Events News

Fire Fighting Enterprises will be attending Firex North on October 21st and 22nd at Stand A6 in the Harrogate International Centre, Yorkshire.The British company is the leading manufacturer of optical beam type smoke detectors, with over 600,000 installations throughout the world.The newest and most advanced product on show will be the Fireray 5000 - it features a unique, motorised auto-alignment feature. This is able to provide previously impossible levels of efficiency and ease of installation...

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...

The number and scale of forest fires and extensive blazes have increased dramatically in recent years.  If the forecasts are to be believed this development will continue - not least as a tangible consequence of the worldwide climate change. The warming of the earth surface and thus also the ever increasing risk of forest fires is a global problem: meanwhile the risk potentials do not lie any longer in extremely dry areas only - such as California, for example - but also in the Southern Eu...

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,...

Diane Feldman, executive editor of Fire Engineering and conference director of FDIC, sat down with Wednesday Opening Ceremony Keynote Speaker Captain Mike Gagliano, Seattle (WA) Fire Department. DF: What does keynoting at FDIC mean to you? MG: There is no real way to fully convey how honored I am to speak before the thousands of heroes who will be assembled at FDIC.  When I was informed of my selection, I was speechless.  The many giants of our service who have addressed the FDIC cam...

ARFF Working Group Information Exchange ProgramWednesday, April 9, 2008, 6:30 pm-9:00 pm, Omni Hotel Severin Ballroom The Aircraft Rescue & Fire Fighting (ARFF) Working Group will host an Information Exchange Program (IEP) in addition to its classroom sessions at the Convention Center (Wednesday-Friday). The ARFF Working Group's Information Exchange Program is designed to provide an opportunity for airport firefighters to participate in an exchange of information and ideas on aviation firef...

On Monday 12 and Tuesday 13 November, fire authority officials, key stakeholders from local and central government and their partners will be converging at the Crieff Hydro Hotel, Sctoland for a two day event to share perspectives and debate the key challenges facing the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. As well as gaining a clearer perspective of your organisation’s expectations / demands of the Fire and Rescue Service, the audience will be trying to gain a better understanding of the li...

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and ROC Exhibitions present the 15th Annual NFPA Americas' Fire & Security Expo 2008, Tuesday through Thursday, July 29-31, at the Miami Beach Convention Center, 1901 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Fla. The expo is the most important fire, security and life safety event of the year for thousands of industry professionals from Latin America, the Caribbean and Southeastern United States. More than 4,000 professionals attended in 2007, an i...