regulation MSC.1/Circ. 1272 to protect Roll-on, Roll-off (Ro-Ro) and special category spaces. Marioff is part of UTC Fire & Security, a business unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX).  Operators of marine vessels with Ro-Ro decks now have an excellent alternative to conventional water drencher systems, gas-based and foam-based fire protection systems. "As soon as a fire is detected...

Stand 418a (Halle1) at the Security Essen 2008 exhibition saw the launch of CERTALARM, a brand new pan-European, third party, one-stop testing and certification scheme for the fire and security industries. Following the successful registration of CERTALARM in Brussels as a not-for-profit association ('Association international sans but lucratif' - AISBL), the new scheme offers a unique European quality mark based on 3rd party one-stop certification to the EN54 fire standards and EN501 series of...

A new piece of research by the Fire Industry Association (FIA) has calculated the value of the total UK fire protection industry at just under £3 billion.The research document, entitled ‘Survey of the UK Active and Passive Fire Protection Market 2007 to 2009', was produced in conjunction with the Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) and provides an invaluable insight into both the active and passive sectors of the industry.The £2,965 million value for 2006 represen...

The owner of a national fire protection and hood cleaning company stated recently that he hopes the deaths of two firefighters in a Boston restaurant fire will bring to light an issue that he has been trying to educate firefighters on for years. That issue is the importance of routine restaurant hood cleaning, as well as routinely cleaning ducts and fans in commercial kitchens, said Massoud Farazandeh, general manager of Nationwide Fire Protection Corp., an affiliate of American Professional Se...

The world's leading beam-type smoke detector manufacturer, Fire Fighting Enterprises, will be exhibiting at China Fire 2008 in Beijing.The company will be at booth A335 from the 28th to the 31st of October, meeting end-users and industry colleagues, and displaying their new Fireray 5000 product.The Fireray 5000 is a brand new development in beam detector technology, with a motorised auto-alignment feature that greatly eases installation and proceeds to keep the reflected beam operating in the mo...

The world's largest independent optical beam smoke detector manufacturer, Fire Fighting Enterprises, will be exhibiting at SECURITY Essen 2008. The company will be at stand 502C from the 7th to the 10th of October, bringing with them the new Fireray 5000 motorised, auto-aligning, reflective beam detector. FFE will be displaying this new, design-leading product alongside the popular F50/100 reflective detectors, the Fireray 2000 end-to-end model, and the heavy-duty Fireray EExd explosion proof...

Local firefighters conducted a hazardous materials drill using 'hazmat' suits provided by Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics at the company's facility in Merrimack. Imagine this scenario: a forklift carrying several 55-gallon drums of a toxic chemical is involved in an accident. As the hazardous substance begins leaking to the ground, emergency crews are called to the scene. How will they respond?This very same scenario was reenacted on Thursday, June 26, as the Merrimack Fire Rescue organizatio...

Chemguard will exhibit fire suppression foams equipment, and custom engineered systems in Booth 1033 at the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) World Safety Conference & Exposition, at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, June 2-4, 2008. IS0 9001:2000 certified, Chemguard provides foam concentrates, fire-fighting hardware, and engineered fire-fighting foam systems for industrial, military, municipal, offshore, petrochemical/energy, transportation/freight, and airport hangar...

Here is a look at some of the new workshops being offered at FDIC for the first time in 2008. Classes fill up fast! Aerial Apparatus Operations Aerial operators can maximize the use of these very expensive yet underutilized and misunderstood pieces of apparatus.  This greater understanding of aerial devices and their uses will enhance fireground operations and increase scene safety.  Topics include the characteristics and operating features of rear mounts, tractor-drawn aerials,...