Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service (NRFS) has become the first UK Fire Service to invest in Dräger’s new AirBoss Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) with Telemetry, as it looks to provide its firefighters with the most advanced fire-safety equipment on…
IoT and fire
Industry professionals will be acutely aware of the importance of good information when preventing and tackling fires. To coordinate safe and appropriate responses, we will become increasingly reliant on data-harvesting technologies to give better insights into the challenges of fire…
From runway lights to blue lights
It’s always hard starting a new job, especially when your old one involves travelling to some of the most beautiful places in the world. But when the pandemic grounded the travel industry, former cabin crew Laura Maguire began to think…
Kurt Vollmacher – A personal passion
As a small child, I lived in a street where eight firefighters also had their homes. At the age of five, I went with them to the fire station. I got my own uniform and was allowed to ride along…
A personal reflection on my friendship with Paul Fuller by Simon Routh-Jones
So much has been written and spoken about Paul, and without any doubt he had an illustrious career and was so dedicated to improving the lives of others. Paul was simply outstanding in his contribution to the global fire sector…
CheckFire Group Ltd – Contempo: fire-safety equipment to enhance luxury interiors
With hospitality reopening after a tumultuous 18 months, and preparations underway for a hopefully bustling festive period, it’s a great time to remind the sector about the importance of fire safety. With strategies, staffing and potentially premises changing ahead of…
Speedings Limited – Protective equipment and supplies for Emergency Services in the UK
Speedings was first established in 1827 as James Speeding and Company, a ships’ stores merchants; they were one of the many companies formed at that time to supply the increasing numbers of sailing ships plying trade routes worldwide. This was…
Fire Safe Europe – Ten years dedicated to fire safety
Why Fire Safe Europe? Fires in buildings are now bigger, more unpredictable and more dangerous than ever. Many regulatory requirements around fire safety in buildings are outdated and do not provide an adequate level of fire protection. Fire Safe Europe…
Cadcorp – Fire and rescue services benefit from independently performed, tailor-made risk and workload modelling
UK fire and rescue services have an extensive range of obligations. These extend from front-line response, covering a wide variety of incident types, to community engagement/prevention work, fire investigation, and protection and risk management planning. With budget cuts and increasing…
Airstar – Sirocco lighting balloons: we light where others don’t
One of the major challenges of scene lighting is to guarantee the safety of the emergency teams, with equipment that is easy and quick to install that provides powerful and reliable light. In this niche market of emergency lighting, there…