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In 2003, Jeffrey Energy Center (JEC), the coal-fired plant in Kansas, was recognized by the Powder River Basin (PRB) Coal User’s Group as its PRB Plant of the Year. Industry recognition was achieved through plant safety, plant performance, environmental achievements and overall plant cleanliness. Over the years JEC has undertaken a number of projects and process changes to further improve the plant. Enhancements to the fire detection and suppression systems have been a vital part of the p...

A Louisiana-based paint additive manufacturer experienced a Halon 1301 system discharge in their Rack Room that is vital to the day-to-day operations of the company. Seeking a Halon refill, the company called Fike’s distributor, C & S Safety Systems, in New Iberia, Louisiana who in turn presented ECARO-25®. After learning the many advantages of ECARO-25, this customer agreed to install this exciting product as long as the installation time would be equal to that of recharging the...

The Colruyt supermarket chain has become a successful company by offering the best available and most reasonable ‘discount’ on goods to consumers. To preserve the ‘lowest prices’ and to remain at the forefront with competitive products, Colruyt made substantial investments into computer technology and integrated a high-technology information system which runs non-stop 365 days a year. Needless to say, a highly relied upon asset of this type is essential to the continuous...

On September 24th, 2004 BRS-Intron, a computer company based in Visby, Sweden, averted what could have been a major disaster. Because it is a full-service company, specializing in complete product solutions, servicing and financing, BRS-Intron’s business is heavily dependent on the continuous operation of its business systems. For this reason, it chose Fike Corporation’s FM-200® (HFC-227ea) clean agent fire suppression system for the protection of its computer equipment. This fa...

San Carlos, CA, located midway between San Francisco and San Jose, has been a magnet for families, due in large part to the small size and high educational value the San Carlos School District offers. In an effort to maintain this standard, the district has undertaken a large facility modernization project, affecting multiple schools. In order to continue the project throughout the school year, the district set up temporary housing for displaced classrooms, creating a unique and immediate need...

Southern Supply Company is a wholesale distributor located in Springfield, Missouri. Southern Supply has a critical data center through which it handles all of its business activity, from shipping and receiving to accounting, for its 12 locations in Missouri and Kansas. Because it is key to the operation of its business, Southern Supply made the decision to protect their data center with a clean agent fire suppression system, rather than just a traditional sprinkler system. By choosing a clean-...

The Hampton Inn & Suites in Moline, Illinois is known for its cleanliness and comfort. Conveniently located near the Quad City International Airport, this newly constructed hotel boasts of 98 guest rooms, a fitness center, indoor pool, business center, and a breakfast area among its other services. With the help of Heartland Fire and Fike Alarm Systems, this Hampton Inn can add safety to its long list of amenities. Due to local fire codes, and the facility’s large number of rooms and...

Wharton Esherick (1878-1970) was an artist who produced paintings, decorative frames, woodcuts, sculpture and furniture. While Esherick’s work is displayed in major American museums and private collections, a large compilation of his work is found in his studio. His studio has been preserved and maintained since his death, enabling visitors to learn more about the artist’s life as well as view his work. With so many valuable artifacts and artwork in one studio, a superior fire prote...

The Louisiana Immersive Technologies Enterprise (LITE) in Lafayette, LA is a state-of-the-art 3D immersive visualization resource center featuring one of the world’s first six-sided, digital virtual reality cubes, as well as the world’s largest digital 3-D theater. This leading-edge visualization environment is powered by one of the largest shared memory resources in the world, a 4.1TB of RAM high performance computing system. The LITE facility, a State entity governed by a Board of...

Anaheim Hills, CA, devoted to preserving the natural beauty of their community, has built the nation’s first underground electrical switching station. With only a three-tiered retaining wall and metal door showing above the substation, lies a gorgeous park, complete with running paths and quaint park benches. The Park Substation is an innovation of the city’s public utilities department in cooperation with the local neighborhoods, resulting in a new recreation area, rather than an un...

The Viking Corporation, a global pioneer in fire protection and life safety systems, has released an updated version of its “Valve & System Support” smart phone app. In addition to wet and dry systems, this new release includes select deluge and preaction systems. For each system type, customers have access to a wealth of information including technical data, service and repair videos, system animations, and detailed troubleshooting support. Augmented Reality Feature “For...

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) England launches best-practice guidance for employers on how to implement Mental Health First Aid in the workplace. This follows the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) recent recommendation to include ‘mental health trained first aiders’ as part of employers’ first aid needs assessments. To date over 15,000 organizations across the country have already trained staff in MHFA England courses. According to the HSE, 15.4 million working days a...

In 2019, Tema Sistemi will take part in the OMC fair. The Offshore Mediterranean Conference and Exhibition will be held in Ravenna from 27 to 29 March 2019. The event continues to focus its attention on innovation and accompanies companies towards maximizing operational effectiveness, focusing on the path of transition, which tends towards practical and realistic solutions towards a sustainable energy mix. 2019, in particular, the fair will be dedicated to the theme 'Expanding Mediterranean En...

Already for the 15th time the "Fire Protection of Rolling Stock" will take place from 27th to 28th February 2019 in Berlin. The FPRS community will meet again with many global train operators and manufacturers of rail vehicles as well as component suppliers. The program of the Fire Protection of Rolling Stock offers a worldwide exchange of information, which is more than varied with presentations, discussion rounds and interviews on the topics important for the industry. AQUASYS is already look...

As part of a fire detection system upgrade, Apollo Fire Detectors’ devices were chosen to protect the exclusive Desroches Island Resort Hotel. The resort forms part of the Amirantes group of islands — a remote coral atoll approximately 230 km southwest of Mahé in the Seychelles. Desroches is approximately 6 km long, 1 km wide and boasts 14 km of immaculate white sandy beaches and crystal blue waters. This environmentally-conscious island is one of the most beautiful in the Ind...

The platform for fire protection solutions will open its doors again from 20 to 21 February 2019 in the Exhibition Center Nuremberg. At the international trade fair for preventive fire protection, AQUASYS Technik GmbH presents innovative solutions for effective fire fighting. In Hall 10, Stand 521, visitors can familiarize themselves with the efficient way firefighting works using high-pressure water mist. Whether in industry, in buildings, in tunnels or even in rail vehicles: AQUASYS fire figh...

E-ONE, a subsidiary of REV Group and a manufacturer of fire apparatus, announces that its patented ECOLOGIC mobile cart foam test system has been approved and recommended by the Federal Aviation Administration for use in ARFF testing by airport operators. The ECOLOGIC is an ARFF foam testing system that does not use foam for testing. It is an input-based testing system designed to provide fire departments the means to test the accuracy of their foam system without the expense or environmental i...

In line with its ongoing commitment to continuous improvement, fire detection product manufacturer Nittan has launched the new EV-PYS Photoelectric smoke detector complete with integral sounder. Building on the success of the EV-PS, the EV-PYS features a new advanced smoke sensing chamber designed for maximum effectiveness. A spherical feature has been incorporated within the chamber which provides superior light scattering, plus an orange LED has been used, which significantly improves respons...

MagneGrip, a globally renowned air purification solutions and exhaust removal systems company, has announced the appointment of Maggie Rossman-Roach as the new President. In addition to Maggie Rossman-Roach’s appointment as President, Jack Rossman has also been named as the new Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Tom Rossman has been appointed as the Chief Logistics Officer (CLO) for the company. New leadership appointments The senior leadership team has over 60 years of experience in the...

On the occasion of the general meeting of Uman members, Roberto Borraccino (Tema Sistemi SpA) was elected as the new president of Uman, the national association of fire and safety companies, federated with Anima Confindustria. The office will last for two years. Roberto Borraccino succeeds Natale Mozzanica (Mozzanica & Mozzanica Srl), who will remain a member of the board of directors as past president. Roberto Borraccino began his career at Eni in 1979, where he also held the role of fire...

Inorbit has emerged as one of Mumbai’s popular shopping destinations with its diverse and exceptional offerings in food, fashion and entertainment. Over the last 15 years of being in business, the mall has gained a huge fan following because of the unique shopping experience one can enjoy here. The Axis EN system, which has recently received globally recognized FM APPROVED accreditation, was installed by Advanced Partners, Abhay Fire and Security Engineers, who were tasked with replacing...

The Association for the Promotion of German Fire Protection (vfdb) has warned against misuse of the emergency number - 112.  “Anyone who willfully or thoughtlessly places additional burden on the operations control centers with unnecessary conversations will, in the worst case scenario, risk human lives,” said vfdb President - Dirk Aschenbrenner on the occasion of the European Emergency Call 112 Day on February 11th. The date was set ten years ago by the European Parliament, t...

Our 2019 event schedule got off to a great start with what is undoubtedly one of the main international trade shows in the fire industry: Intersec Dubai. The three day event welcomed more than 1,300 exhibitors from 59 countires, and attracted close to 30,000 visitors. Charles Lombard, Managing Director of Apollo Fire Detectors: "Being such a well-established global event, Intersec Dubai provided an ideal platform for us to showcase our recently-launched Test Set, and SOTERIA Dimension and Dimen...

The East Side Fire District, located on the shores of Lake Coeur d’Alene in Harrison, Idaho, took delivery of a custom-built Lake Assault Boats fireboat. Stationed at a new dock and enclosed moorage facility at N-Sid-Sen Camp and Retreat in Martin Bay, the new craft offers significant performance improvements in water pumping capability, response time, and water-based rescue operations. Highest Quality Emergency Response Our on-the-water capability upgrade was an important component of...

FLIR Systems, Inc. announced the FLIR GF77 Gas Find IR, its first uncooled thermal camera designed for detecting methane. This handheld camera offers inspection professionals the features they need to find potentially dangerous, invisible methane leaks at natural gas power plants, renewable energy production facilities, industrial plants, and other locations along a natural gas supply chain. The GF77 provides methane gas detection capability at roughly half the price of cooled gas inspection th...

A team of 80 ARA Electrical personnel, including Project Management and Supervision, delivered the High Voltage and Low Voltage Installation and Commissioning scope for Sedgman and Heron Resources. ARA Electrical recently delivered the complete electrical installation package for a new processing plant as part of a major reopening of the Woodlawn Copper-Zinc mine in the Goulburn basin. HV and LV Systems Woodlawn was acquired by Heron Resources in 2014 with plans to co...

POK created its first mobile foam unit as part of a fire equipment order in 1982. This fire-fighting equipment consists of a 100-liter foaming tank on wheels, a foam generator nozzle, an injector of 200 liters per minute, and a 45 mm diameter hose length. This fire-fighting equipment is used to protect factories, petroleum deposits, and high-risk installations. It involves a minimum training of the staff in fire attack department. Mobile foam units Since these first achievements, POK’s...

In 2018 Consumer champion Which? called for plastic-backed fridges, freezers and fridge-freezers to be removed from sale. Which? found that the backing material of nearly half of all such appliances currently on sale in the UK are manufactured from unsafe plastic that presents a potential fire risk. Their research also found that a number of models are backed with a plastic that manufacturers had in the past claimed was “fire-retardant” but in fact could also speed up the spread of a...

In 2018 Consumer champion called for plastic-backed fridges, freezers and fridge-freezers to be removed from sale. They found that the backing material of nearly half of all such appliances currently on sale in the UK are manufactured from unsafe plastic that presents a potential fire risk. Their research also found that a number of models are backed with a plastic that manufacturers had in the past claimed was ‘fire-retardant’ but in fact could also speed up the spread of a fire....

Effective sprinkler systems are often the decisive criterion for immediately stopping the frequent fires from developing their destructive power. To ensure that these important technologies will always function safely in an emergency, experts all over the world rely on the practical VdS Guidelines CEA 4001en for planning and installation. Europe's largest institute for fire protection has now comprehensively updated this standard reference work. Importance Of Sprinkler Systems In Fire Safety Ev...