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On Tuesday, April 24, 2018, St Neots Fire Station celebrated its 50th anniversary. To mark the occasion, current and past members of St Neots Fire Station came together for a special event to celebrate its history. Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service, Station Commander Vicky Best, commented: “We were honored to be joined by so many past and current serving members of St Neots Fire Station for our 50th Anniversary. Many things have changed over the years, and it was great to be able to...

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), 40 percent of all fatalities in the construction industry are the result of a fall, making them the greatest cause of death in construction-related accidents. Fall protection demonstrations To help combat this sobering but preventable statistic, global safety equipment manufacturer, MSA Safety Incorporated will host fall protection demonstrations throughout the United States of America, from May 7 - 11, 2018, during OSHA's...

Seek Thermal, the company behind some of the most ground-breaking, low-cost, and high-resolution thermal imaging products and core platforms, has announced it is expanding its efforts relative to enhancing automobile safety through the use of thermal imaging.  Following the January 2018 introduction of the first high-resolution thermal imaging camera for automotive aftermarket priced under $999, Seek Thermal is turning its attention to include additional aspects of achieving safe...

NFPA releases unified planning strategy to counter active shooter threat The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) released NFPA 3000TM (PS), Standard for an Active Shooter / Hostile Event Response (ASHER) Program to help communities holistically deal with the fast-growing number of mass casualty incidents that continue to occur throughout the world. Serving as the first of its kind, NFPA 3000 provides unified planning, response and recovery guidance, as well as civilian...

The Viking Corporation, a global provider in fire protection and life safety systems, has enhanced its line of concealed pendent sprinklers with the introduction of new stainless steel cover plates. The new stainless steel flat cover plates are available for Viking’s Mirage® Model VK462 and Model VK538 Concealed Pendent sprinklers, and the Freedom® Model VK494 Residential Concealed Pendent sprinkler. Both large (3-5/16”) and small (2-3/4”) diameter cover plates are off...

Nobody expects a fire in their premises; however, when a fire hits the results can be catastrophic. Expensive repair bills, costly downtime and a delay in business operations all affect the bottom line and in the worst cases, it endangers lives. The best way to protect people and properties is to prevent the spread of fire altogether. Checkmate Fire strongly recommends customers to perform regular maintenance checks of their fire doors to help reduce the risk of fire spread. Importance of fire...

Breaking new ground: CEBIT 2018, the world's largest trade fair for information technology, is changing and will be held from June 11 to 15 as a business festival for innovation and digitalization at the Hanover Exhibition Center. As an innovative company that is constantly facing new challenges, the WAGNER Group will be presenting itself on-site at the 360° DC joint stand. Its focus: fire protection solutions of the future for data centers. fire-fighting systems As a system manufact...

Firefighters, community safety offices, and community champions from Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) will be offering fire safety advice for the home to shoppers in Asda stores on Saturday 28th April, 2018. Fire services are delivering this information in support of the National Fire Chiefs Council’s (NFCC’s) collaboration with Asda. The supermarket chain was keen to offer fire services the opportunity to help keep people safer. They made 100 stores available to delive...

April 18, 2018, the sound of a gas extinguishing system destroyed numerous hard drives in servers in a data center in Sweden. According to media reports, the company was operated by Digiplex. Systems from the Nasdaq Nordic stock exchange platform and two Scandinavian banks were affected. Due to the hard drive destruction, Nasdaq Nordic stock exchange trading in the Scandinavian and Baltic states (except Norway) could not start until around midday on April 18, 2018, which was several hours lat...

Emergency Reporting (ER), the globally renowned company in cloud-based Fire and EMS records management software solutions, has announced a partnership with Spotted Dog Technologies, a global provider of incident response management solutions. Security technology partnership The relationship will allow data captured by Rover, Spotted Dog Technologies’ CAD-to-mobile response system, to be automatically added to Emergency Reporting’s data platform, for advanced reporting and analysis....

It is hard to over-emphasize the importance of a passive fire protection (PFP) strategy and its subsequent governance in buildings. Comprising some kind of an assessment of the likely fire risks, an evacuation plan, and the means to deal with both, the absence of a robust strategy has long been a problem, only now properly appreciated. Regular inspections, maintenance by third party accredited PFP firms, along with adequate information logging that audits any changes to the integrity of buildin...

After revolutionizing the firefighter safety market with the introduction of the industry’s first and only thermal imaging camera integrated into the firefighter’s breathing apparatus, MSA Safety Incorporated plans to turn heads once again, this time with helmets. The company has announced it will debut a new jet-style fire helmet, called the Cairns XF1, at the annual Fire Department Instructor’s Conference (FDIC International 2018), scheduled to take place in Indianapolis, Ind...

ARA Security is strengthening its provision of security products and solutions across Australia and New Zealand. As of 3 April 2018, ARA’s Security division acquired HUD Security, led by Managing Director - Glen Lighton, and PRV Security, led by General Manager - Steven Kuryj. end-to-end solution Given the high level of synergy between ARA Security and these latest acquisitions, all parties are looking forward to supporting ARA’s clients with a more comprehensive, end-to-end soluti...

The world's largest firefighter training and expo once again take over Indianapolis this April, and Toyne will be returning to showcase its latest apparatus and fire industry expertise. The 2018 Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC) takes place from April 23–28 in the Indiana Convention Center and Lucas Oil Stadium. Toyne's booth will house two of the Iowa-based fire apparatus manufacturer's most recent trucks, including a pumper and an aerial. Showcasing Signature Fire Apparatus...

Mike Weller is to be honored with the 2018 Dr. Anne W. Phillips Award for Leadership in Fire Safety Education at the 30th Annual National Fire and Emergency Services Dinner in Washington, DC, Maryland, USA on April 19, 2018. The Congressional Fire Services Institute (CFSI) and the International Fire Service Training Association at Fire Protection Publications, Oklahoma State University (IFSTA/FPP/OSU) together announced that Mike Weller has been selected as the recipient of the 2018 Dr. Anne W....

3M Scott has pledged $100,000 in charitable donations to the firefighter community over the next two years as part of a comprehensive cancer prevention and awareness initiative. The program reflects the company’s commitment to protect first responders; its first recipients will be announced at the 3M Scott Customer Event April 25 at FDIC International. Firefighter health and safety “The long-term effects of carcinogen exposure to firefighters is a serious issue that must come to th...

Britannia is pleased to announce that it is a member of Composites UK. This trade body’s aim is to support the industry in composite production.  Their P50 fire extinguisher range is an innovative composite product that negates the need for annual service contracts.

The new report by the Policy Institute found a number of factors that contribute to mismatched NEC adoption practices across the country Across America, states vary widely in how promptly, or even if, they adopt the latest edition of NFPA 70: National Electrical Code (NEC). Not adhering to the latest edition can lead to serious shortfalls in electrical safety for citizens and a failure to protect first responders and workers from preventable dangers. Underscoring these conce...

WAGNER Schweiz AG celebrated its tenth anniversary. Together with the managing partners and co-founders Dr. Markus Müller and Dr. Peter Stahl, around 100 guests and employees toasted the first decade of the company's history in the elephant house at Zurich Zoo. an established provider Founded in 2007 as a Swiss subsidiary of WAGNER Bayern GmbH and part of an internationally active WAGNER Group, WAGNER Schweiz AG has developed into a successful company for holistic fire protection solutio...

The public contract between the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) and Sepura / Hytera was signed after careful and diligent examination of Sepura TETRA radios. Security concerns over radios used on the German BD BOS Digital Radio Network following the purchase of Sepura plc by Hytera prompted an audit. Sepura plc, Cambridge remains independent and responsible for the development of TETRA terminals as part of the Hytera group. The Sepura subsidiary, Sepura Deutschlan...

At the end of 2017, the entire team of the French sales department of POK S.A.S carried out a titanic work in order to present the best possible offer to the UGAP call for tenders concerning 4 lots of fire equipment. UGAP tender offer for fire equipment UGAP is a public industrial and commercial establishment, created in 1985 and placed under the dual supervision of the French Finance Ministry, on the one hand, and the education minister, on the other. To date, it is the only French ‘gen...

The Viking Corporation, a global provider in fire protection and life safety systems, has announced their new 8.0 K-factor Light and Ordinary Hazard Standard Coverage Dry Horizontal sprinklers with expanded UL Listings. Models include Standard Response glass bulb, Quick Response glass bulb, and Quick Response fusible link designs. Due to their newly-designed deflectors, these sprinklers are UL Listed for installation with the deflector from 4 to 12 inches below the ceiling. This feature gives c...

With public awareness now high around fire safety, the glazing component of structures is more important than ever as fire-resistant glass is an important requirement on many projects. Fire-resistant glass is specialist glass that has been proven to provide a period protection against fire during a Fire Resistance Test. The degree of protection offered depends on the type of fire rated glass used but generally speaking all fire rated glass acts as a barrier to help prevent the spread of flames...

The devastating fire at London's Grenfell Tower continues to spark debate among experts. At the annual conference of the Association for the Promotion of German Fire Protection (vfdb) in Duisburg, Richard Mills from the management team of the London Fire Department will report on the findings and consequences of the accident.  Although the police investigation is not yet complete, the officer from the London Fire Brigade (LFB) will give an impression of the complicated fire-fighting a...

The fact sheets for all 50 U.S. states serve as a snapshot of where each state has made improvements in meeting the needs of its communities How well are the needs of fire departments in your state being met? Access the National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) all-new, state-by-state fact sheets and online portal, which deliver statewide and customisable data, to find out. Both resources were developed using results from the association’s four U.S. Needs Asses...

Mountaineering legend Reinhold Messner visited the WAGNER Group stand during the Hamburg Logistics Days (21 and 22 February) 2018. The Tyrolean was on-site during the 16th edition of the event as a brand ambassador for the Gütegemeinschaft Paletten eV - among other things to present his book of the same name "Wild", published in 2017, during the lecture "Wild - the last trip on earth". oxygen reduction Beforehand, Messner stopped at the WAGNER stand. There, the extreme mountaineer...

‘Black is the new black’ when it comes to the latest statement piece for the home. The new must-have for the interior or exterior are these bespoke steel-framed doors which not only exude elegance and refinement but ooze old-world charm, all while remaining on trend with the latest in chic, modern influences. Porta Nero doors Created by ARA Products, under the Monarch Renlita brand, the Porta Nero doors create a look of sophistication and timeless style that won’t date thank...

WAGNER's Key Account Manager for warehousing and logistics, Christian Jargstorff, presented the WAGNER Group on February 8, 2018, at the 'Cold Chain Executive Connection' networking event in Berlin, Germany. The WAGNER Group is a member of the Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA) and sponsored the event. networking event Decision-makers from the logistics industry came together for the networking event. It took place parallel to the Fruit Logistica trade fair in Berlin. Experts, especially from...

Streamlight® Inc., a provider of high-performance lighting and weapon light/laser sighting devices, introduced the ProTac® HPL USB (High Performance, High Lumen), delivering an incredibly bright 1,000 lumens and an intense, down-range beam. The new model, which uses a Streamlight lithium ion rechargeable battery, includes a built-in USB charge port, permitting it to be charged from a laptop or most USB wall chargers. ProTac HPL USB The next generation of ProTac® design, the ProTac...

Rave Mobile Safety (Rave), a trusted partner for safety software protecting millions of individuals, highlights a banner year in 2017 and looks towards another year of growth and innovation in 2018. With customer growth and ongoing technology advancements, Rave is positioned to continue to be a recognized global company in the security space for the foreseeable future. Implementing safety-enhancing technologies Rave has continued to partner with a variety of industries to enhance their securi...