UK Fire Magazine – Issue 5 – May 2019

Incident commanders must monitor, review and if necessary adapt their plan.
Extrication planning – Part 1

Vehicle extrication is an extremely complex discipline which requires a high level of skill, knowledge…

Qualification courses can be booked directly on the FIA website, www.fia.uk.com, for a range of locations and dates across the UK.
The Fire Industry Association (FIA) – Providing expertise, research and training for fire-industry professionals

The Fire Industry Association (FIA) is Europe’s largest trade association for the fire-protection sector, with…

Johnson Controls’ smart HQ in Cork, Ireland, houses the latest technologies and ensures the safety of its inhabitants by staying up to code.
Staying on top of ever-changing fire-safety regulations

More than ever before, fire-safety regulations are under intense scrutiny as time passes since the…

Stability using cribbing.
Impeller reveals new courses dealing with heavy road traffic collision incidents

Impeller is about to announce dates for its new heavy-lifting course, but how did the…

Bristol Uniforms Headquarters.
An Interview with Roger Startin

Roger Startin is Joint Managing Director of Bristol Uniforms, a leading manufacturer of PPE for…

IWMA president Ragnar Wighus as he declared the Vienna conference in 2016 open.
Water mist – the firefighting system and the organisation behind it

Ragnar Wighus, IWMA past president and chief scientist at SP Fire Research Norway, says: ‘Water-mist…

Darvaza gas crater in Turkmenistan known locally as the ‘Door to hell’ – it’s claimed that the crater was set alight to burn off the poisonous gasses in a ‘few days’ back in 1971.
FireTreks – the journey starts now

FireTreks was created to start a journey. Rainforests, deserts, volcanos, ice fields, salt flats, mountains,…

Chief Fire Officer Phil Garrigan, Senior Occupational Health Officer & Psychological Therapist Kelly Patterson and Group Manager Mark Thomas at the House of Commons during the launch of ‘A Happy, Healthy Workplace’.
Fire service champions mental health

Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service (MFRS) is leading the charge in raising awareness and championing…

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The future of fire-alarm systems maintenance, delivered via the cloud

Regular maintenance of fire-alarm systems and timely response to malfunctions are part of every installer’s…

LNG being loaded into ship’s fuel tank.
LNG in your port

With Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) being used in ever-increasing quantities across the world and the…