Fire Protection - Case Studies

Ambulance workers, paramedics, nurses and doctors who respond to emergency medical incidents are at the front line of emergency medical care. Ambulance workers too, must not be exposed to any greater risk from personal injury than other emergency workers. Since 2008, UK ambulance services have adopted the view that the use of professional safety helmets rather than hard-hat style products mitigate the risk of injury to workers operating in potentially dangerous environments. Whereas plastic har...

A fire which appeared to have broken out in a CAD laser cutter (still under fire investigation) in a design classroom at the Bede Academy North in Blyth caused smoke detectors and break glass call points to activate, prior to the sprinkler system operating and containing the fire to the room of origin. Following the redirection of the sprinkler head access to the ground floor corridor was restricted to FRS and staff who were instigating clean-up operation. Approximately one hour after the fire,...

Dante Group has announced that they are proud to maintain all fire detection and security systems at The University of Glasgow, situated in Glasgow, Scotland. Dante engineers and staff are available round the clock, in order to facilitate and support the clients’ needs.

E-ONE, a subsidiary of REV Group and a manufacturer of fire apparatus, has made the delivery of the first Bronto F135RLX for the Manchester Fire Department in New Hampshire, United States of America. This aerial ladder platform represents the newest configuration by Bronto Skylift and E-ONE in North America. Bronto F135RLX aerial platform The Bronto F135RLX aerial platform features an industry leading 135 ft (41 m) vertical reach and includes an all new platform design that is larger with walk...

Following a competitive tender process, globally renowned safety product manufacturer and service provider, VIKING Life-Saving Equipment (VIKING) has won a three-year contract to supply personal protective equipment (PPE) to Serica Energy plc, one of the UK’s renowned Oil & Gas company. The deal with the UK-based Oil and Gas Company, Serica Energy plc, is the second of its kind for VIKING, in consecutive years. VIKING secures Serica Energy’s PPE contract VIKING will work with...

A fleet of four pumpers and four tankers, custom-built by Toyne, Inc., have been delivered to their new home with the Pottawatomie County Consolidated Fire District (CFD) No. 1 in Wamego, Kansas. This delivery is a part of the fire district’s massive apparatus and equipment replacement program, taking their emergency response to a whole new level. Formed in 2013, the Pottawatomie County CFD serves the Kansas communities of Olsburg, St. George, Wamego, Wheaton, Havensville, and Emmett. Wit...

A.P.E are proud to assisted in the delivery of a 30 bed refurbished ward at Royal United Hospitals – Bath. Due to the recent circumstances the program was fast tracked to allow the hospital to take early occupation during the urgent stages of the UKs lockdown. They smoothly achieved this goal in a safe manner, ensuring both staff and other contractors risks were kept to a minimum. They delivered a complex PC based, TDSI access control system to match the site wide access control format....

The intelligent Sigma A-XT gas extinguishing panel from Kentec, is at the heart of Luke Alexander’s 'Luke 227' fire extinguishing system integrated by the experts at GECO Mechanical and Electrical Ltd. Co. (GECO) to preserve the Holy Quran and other holy texts at the Holy Quran Academy within Al Qasimia University in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Al Qasimia University is a vision of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad bin Saqr Al Qasimi, the Ruler of the Emirates of Sharjah and a...

The Polish state professional fire brigade, State Fire Service (Państwowa Straż Pożarna) ordered 20 Rosenbauer aerial rescue devices at the beginning of March, which will be produced and delivered this year. The vehicles are seven L32A-XS 3.0 turntable ladders and thirteen L42A-XS 3.0 turntable ladders. The procurement is co-financed by the European Union with funds from the Cohesion Fund, the vehicles are stationed at fire brigades in 14 of the 16 voivodeships, the political administrative dis...

Infographics has announced that Humberside Fire and Rescue Service is the latest fire service to move to the company’s FireWatch Cloud, a fully-managed service based on the Microsoft Azure platform. FireWatch Cloud solution The new FireWatch Cloud solution will provide a resilient architecture, flexible access to the FireWatch integrated fire service management platform from remote locations, and includes software upgrade services and other benefits. Richard Jacques, ICT Data & Appl...

Comelit’s specialist fire detection systems have been specified by Avalon Technology Group at newly introduced smaller gym facilities of a leading low-cost leisure group. Standing as the pioneer of low-cost, no contract 24 / 7 gyms, the new leisure facilities in Newark, Beverly and Lowestoft, mark the introduction of ‘slimmed down’ gym concepts, to make them more accessible opportunities in smaller towns. For each facility, the electrical contractor appointed Avalon Technology...

W&H Dentalwerk in Bürmoos, a world family business in the dental industry, develops and produces dental precision instruments and high-end solutions at locations in Austria, Italy and Sweden.  The company has expanded its Bürmoos site by adding three new production and assembly halls, which also include office areas. The production halls were equipped with high-quality CNC machines and processing equipment. HPWM system from AQUASYS The planning and implementation of the com...

So much planning has gone into the new office block for G2 Fire and just as they are doing the final touches, someone points out there is no fire detection! Now what? Luckily for the new office block in Walmer Main Road, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, they called upon Jean-Paul (JP) Germishuizen and Jacques De Beer of DynaFire (Pty) Ltd to come to the rescue. At the point where they were called in, the building was 99% completed and installing wiring and conduits would have been very difficult,...

Installation of a new type of LLPDs on the line in Indonesia has been completed in February 2020. Streamer and representatives of the Indonesian PLN power system will be testing the equipment for two years with the assistance of the friendly Bandung Institute in the name of professor Reynaldo Zoro and his team. This will result in open reports and presentations with the recommendations for use. The LLPD range has been intended for the voltage of 1 through 35 kV for a long time. Streamer held a...

The Hyde Group is utilizing Aico’s revolutionary Ei1000G SmartLINK Gateway to provide a solution-focused approach to asset management that assures the safety of their tenants. With over 50,000 homes across London, the south and south east of England, the Hyde Group is taking a proactive approach to the management of its housing stock. Hyde ensures that as many of its homes as possible are occupied, redeveloping those that are not, and improving the efficiency of operations through strateg...

Dräger was proud to be the title sponsor of the inaugural Canadian International Student Mine Rescue Competition. The event, which was hosted by the University of British Columbia, took place on February 2020 in Vancouver. Teams from UBC, the University of Alberta, Laurentian University and the Colorado School of Mines competed in a series of challenges, each designed to test their mine rescue abilities. including underground simulation “Students get an overview of the whole proces...

Jacksonville’s Argyle/Oakleaf community has a new and welcome neighbor, the JFRD Fire Station 61. Located at 7965 Old Middleburg Road South, next to the Argyle Branch Library, Station 61 will protect the rapidly growing region on Jacksonville’s Westside. JFRD Fire Station 61 will serve more than 200 businesses, approximately 14,300 residences and four schools. The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department officially opened the station on March 6, 2020. JFRD Fire Station 61 The addit...

Over the coming months, Schiphol’s fire service will be phasing in 13 new Rosenbauer fire engines, also known as crash tenders. The airport’s fire service will be using them to deal with aviation incidents. The crash tenders belong to the largest and fastest category of fire engines. They will replace the current vehicles, which have reached the end of their service life after a period of 15 years. The new fire engines are equipped with the very latest fire-extinguishing technology....

In the coming months, the fire brigade at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport will gradually put 13 new Rosenbauer PANTHER 8x8 firefighting vehicles into service. These new firefighting vehicles represent the largest and fastest category of Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) vehicles and are used in aircraft fire protection. Dubbed Crash Tenders, these firefighting vehicles will replace the current FLF fleet at the Schiphol Airport, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, which has reached the end of its useful...

In the coming months, the fire brigade at Schiphol Airport will gradually put 13 new Rosenbauer PANTHER 8x8 fire engines into service. These represent the largest and fastest category of airport fire engines and are used for aircraft fire protection. The vehicles known as crash tenders replace the current FLF fleet in Schiphol, which has reached the end of its useful life after 15 years. Special crash tender The new vehicles are equipped with the latest extinguishing technology. Fire...

California’s seventh-largest fire agency, the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District, has taken delivery of two Toyne Pumper Tankers. These two trucks are the district’s first Toyne-built apparatus. Both pumper tankers will replace older engines, enhancing their capacity to fight fires. For twenty years, the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District (Metro Fire) has kept a watchful eye over a 359 square mile territory, which encompasses 23 communities and nearly 745,000 residents. To cov...

Pierce Manufacturing Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company, has announced that it has secured an order for eight custom pumpers from Clayton County Fire and Emergency Services based just south of Atlanta in Riverdale, Georgia. Sold through the exclusive Pierce dealer for Georgia and Florida, Ten-8 Fire Equipment, the order for eight Pierce Enforcer Pumpers is the largest in the department’s history and a continuation of Clayton County Fire & Emergency Services’ 2016 apparatus add...

In December 2019, the subsidiary ZIEGLER d.o.o. in Croatia delivered a ZIEGLER firefighting vehicle to Spain for the first time. The HLF 30/38 will be handed over to the City of Santander, the capital of the region of Cantabria on the Spanish north coast by ZIEGLER’s partner Flomeyca.

A primary school in the Highlands was evacuated after a fire broke out inside the building. All children and staff at Park Primary in Invergordon were safe, Highland Council said. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) said the blaze was ‘well-developed’ and ‘large’ when seven SFRS appliances and a high reach appliance were at the scene and firefighters were ‘working to extinguish the flames’. High-Reach appliance At its height, there were more than 50...

Mumbai-based logistics and safety equipment rental company Assam Bombay Carriers has taken the delivery of another 70-metre aerial work platform, Bronto Skylift S70XDT. “We see a strong potential for bigger aerial platforms in India. We bought our first used Bronto in 2016 after a long and in-depth study and have now bought two new S70XDT’s to strengthen our fleet,” said Praveen Sharma, Managing Director at Assam Bombay Carriers. Bronto S70XDT aerial work platform Mr. Sharma...

The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) is the first fire service in North America to purchase a pre-series vehicle based on the Concept Fire Truck (CFT). The electric fire truck from Rosenbauer will be delivered in the first quarter 2021 and put into practice as part of a comprehensive test operation. CFT Technology In addition to its driving characteristics and safety features, the truck made an impression with its ergonomics and high functionality during the initial demonstrations last Decem...

A recent article on Cleveland.com features new Emergency Reporting customer Parma Fire Department (OH) and focuses on how the department is saving thousands of dollars by switching from paper records to ER’s cloud-based fire software. According to the article, “The use of paper, snail mail and man-hours was so pervasive in the department that Fire Chief Mike Laskey estimates that the changeover to Emergency Reporting will save the city more than $10,000 annu...

48 million UK commuters and 80 new businesses who travel and operate within London Bridge Station each year are now protected by MxPro 5 fire panels from fire systems provider Advanced. London Bridge Station, the fourth busiest station in the UK, has undergone a high-profile £1billion redevelopment that has seen passenger capacity almost double. The five-year redevelopment, the biggest rail infrastructure transformation in over a century, was directed by operators Network Rail and has see...

APE Fire & Security were contracted as part of a 63,292 sq. ft. expansion project that allowed Thatchers Cider’s production capacity at their Myrtle Farm facility to double, so as to allow them to more easily meet the growing demand for their nationally renowned cider. Cider manufacturing facility Thatchers Cider’s Managing Director, Martin Thatcher said “This investment was about our confidence in the cider market and in the future of the state-of-the-art cider manufactu...

During its scheduled 20-year renovation project, a major fast-food restaurant in Pennsylvania learned that the flow rate supplied from its main hydrant/riser supply line (about 350 gpm) was too low to support its sprinkler systems within local fire codes (about 500 gpm). Growth in the area had placed additional demand on the local water main over the intervening years, making a once-suitable water supply, no longer adequate. Fire Sprinkler Pump Fire protection distributor BFPE International...