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Commercial fire detection manufacturer - Nittan has announced several exciting developments to its Evolution analog addressable range, including the launch of new detectors with integral Short Circuit Isolator (SCI), and upgrades to existing devices. New to the Evolution ranges are the EV-PY-SCI Photoelectric Optical Detector with SCI, the EV-H2-SCI Heat Detector with SCI, and the EV-PYH-SCI Photoelectric Optical & Heat Multi-Sensor with SCI. new Evolution devices Both the EV-H2-SCI and t...

Whelen Engineering announces a Product End of Life (EOL) for original models of 5G Series Super-LED® lightheads. The last day to order original models is October 1, 2025, and must be for immediate shipment only. Scheduling orders for delivery at a future date will not be permitted. Interested individuals can learn more about the features and technical specifications of the upgraded 5G Series on the company website. Please reach out to a Whelen sales representative for more information.

Whelen is pleased to announce exciting new updates to their 5G Series Super-LED® lightheads. These enhancements ensure that their 5G Series lightheads continue to set the standard for safety, durability, and performance in the commercial vehicle market. Features Sync Wire Integration: Synchronizing warning lights with each other is now easier than ever with an integrated sync wire, eliminating the need for additional equipment to synchronize warning patterns. Expanded Color Options: Th...

The WAGNER Group GmbH has received the "Innovation in Vacuum Busch Award 2017". The company was honored for its active fire prevention system OxyReduct ®. With this system, the WAGNER Group takes preventive measures to prevent fires from developing or spreading - and has already done so for hundreds of customers worldwide. At a celebration in mid-January in Maulburg, the headquarters of Busch Vacuum Pumps and Systems, Dr.-Ing. Karl Busch presented the award to the two managing dir...

Fire and Rescue NSW’s (FRNSW) Coraki Fire Station has commemorated a special milestone,100 years of operation, dealing with fires, floods, and everything in between. Several dignitaries, including Robert Mustow (Mayor Richmond Valley), Angelo Jones (Richmond Valley Local Emergency Management Officer), Superintendent Daniel Ainsworth (RFS), Chaplain Graeme Davis (NSW Ambulance) and members of FRNSW's leadership team, have attended a special function at the station to celebrate the achievem...

Testing has found that a revolutionary PPE fabric, developed for wildland firefighting by Hainsworth Protective Fabrics and woven using Merino Wool, provides 17% more breathability than alternative blends. The brand’s ECO-DRY fabric was Thermal Evaporative Resistance (RET) tested by an accredited independent test house against a prototype wildland fabric made from a 100% meta-aramid blend. RET testing is a type of fabric testing that quantifies moisture vapor transfer and breathability....

In their everyday lives, they often visit public places such as shopping centers, cinemas, work buildings, and educational institutions. When they are involved in the activities there, most of them don’t notice an essential element of these structures – the fire exit doors. Even though they appear unimportant, when a crisis occurs, these simple exits can determine whether they live or die. This article investigates the critical importance of fire exits and illustrates why readiness...

In the bustling cities of Houston and Austin, where commercial buildings house countless businesses and schools, the importance of fire safety cannot be overstated. With the potential for devastating fire disasters, property managers and school systems must prioritize implementing advanced fire suppression systems to protect their investments, occupants, and community. FireTron, a pioneering provider in the area, offers state-of-the-art solutions designed to enhance safety and minimize risk. U...

Under the heading “heise goes INTERSCHUTZ”, a new event series by the cooperation partners INTERSCHUTZ and Heise Medien GmbH & Co. KG will kick off in January 2025. The cooperation will involve joint talks and networking events in the lead-up to INTERSCHUTZ 2026. These events will focus on overarching industry topics, such as digitalization and AI in civil protection. New event series “INTERSCHUTZ, held every four years as the world’s pioneering trade fai...

Companies are faced with increasingly growing demands on their security. In order to meet the complex task of ensuring corporate security, a range of protective measures, security systems and control mechanisms must be taken into account. There are good solutions for each task, but they usually work independently and thus remain isolated solutions. This poses the risk that reactions and processes for threat prevention do not mesh together. Future-oriented protection solutions WAGNER, as an i...

Dräger, an international pioneer in the fields of medical and safety technology, has provided the Sellafield Nuclear site with 65 self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) PSS Airboss® sets and six Merlin® telemetry entry control boards (ECB) to protect firefighters from the inhalation of dangerous gases during incidents and training events.  Sellafield, formerly known as Windscale, and situated on the Cumbrian coastline, is Europe’s largest nuclear site, with the most d...

Nine new on-call firefighters have been welcomed into Norfolk Fire & Rescue Service (NFRS) – including the fifth member of the same family to join the service. George Powell, 18, who will be based at Diss Fire Station, joins his older brothers, Harry and Joe, his dad Robert and his sister-in-law Kayleigh at NFRS after completing the initial two-week training course to become an on-call firefighter. Career in the fire service Harry and Joe are also both whole-time firefighters based...

Four firefighters from Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service are set and raring to go by breaking three grueling world records when they take part in the Ipswich Half Marathon. Crew Manager Paul Shattock, and Firefighters Grant Whitehead, Ashley Buxton, and George Trott will be running the 13.1 miles on September 22 in firefighting equipment. Paul Shattock Paul is a Crew Manager at Bury St Edmunds fire station and Grant, Ashley, and George are all based at Ipswich East station. They aim to raise &p...

Whether in the British Library, the Elbphilharmonie, or pigsties - the Wagner Group's systems protect against fires worldwide. The company, based in Langenhagen, develops and installs fire protection systems for industry, commerce, and the cultural sector, among others. During a visit to the headquarters, Rainer Fredermann, spokesman for fire and disaster protection for the CDU parliamentary group, found out about the company's situation. fire protection The Wagner Group has seven branches in...

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is currently battling a large fire at a commercial complex on Kaleski Street in Moorebank. More than 100 firefighters and 26 trucks are either on scene or on route. On arrival, crews were confronted with large volumes of smoke coming from the property and immediately set about tackling the blaze with multiple lines of hose. Two aerial platforms Two aerial platforms are also being used to douse the flames from above. Residents in surrounding buildings have been evac...

New options for the WeCanX® 2250 Warning Light Array are available, providing even more lighting solutions for various applications. WeCanX® 2250 New Options Users can now customize their WeCanX 2250 with a choice of flat, angled, or mixed end cap styles. Cables are now available in 25, 35, 45, and 55-foot lengths. Contact a Whelen sales representative with any questions. To order, select the desired base model. Then add the end cap selections from the options table.

Simply being allowed to burn their own certificate – students experience an exciting future day at WAGNER. 21 girls and boys aged 10 to 16 used the Future Day at WAGNER to go on a journey of discovery in the field of fire protection. The Lower Saxony Future Day helps students in grades 5 to 10 to learn about careers that they would not necessarily consider for themselves. WAGNER employees from various departments have once again come up with interesting activities and tasks for the potent...

WAGNER receives two new VdS approvals for FirExting® gas extinguishing systems. Already in April, WAGNER received a new system approval for the permanent inert gas fire extinguishing system, FirExting Inertgas 60, in stationary argon, nitrogen and IG-541 high-pressure fire extinguishing systems. In addition, due to a change in the VdS approval process, WAGNER has now received a new installer approval for gas extinguishing systems with non-liquefied inert gases. What does that mean exactly?...

RapidSOS are excited to announce that it is officially integrated with Apple Emergency SOS Live Video, now available with the release of iOS 18! Emergency SOS Live Video allows those in need to share streaming video and recorded media during emergency calls. During an emergency call, participating emergency dispatchers can send a request to share live video or photos over a secure connection, making it quicker and easier to provide urgent assistance. Emergency SOS Live Video ECC telecommunica...

The newly revitalized Union Yard development in Aldershot boasts a cutting-edge Advanced MxPro 5 fire safety system, expertly installed by Integrated Fire Safety Systems Ltd to provide robust protection for this scheme in the heart of Aldershot town center.  Union Yard development The Union Yard development in Aldershot is a transformative project that has revamped a key area of the town center, establishing a vibrant, mixed-use environment with high-quality retail, leisure, culture,...

All American Fire Equipment and Rosenbauer America are excited to announce the next stops on the 2024 Power Tour, kicking off on September 19th and running through September 28th. Service professionals and enthusiasts across the states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and West Virginia will experience firsthand the latest in firefighting technologies. Rosenbauer’s commitment The Power Tour will feature a convoy of Rosenbauer’s state-of-the-art fire trucks, including the industry-...

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have extinguished a burning vehicle, which was driven into a residential complex overnight at Merrylands in Sydney’s west. The Toyota SUV, thought to have been stolen, was driven into the courtyard of the complex on the corner of Pitt and Gladstone Streets around 2.45 this morning. It crashed into the corner of a tower block, forcing the evacuation of at least 250 occupants from three residential buildings. Forensic investigation by NSW Police Fire crew...

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have participated in a multi-agency exercise, aimed at perfecting their rescue skills in challenging conditions at Berridale in the Snowy Mountains. Firefighters from Cooma, Jindabyne and Perisher Valley joined local first responders from the Rural Fire Service and NSW Ambulance in the State Emergency Service-led training simulation. Extricating RFS volunteers The weekend scenario featured a road crash involving three buses and a car, with all agencies tasked...

WAGNER has made a name for itself worldwide with holistic fire protection solutions and ensures safety in many industries with its solutions. Information security is also very important to WAGNER. The fact that the company is committed to its own information security with a systematic and process-oriented management system at a high level has now been confirmed with certification according to ISO 27001. Requirements for ISMS ISO 27001 is an internationally recognized standard for information...

In recent years, ZOOMLION has accelerated the pace of overseas expansion, and its products have sounded the "charge" of going global. With the continuous deepening of the overseas business system based on end-to-end, digitalization, and localization, the competitiveness of ZOOMLION's products in overseas markets will be significantly improved by 2023. It will win sales volume and reputation in key and benchmark markets, demonstrating its strong position as a representative of China's intelligen...

From October 17 to 18, the third "The Belt and Road" International Cooperation Summit Forum was held in Beijing. As a representative equipment manufacturing enterprise participating in the co-construction of “The Belt and Road,” ZOOMLION was invited to attend the plenary of “The Belt and Road” International Think Tank Cooperation Committee. They shared the company's practical achievements in co-building “The Belt and Road” with delegates from around the world...

On October 16, the United Nations Global Compact's action platform for "Sustainable Infrastructure Empowering 'The Belt and Road', Accelerating the Achievement of Sustainable Development Goals" (hereafter referred to as "The Belt and Road" Action Platform) held a significant project results release meeting in Beijing. compliance management system At the release meeting, ZOOMLION’s Belarus manufacturing base and overseas business compliance management system were included in the “En...

Recently, ZOOMLION's subsidiary in Indonesia celebrated the grand opening of its office in Kendari. This new branch signifies a further implementation of ZOOMLION’s “localization” strategy in Indonesia, enhancing the sales and service network, and laying a solid foundation for expanding into the Southeast Asian market. Opening Ceremony Scene On the day of the opening ceremony, representatives from nearly a hundred companies in the surrounding area were in attendance. Hot-sel...

CheckFire Ltd, a fire safety solutions provider, is proud to announce the launch of its new Green Crosshair PFAS-free fire extinguisher range. This innovative product line is fully compliant with the European Chemicals Agency's proposed EU-wide restriction on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in firefighting foams, including the recently added PFHxA. Green Crosshair PFAS-free fire extinguisher Often called 'forever chemicals', PFAS are highly persistent in the environment Often call...

A fire has caused extensive damage to a home in Putney, in Sydney’s inner west. Just before 10:30 am, Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) received numerous Triple Zero (000) calls to a house that was well alight in Ida Street. On arrival, firefighters found the house fully involved in fire and began attacking it from all sides. Studies into the cause of the fire Nine trucks and 36 firefighters responded to the emergency, utilizing an aerial ladder platform to douse the fire from above, suc...