Training & Education - Case Studies

Templeton Fire Department welcomed its first Toyne Pumper to their fleet of apparatus – located in Baldwinville, Massachusetts. This is also the department’s first new apparatus in over a decade. Their customized Toyne will be replacing a truck that has been in service since 1987. The pumper will increase the firefighting strength and capabilities of the department. Providing fire, rescue, and EMS services to the New England communities of Baldwinville and Templeton, the department...

Marioff will deliver and commission a HI-FOG® high pressure water mist suppression system for the new Päijät-Häme Central Hospital. The delivery to the Päijät-Häme Central hospital is scheduled in the first half of 2020. The HI-FOG system will protect the entire building, which spans 33,600 square meters, and is supplied with a HI-FOG Electric Pump Unit (EPU) and 2,300 sprinklers. The new building is under construction, and parts of the current hospital structu...

Marioff will be delivering its HI-FOG® high pressure water mist fire suppression system to Wasaline’s new Kvarken Link ferry, scheduled to start operating on the route between Vaasa, Finland and Umeå, Sweden in the spring of 2021. Fire Suppression System “We are extremely proud to start a partnership with Wasaline by working on this particular project, which sets a new standard for sustainability. HI-FOG will be the only fire suppression system on board, protecting all sp...

As in January this year, the installed AQUASYS high-pressure water mist (HPWM) system again successfully protected the people in Austria's longest road tunnel and avoided any damage to the tunnel. On 28th of September a car driver in the tunnel noticed smoke coming from his car. The HPWM system installed in the tunnel triggered quickly and stopped the fire from spreading until the fire brigades arrived. Thanks to the rapid activation of the system, nobody was injured. High-Pressure water mist...

A high-pressure water mist (HPWM) system installed by AQUASYS successfully fulfilled its task and prevented a fire from spreading to the part protected by AQUASYS. Aware of the existing increased fire risk in waste management companies, an AQUASYS system has been installed 3 years ago at the waste management company in Klagenfurt to avoid a fire flashover. On Sunday, fire brigades had to fight a fire near Klagenfurt, which had occurred in one of the waste buoys. Thanks to the HPWM system instal...

Pierce Manufacturing Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company, announces that it has secured an order for 11 custom apparatus for the Indianapolis Fire Department in Indiana. Placed through Indianapolis-based Pierce dealer, Global Emergency Products, the order is made up of six Pierce® Saber® Pumpers, two Enforcer™ Ascendant® 110’ Heavy-Duty Aerial Platforms, one Enforcer™ 105’ Heavy-Duty Aerial Ladder, one Velocity® Heavy-Duty Walk-In Rescue, and one Ford&re...

The legendary tower ‘Paks Margareeta’ of the Estonian capital Tallinn and the seafaring museum inside have recently been equipped with an AQUASYS fire fighting system. The high-pressure water mist system protects the exhibition areas on four floors with a total area of 1,000 m², the large presentation hall with a height of up to 12 m and the round corridors in the tower. The project was realized with the local partner ANTIFIRE. Conventional sprinkler systems The advantage of...

The UK’s largest fitness operator, PureGym has chosen Britannia’s  P50 fire extinguisher to protect its 200-plus gyms and more than a million members. P50 fire extinguisher Fast-expanding PureGym is installing our multi-use composite P50, the only extinguisher that needs no external servicing contract and can be maintained in-house by trained staff, in its new gyms, with a program to replace metal extinguishers in all its premises. PureGym is installing our multi-use composit...

Your Homes Newcastle (YHN) manages more than 26,000 properties on behalf of Newcastle City Council. They are piloting an innovative fire detection system in partnership with OpenView Security Solutions, the UK’s largest privately-owned independent security company and a national supplier of fire, electrical and mechanical services to the public and private housing sector. Thermal Imaging Cameras MOBOTIX thermal imaging cameras have been installed in 3 multi-story blocks across the city...

Sigma A-XT gas extinguishing panels from Kentec, a life safety control systems manufacturer, are at the heart of a new fire safety solution protecting users of the magnificent Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HZMB). The HZMB is a 55km-long bridge-tunnel system consisting of three cable-stayed bridges, an undersea tunnel and four artificial islands. It spans the Lingding and Jiuzhou channels, connecting Hong Kong, Macau and Zhuhai, three major cities on the Pearl River Delta. The HZMB includes a 4...

Correctional facilities in California, Iowa, and Pennsylvania are implementing aspirating smoke-detection technology for fire protection. This advanced technology not only provides faster, more sophisticated smoke detection, but eliminates several costly and troublesome operational issues associated with traditional induct smoke detectors. In-duct smoke detectors are prone to accumulate dirt and dust, particularly in inmate housing areas. Because these particles can be mistakenly interpreted as...

The recently constructed run-of-river power plant on the Inn River in the Swiss-Austrian border region for sustainable energy generation was equipped with an AQUASYS high-pressure water mist fire fighting system. The two transformers placed in the power house are protected. The main fire load is primarily the amount of oil in the transformers, each with 15.1 tons. In comparison to sprinkler systems, the AQUASYS high-pressure water mist system sprays the water extremely finely. High cooling eff...

Infographics announced that County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue is the latest Service to move to the FireWatch Cloud – a fully managed service based on the Microsoft Azure platform. The new FireWatch Cloud solution will provide a resilient architecture, flexible access from remote locations, and includes software upgrade services and other benefits. reduces infrastructure costs Graeme Lockhart, Information Services Manager at County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service,...

National Firefighter’s Day was celebrated at the Fire Department Headquarters in Curitiba, the capital of Paraná State in Brazil on Tuesday 2nd July. In addition to medals granted to meritorious members of the Fire Department, there were also numerous vehicles delivered to the institution to support the firefighters in their valuable work. One of these was a Bronto Skylift F54HDT, which is the first of the total three. Emergency back-Up system The features of the F54HDT aerial pl...

The Thomas Fire in December 2017 claimed two lives, burned 281,893 acres, and destroyed more than 1,000 structures before it was contained on Jan. 12, 2018. The Montecito Fire Protection District (MFPD), a small coastal community in California, saw the loss of only seven structures, a remarkably low number given the extreme fire behavior it experienced. The low fire loss was due to the successful mitigation strategies the Montecito community pursued for over two decades beginning in 1994....

The Oklahoma Sheriffs’ Association recently voted to endorse a school safety application known as Rave Mobile Safety. The Rave Panic Button would be deployed to all K-12 public schools across Oklahoma according to OSA executive director Ray McNair. “The Oklahoma Sheriffs’ Association recently became aware of the Rave Panic Button school safety program via Arkansas, where it is deployed statewide to over 1,000 schools, and recently won a legislative policy award by the Sou...

Tylosand is one of Sweden’s most popular beaches and during the summer there can be more than 40,000 visitors on the beach every day. They were the first beach in Sweden to have lifeguards patrolling its shores as early as 1958. While most visitors enjoy their summer on the beach, at times guests may find themselves in a difficult situation. The lifeguard’s on Tylosand beach operate on a completely voluntary basis, patrolling the beaches daily throughout Summer ensuring the public&r...

The State Laboratory has been the first transnational state research institution in Germany to deal with a wide range of topics in consumer protection, radiation protection, animal disease control and disaster control for more than 10 years. In the four-storey building, 249 m² of laboratories with security level 3 are protected with a modern AQUASYS high-pressure water mist system. In order to meet the special requirements of laboratory operations, the fire protection concept was implement...

Emergency Reporting® (ER), the pioneer in cloud-based reporting and records management software for Fire and EMS agencies, is excited to welcome new customer, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Division of Fire and Rescue Services (MD). Emergency Reporting’s Fire and EMS package will be utilized by the NIH Division of Fire and Rescue Services on the Ultra Secure hosting platform to provide fire, emergency medical, hazardous materials, and specialized rescue services. Records man...

Patol has completed its latest industrial fire project, working with designers and installers Hall & Kay Fire Engineering and P. Gibson (Services) to provide protection for the UK operation of a global specialty chemicals company. The UK facility of Ashland Industrial Chemicals is based in Kidderminster, part of a business that has been operating for almost a century, starting out as an oil company to diversify into a chemicals conglomerate serving a wide range of markets, from construction...

GearGrid’s products are being used by all of the student-athletes at Hutchinson High School, located in Hutchinson, Minnesota, daily in practice. “Each sport has its own storage cage. They have padlocks that only the coaches can access,” said Thayne Johnson, Hutchinson’s Activities Director. GearGrid’s storage solutions These storage cages replaced Hutchinson High School’s old flimsy cabinets that weren’t holding up to the various requirements of the s...

Tamworth-based trade association, DHF (Door & Hardware Federation) is emphasizing the importance of making fire safety an ‘absolute priority’ in new-build homes, following an investigation into potentially dangerous fire safety issues in houses developed by Persimmon Homes and Bellway Homes.  Fire Safety In New-Build Homes The BBC’s Watchdog discovered serious breaches that had gone undetected during the construction process" The findings, by BBC Watchdog Live, high...

A line-type detector supplied by Patol has been selected as the heat detection method in a new fire protection installation in a laboratory working in a Hazardous environment operating within a Ministry Of Defence site. The fire safety at the laboratory is provided through a Fire Detection system installed by Honeywell featuring a SecuriSens ADW 535-2 line-type heat detector connecting to an extinguishant Fire Control Panel. The detector from Securiton, for whom Patol is the distributor in the...

VIKING has been awarded a five-year contract by ADNOC Logistics & Services for their safety equipment servicing. Maritime safety equipment manufacturer and global service provider VIKING Life-Saving Equipment A/S (VIKING) has won a tender to work with a shipping services company ADNOC Logistics & Services. Marine fire and lifeboat servicing The five-year contract extends to a fleet of more than 120 vessels and encompasses a complete service offering including marine fire and lifeboat...

Northern Ireland’s first ‘lifestyle inspired care home’ is being protected by C-TEC’s innovative life-safety systems. Designed by Bailie Associates, installed by Turner Electrical NI and supplied and commissioned by Fire NI, the systems provide the highest levels of protection for residents and staff at Milesian Manor, an award-winning care home in Magherafelt. Employing over 50 dedicated staff, the luxurious home specializes in creating spaces designed to conjure up mem...

Commfire has just completed its latest project for TOG (The Office Group) new 13 story offices at Lyric Square, Hammersmith. This was a challenging project as they inherited a new radio fire alarm system which had over 200 faults. Smoke vent systems Following their survey visits and meetings with the building contractor - Parkeray and electrical contractor - Southbourne Electrical, and advice from the fire alarm manufacturer - Electro Detectors (EDA), they submitted a proposal to correct the i...

Elko County Fire Protection District in Elko County, Nevada recently received delivery of four Toyne Tailored Apparatus. Toyne delivered two Wildland, one Pumper Tanker, and one Rapid Attack apparatus in early February. With one of the largest counties in the nation, Elko County Fire Protection District has had to expand its fleet of fire trucks in order to tackle the growing threat of wildfires in northeastern Nevada. Wildland apparatus Two Toyne Wildland apparatus were built to identical sp...

AQUASYS protects another test center in India (Gurugram, Haryana region) for one of the Indian car manufacturers. In this test center, engineers are working on the design, development and evaluation of vehicles. The Indian automotive industry once again relies on an AQUASYS system. Due to the efficiency of the water mist in fire-fighting, the flexibility in the assembly of pipes and the compact design of AQUASYS components, it is highly requested. Smaller technical rooms The scope of protecti...

Pierce Manufacturing Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company, announces that it has secured an order of two custom pumpers for the Milwaukee Fire Department in Wisconsin. The new pumpers will be built on the Pierce® Enforcer™ custom chassis, and will address the community’s fire safety and emergency response needs for shorter apparatus with greater turning radius and maneuverability. The Milwaukee Fire Department placed the order in partnership with exclusive Pierce dealer for Sout...

The Coplay (PA) Fire Department needed to replace a 30-year-old engine and an equally aging rescue truck. But instead of purchasing two new vehicles, it decided to merge their functions into a single rig, a rescue-pumper. “We were replacing a 1986 Mack engine and a 1984 rescue squad,” says Brandyn Bechtel, Coplay’s assistant chief. “The engine was an open-cab model, and there were lots of mechanical issues with the rescue squad, and it was no longer feasible to keep repa...