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Warringtonfire is marking the 50th anniversary of its first commercial fire test, which took place at a newly completed fire testing laboratory in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, in the summer of 1972. 50 years later, what is believed to be the UK’s oldest existing fire resistance testing laboratory, continues to operate. It is one of Warringtonfire’s main sites and is a center of excellence for the testing of timber fire doors. Fire protection industry In addition to being an earl...

Safe Fleet: Fire, EMS, and Industrial (FRC, FoamPro, Elkhart Brass, ROM) announce the addition of Chad Anderson as the Western Regional Sales Manager. In his new role, Chad will continue to build and strengthen relationships with Fire & EMS customers in the Western region. His territory will include: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. Bringing 30 years of experience Chad has over 30 years of experience in the public safety mar...

As the holiday season begins for thousands of families across the region, emergency services have united to urge the public to take care of the water. The holiday season marks the beginning of the school summer holidays for millions of children but it also marks World Drowning Prevention Day. Recently, soaring temperatures led to an increase in tragedies in the water with 14 people sadly losing their lives to drowning in a matter of days. In the North East, 13-year-old Robert Hattersley wa...

West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service (WSFRS) has gone live with the latest major release of Infographics’ Web and Mobile App-delivered FireWatch fire service management software. FireWatch provides WSFRS with a single integrated platform covering HR, Training and Development, Availability & Workforce Planning, Asset Management, and other areas. With this latest rollout, the service has transformed employee interactions with FireWatch into a re-designed, modern, graphically and KPI-dr...

CHEMTREC® and the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) annually team up to provide volunteer fire departments with the CHEMTREC® HELP (Hazmat Emergencies Local Preparedness) Award to enhance their hazardous materials response capabilities and improve responder safety. While originally two grants were available in 2022, CHEMTREC® has announced it will provide an additional grant to help more volunteer departments. This means three eligible volunteer fire departments will each be aw...

Fire chiefs in Tyne and Wear have called on their communities to work with them and behave responsibly, as the United Kingdom (UK) braces itself for another heatwave. The UK Met Office have issued an Amber weather warning for Tuesday, August 9, 2022, in some parts of the United Kingdom (UK), with temperatures due to pass 30 Celsius again in the week. A yellow weather warning is in place across Northern England from midday today until Saturday, August 13, 2022. Dry weather conditions could lead...

National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) is set to launch a Direct Entry Scheme in September. The scheme will enable those with proven leadership skills, from a variety of sectors, to apply for Station Manager and Area Manager roles without needing to have fire service experience or without needing to have taken the traditional firefighter promotional route. A recruitment campaign will begin in September through appointed recruitment experts at Reed Specialist Recruitment Ltd. acquire, deve...

There’s never been a better time to buy the world’s best smoke and heat detector test equipment. For a limited period, AW Technology will include the new, sealed, automatic extract system with all tunnels for no additional cost. After this period the price of their tunnels will increase to reflect the extra cost of this feature. Passive extract system This new feature means that the test tunnels can now be directly connected to all active factory fume extraction systems. Alternat...

With crews experiencing their busiest ever month and facing record-breaking temperatures, Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service is urging residents to stay fire safe while the summer weather continues. Maintain consistent water supply Having faced unprecedented demand during July, attending more than 1,000 incidents, and seeing thermometers hit 40 degrees, fire crews and call handlers have been pushed to the limit. Many of the fires involved farmland and, due to the dry and hot conditions, s...

Fire and Safety Solutions Ltd is pleased to support Ambition Aspire Achieve (AAA), a charity founded in June 2016 by Kevin Jenkins OBE, who had a long-standing desire to provide opportunities for children and young people in the London Borough of Newham and surrounding areas. 

Chubb, the UK’s major provider of fire safety and security solutions, is proud to launch an accelerated development program, designed to attract and train new industry entrants, in partnership with Zitko Talent, the world’s renowned recruitment agency for the Fire and Security industry. certified product training The accelerated development program will last approximately 18 weeks, starting with alternating blocks of technical training, field experience, and manufacturer-led certif...

One Housing began an investigation after residents of the block, which still has non-aluminum composite cladding installed, raised concerns about the waking watch’s response to a fire that occurred on 19 July. It concluded that “overall, it appears that the response was appropriate and timely”, but Residents have referred to the findings as “gaslighting” and a “joke”. flammable cladding The fire is believed to have started after a cigarette was thrown...

To raise the standards of competence across the built environment sector and improve the safety of residents and the workforce, BSI has developed a suite of standards, supported by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities (DLUHC). The three new Publicly Available Specifications (PAS) will make it easier for different parts of the built environment industry to work together by establishing agreed core principles, terminology, and requirements on competence, providing a shared u...

UKAS with the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) would like to invite laboratories to express an interest in joining a pilot program to become accredited by UKAS to perform non-targeted food /feed authenticity testing against the conformity assessment requirements of ISO/IEC 17025:2017 and UKAS document Lab 13 for expressing opinions and interpretations. This program presents an excellent opportunity for laboratories to demonstrate the...

Staff at the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) will be bringing the celebration to crews who cannot attend UK Pride event in Newcastle. Two vehicles have been rebranded with the rainbow colors of Pride to mark the Northern Pride festival, which is hosting this year’s UK Pride. One is an ambulance which will be on the Town Moor for the two-day event and the other is an equipment stock van, which will be working across the North East region supporting emergency care and patient transport...

Stroke patients across the North East are set to benefit from the expansion of a successful telemedicine project in the hope of speeding up care and improving patient outcomes. North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) is working with the region’s Integrated Stroke Delivery Network (ISDN) to implement audio-visual calling from the ambulance to the stroke unit to improve emergency stroke care, having been one of five ambulance services nationally to be awarded funding from NHS England. NEAS has...

On Monday 19th September, the UKAS offices will be closed for all but essential business cover, to allow them all to pay their respects and commemorate the reign of Queen Elizabeth II on the day of her state funeral. Information regarding UKAS This notice outlines important information regarding the arrangements UKAS will be making: Office Closure: Their office will be closed for normal business, but will remain open for essential business cover. On-site/remote activities: UKAS will aim to...

At 9:25 a.m. on August 4, 2022, Big Bear Fire Department was dispatched to a call of a fall victim on the Castle Rock Trail in Big Bear Lake. With limited access in rugged terrain, personnel from Big Bear Lake Station 281 utilized its heavy duty off-road Polaris Ranger 6x6 to access the start of a 1.5 mile hike to reach the location of the victim. Local area hospital The patient was treated at the scene for moderate injuries, transferred to a backboard for stabilization, and loaded on a one...

As those first on the scene to respond to disasters and emergency events, first responders prioritize the safety and well-being of the communities they serve. This often means first responders are facing dangerous and challenging situations, leading to high-stress levels and possible development of burnout, compassion fatigue, or unhealthy coping mechanisms. The Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) recently featured 2 behavioral health resources for first responders....

As those first on the scene to respond to disasters and emergency events, first responders prioritize the safety and well-being of the communities they serve. This often means first responders are facing dangerous and challenging situations, to high-stress levels, and possible development of burnout, compassion fatigue, or unhealthy coping mechanisms. The Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) recently featured 2 behavioral health resources for first responders. Disast...

An outpatient diagnostic and rehabilitation unit at an Isle of Wight hospital has been deemed unfit for purpose due to fire safety failings. The Laidlaw unit at St Mary’s Hospital, Newport was found to have disconnected alarms in the roof space of the ward and ‘inadequately sized and positioned’ fire exits, as detailed in a report produced for the Isle of Wight NHS Trust. Fire safety failings This will mean that safe evacuation will be compromised, as there will be minimal w...

Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (Con Fire) announced a reorganization implementing a number of leadership changes designed to ensure effective management of the District – the scope, size, and complexity of which grew with its annexation of the former East Contra Costa Fire Protection District on July 1, 2022. Changes include creation of two new deputy fire chief positions, bringing total deputy chiefs to three, with each responsible for overseeing one of three newly formed D...

One of the world’s pioneering shipping companies A.P. Moller - Maersk has opted for full-scale implementation of the unique and proven HydroPen™ system, designed for direct firefighting in stacked shipping containers onboard commercial vessels. The contract represents the single largest HydroPen™ order for VIKING Life-Saving Equipment - and will see systems delivered for the entire fleet of A.P. Moller-Maersk-owned vessels. HydroPen™ drilling system HydroPen™ is...

An off-duty firefighter who saved a teenager’s life in Ilkley River has been awarded a rare commendation from the Chief Fire Officer of West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service. Keighley White Watch Crew Manager - Adam Dykes was presented with the award for his bravery this morning in a ceremony at Keighley Fire Station. Open water Dangers Speaking at the commendation, Chief Fire Officer - John Roberts issued a reminder about the dangers of open water: He said: “As school holidays b...

NewAge Foam Makers are designed to introduce expanded foam directly onto the surface of a flammable or combustible liquid for fire extinguishment and/or vapor suppression. Foam makers are suitable for floating roof tank applications. It increases the effectiveness of the foam blanket, resulting in more efficient operation and greater extinguishing capabilities. NewAge offers a complete range of UL-listed foam makers with compatible UL-listed foam pourers. NewAge foam makers include sizes fr...

Since NFCC’s launch of the Person Centred Framework, fire and rescue services across the UK have been adopting the framework’s standards and methodologies. Following this success, a standardized data collection system to support Home Fire Safety Visits has been launched on their website. Standard Data Requirement The Standard Data Requirement for the Person Centred Framework is intended as best practice guidance, giving each service something to work towards. Standardized data...

One of the Brexit consequences: From January 1st, 2023, the “UKCA Mark” will be necessary for all products which so far required a CE certificate for being sold in England, Scotland and Wales. Only institutes that are UK-based can issue this “UK Conformity Assessed” mark. VdS also offers this service in cooperation with its partners BRE and UL. simple and fast “We coordinate the entire process for manufacturers on a one-stop basis. Effort and costs as well as tim...

Congratulations to Rich Crown, a lieutenant at the East Carnegie Volunteer Fire Department (Pittsburgh, PA), for winning a personalized MSA Cairns® XF1 Fire Helmet. Crown is the second winner to receive a helmet from MSA Safety in 2022 through the MSA Cairns® XF1 Fire Helmet Giveaway, a program in partnership with the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC). Jet-style design The jet-style design of the Cairns XF1 Fire Helmet reduces snag hazards, provides a personalized fit, and houses...

Firefighters are inviting residents to Dogsthorpe Fire Station for an open day on for a free event that promises something for all the family. Crews will be on hand to give tours around the fire engines and equipment, as well as live safety demonstrations of emergency scenarios. There’ll also be the chance to dunk-a-firefighter, look around the smoke-logged training building, as well as other fun activities to raise money for The Fire Fighters Charity. Donations will also be welcomed for...

What are the evolutions of the EN1568 V2018 standard? First of all, the V2018 introduces an environmental approach. It considers the impact of foam concentrate on the environment (toxicity and biodegradability). In addition, it recognizes the use and the performance of the fluorine-free foam. Then, the conditions of certification harden examination in a certified laboratory, the water used, and additional performance tests. A new classification rewards the foam concentrate that over-perform.&n...