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New replacement rescue boats for Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service will enable firefighters to respond quicker to water incidents. Equipped with the latest technology, the new boats have a more powerful engine and inflate in under a minute compared to the three to four minutes the old boats took. This means that crews can get the boats off the rescue vehicle, into the water, and reach the casualty in a significantly faster time. Authority comment Group Commander Jamie Johnson, who heads...

For the third consecutive year, Rapidrop Global Ltd has been ranked in the Cambridgeshire Limited Top 100 Companies. This year it has jumped an impressive 9 places, from position 84 to 75, and hope to continue climbing up the list over the coming years. Cambridgeshire Limited is part of an annual series of business analyses by the county initiated by Grant Thornton, which provides an in-depth financial analysis of the county’s 100 privately-owned companies based on turnover. Well-positio...

Ziamatic Corp. introduces the new Quick-Release Fire Extinguisher Holder, Model QR-FEH-1, a safer, more dependable way to store 5 lb. fire extinguishers in the crew area of an ambulance or fire apparatus. While the majority of fire extinguisher mounts are designed for the walls of buildings, the Fire Extinguisher Holder was designed specifically for use in moving vehicles, specially-engineered to protect personnel in the event of a collision or rollover event. SAE-J3043, NFPA, AMD, and GSA comp...

The Fire Protection Association’s (FPA) Building a Safer Future Seminar, held on Monday, January 27th, 2020 in London (sponsored by BAFE), played out the on-going discussion of competency within both the combined construction and fire safety industries. Chair of the event and Managing Director of the FPA, Jonathan O’Neill OBE, opened the seminar affirming his continued “whole-hearted” support for Third Party Certification, stating “I have been banging the drum for...

Taking place at the Huntingdon Marriott Hotel in Huntingdon, UK on Thursday (January 23), 2020, the Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service Excellence Awards celebrated the achievements of staff from across different areas of the Fire Service. The commitment, dedication and professionalism of staff which regularly go above and beyond to provide the best possible service to the people of Cambridgeshire were all celebrated by around 140 guests. Hosting the event was Chief Fire Officer Chris Strick...

Manufacturer and supplier of specialist passive fire protection products, Quelfire, has further strengthened its service by introducing an enhanced package that is designed to support architects and designers from the very beginning of their projects. Established in 1977, Quelfire has been providing a range of valuable products and services to architects, designers, main contractors, fire stopping and other specialist contractors for over 40 years. Building on the first-class technical support...

Avon Fire & Rescue Service (AF&RS) and Avon and Somerset Police (ASP) are aiming to make Thornbury a better place to live and work by taking part in Makaton training. The two Services spent Monday evening (27/01) learning Makaton, a basic form of sign language that uses facial expressions and symbols, in the hope of making Thornbury more welcoming. Everyone involved recognises that being able to communicate is one of the most important skills in life, and even more so when it comes to e...

More than 3,100 false fire alarms were maliciously activated across England in 2018/19 disrupting schools and businesses, placing unnecessary strain on the emergency services, and reducing the confidence the general public has in fire alarms. The latest Home Office figures reveal that there were a total of 3,139 false fire alarms caused by the “malicious activation of (a) fire call point/alarm” in England during 2018/19. This demonstrates an increase of 111 on the previous...

Fike, manufacturer of fire, explosion and overpressure protection solutions, is a family-owned firm whose middle east managing director Ihab Farag has a mission inspired by these important company values. Ihab Farag doesn’t believe in work–life balance. “You don’t have to balance life and work,” he asserts. But don’t mistake the Managing Director of Fike, an industrial safety solutions manufacturer, for a workaholic. “Work should be an enjoyable and ful...

Viking’s K-1900-712L-IP panel phone is durable, easy to use, and provides added strength to hold up under heavy abuse. “The shortened, reinforced armored cable increases safety for users and may discourage potential abusers.” – James Catt, Engineer, Viking Electronics. The K-1900-712L-IP vandal resistant VoIP SIP panel phone is equipped with a short 12-inch armored handset cable to reduce the risk of users harming themselves, their surroundings, or the phone itself. Pro...

Erickson Incorporated, a foremost operator, maintainer, and manufacturer of utility aircraft, and Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company, and premier manufacturer and developer of rotorcraft and autonomy solutions have signed a development agreement aimed at tackling the future of firefighting in the 21st century. Erickson will work to develop the next generation of pilot optional nighttime firefighting solutions, integrating Sikorsky’s MATRIX™ Technology into a digitally enabled fire...

Angus Fire is attending the Foam Summit hosted by JOIFF and held at the Edwardian Radisson Hotel at Heathrow Airport, London, on February 10th 2020. ‘Fire Fighting Foam – WHERE ARE WE NOW & WHERE ARE WE GOING’. Speakers from around the world – Scientists – End Users – Industry Specialists, Industrial Fire Fighters and Fire Fighting Foam Manufacturers are offering their perspective on Fire Fighting Foam addressing the question. David Plant from Angus Fire...

Based in Denmark, VIKING is one of the manufacturers in the field of maritime and offshore safety. It provides and maintains high-quality safety equipment for passenger and commercial vessels, offshore installations, leisure craft, fishing vessels and the navy. But “landlubbers” in the shape of firefighters aren't forgotten either and benefit from complete rescue solutions in a variety of forms, ranging from standard equipment to specialist technology that offers the highest quality...

Door & Hardware Federation (DHF) announces it will be hosting two free fire safety seminars in the coming months. Taking place on 11th February and 17th March at DHF’s head office and training academy in Tamworth, the morning seminars will primarily appeal to those with responsibility for compliance, fire safety, asset management and procurement within local authorities and housing associations in the West Midlands area. DHF plans to offer these seminars to those beyond the immediate...

Lorient will be celebrating National Apprenticeship Week 2020 on the 3rd - 7th February 2020. This is an annual celebration that brings the whole apprenticeship community together to celebrate the impact that apprenticeships have on individuals, employers and the economy. They are joining ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions UK & Ireland to celebrate their amazing apprentices, their achievements and the positive contributions they have made within the business. Lorient marks National Apprenticeshi...

Bristol Fire Engineering Industries LLC (Bristol Fire Engineering), the United Arab Emirates-based commercial vehicle body manufacturer, including ambulances and mobile clinics, has been recognized as a ‘VanPartner’ by Mercedes-Benz. The VanPartner status has been awarded to Bristol Fire Engineering, after the company successfully completed an extensive review process of conversion solutions made on a Mercedes-Benz van chassis. VanPartner status for Bristol Fire Engineering The ev...

Sector authority, Chuck J. Lewis, has joined multi Smoke & Fire Curtains Ltd as their new CEO. Mr Lewis, who took up the position within the Fire Curtains Group in early November brings with him an abundance of more than three decades of direct experience from the smoke and fire curtain sector having previously worked with Coopers Fire and latterly the IFC Group at both Management and Director level. Mr Lewis was a co-author of both PAS 121:2007 and BS 8524:2013 series, and became the recip...

Infographics is excited to announce the release of the new FireWatch phone app for iOS and Android smartphones, supporting the drive towards increased mobile and flexible working in Fire & Rescue. The company has stated that the FireWatch phone app will be part of a webinar taking place on February 18, 2020. FireWatch phone app The FireWatch phone app for iOS and Android devices provides: Location aware capabilities with ‘roaming’ availability cover at any location. Automa...

Halma, the global group of life-saving technology companies, has made two acquisitions to join its Medical and Infrastructure Safety sectors respectively. Halma has acquired NovaBone Products, LLC (‘NovaBone’), a designer and manufacturer of US FDA-approved synthetic bone graft products, based in Florida, USA. NovaBone’s products are used to accelerate bone regeneration, primarily for orthopaedic and dental surgical procedures in the USA. It will become part of Halma’s M...

With a pump outlet, the divider is used to supply several pressurized water lines. The most commonly used dividers have 2 or 3 outlets and are equipped with quick couplings at the inlet and outlets. Dividers are usually equipped with shut-off valves on each outlet to open or close the water supply or to switch equipment. With a pump outlet, the divider is used to supply several pressurized water lines. These dividers exist with several valve models, either ball valves, clappered valves or full...

Business France, the national agency supporting the international development of the French economy will be organizing the French pavilion at INTERSEC 2020, the world’s largest international trade fair for safety, security and firefighting that gives privileged access to MENA markets. The French industry has gained an international reputation in different fields such as fire prevention and firefighting, personal protective equipment (PPE), infrastructure protection and safety, those secto...

AVK International is pleased to announce the company is launching new gate valves with PE ends in four new sizes, with outside pipe diameters of 450, 500, 560 and 630 mm. gate valves with PE ends The four new sizes are available with black/blue standard pipes in PN10 and PN16. AVK International’s range of gate valves with PE ends offers unique benefits, such as: The valve/pipe connection has no bolts and is stronger than the PE pipe itself. Possibility to obtain pipe approval that co...

The Board of Directors of The Gorman-Rupp Company declares a quarterly cash dividend of $0.145 per share on the common stock of the company, payable March 10, 2020, to shareholders of record as of February 14, 2020. This will mark the 280th consecutive quarterly dividend paid by The Gorman-Rupp Company. Annual meeting of shareholders Other action taken by the Board of Directors of The Gorman-Rupp Company was the announcement of the Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held Thursday,...

Sascha Pomp has always been passionate about the fire service and the work it does. Having served as a crew chief and equipment maintenance officer in Halstenbek, Schleswig-Holstein, he has a thorough understanding of what is involved – including the problems. And one of the main problem areas he encountered was equipment management, a task which back then, in the 1980s, was still intensely manual, involving logbooks, file cards and various other paper records. So he rolled up his sleeves...

FireMisting has just cut costs, improved productivity on site, reduced their admin and made their engineers very happy indeed… by getting all new tools on FLEET from Hilti. No more downtime, always the best technology and complete transparency of whose tool is who. The account manager from Hilti, Andrew Abernethy, managed the whole process for FireMisting and helped them streamline the tool inventory to their exact requirements. FireMisting prides themselves on giving the best service to...

Bryx recently launched a Dark Mode theme for its Bryx 911 mobile application. The new setting is available for both Android and iPhone users, requiring iPhones to have iOS 13 or more advanced versions. Dark Mode theme The launch of the new Dark Mode theme is in response to popular user requests and the company’s continuous efforts to provide the ultimate user experience for the mobile alerting application. The free Bryx 911 mobile app and robust Bryx Station alerting system offer unriva...

London Fire Brigade’s first Commissioner in 75 years to have served as a commissioned officer in the British army signs a covenant with the UK armed forces. The agreement formalizes the Brigade’s commitment to supporting the Armed Forces community and recognizes the contribution to the country that serving military personal, veterans and their families have made and continue to make. Wider Military Family It is a great honor that one of my first official duties is to sign the Arme...

Fike had excellent presence from their team members at Intersec Expo 2020 – the world’s premier trade fair for Security, Safety & Fire Protection. Fike reps met with prospects, customers and more to discuss the importance of industrial safety protection with fire detection and suppression, passive and active explosion protection equipment and services, and pressure relief solutions.

A cooking oil fire in the kitchen of Flat 41 of the 12 storey residential block of 71 flats owned by Birmingham city Council was extinguished by a single sprinkler head actuation within five minutes, probably nearer 40 seconds. This is BS 2951 installation with a pump in the 2nd floor tank room. Apart from some smoke and water damage, minimal damage was caused. Without the sprinkler this could have caused more serious damage to persons and/or property.

Registration is now open for the National Volunteer Fire Council’s (NVFC) 2020 Training Summit, which will take place June 26-27 in Orlando, FL. The conference is open to all volunteer firefighters, EMS providers, department leadership, and other fire department personnel from across the United States. Travel stipends are available to help more people attend. 2020 NVFC Training Summit This two-day classroom-based training event is an opportunity to learn from leading subject matter exper...