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Johnson Controls, the globally renowned company for safe, smart and sustainable buildings, continues its mission to create new harmonies between people and buildings, by launching the company’s first residential concealed sidewall fire sprinkler, the Tyco RAPID RESPONSE Series LFII 4.2K Concealed Sidewall Sprinkler. The Tyco RAPID RESPONSE Series LFII 4.2K Concealed Sidewall Sprinkler features a decorative flat-plate cover that conceals the sprinkler within the wall, making it ideal for a...

Summer is here, and with the extra sun and warmer days comes the return of water activity. The more people on the water, the greater the need for water rescue. Is the department ready for the water rescue season? Hazards Another hidden danger is hazards such as hidden rocks or excess debris from flooding The right gear for the right job, coupled with solid training, will get the home safe. Some of the dangers in water rescue are the unseen hazards. In any standing water, there will be bacteri...

A structure fire was reported at the Golden Bear Lodge on Big Bear Boulevard in Big Bear Lake at approximately 2:02 a.m., on Saturday, August 8, 2020. Upon arrival, fire crews observed a two-story structure to be fully involved.  Amidst firefighting efforts to the first structure, crews noticed the structure next door showing heat damage and small flames. Fire suppression activity All occupants of the cabins were evacuated prior to arrival. Big Bear Fire Department units commenced fire...

On August 7, 1954, the Glen Echo Fire Department relocated to their present home on Massachusetts Avenue and Sangamore Road. The dedicated volunteers at the Glen Echo Fire Department provide tens of thousands of hours of service responding to emergency calls and training in their roles as firefighters, EMTs, medics, and trainees.  Providing these services while maintaining a 66-year-old building is a financial challenge. The Glen Echo Fire Department thanks everyone for being so gener...

Fire alarm systems – they protect most businesses, schools, hospitals, hotels, and multi-family dwellings from the tragedy of a fire. While it is easy to take them for granted and thus oversimplify them, fire alarm systems are a complex network of many different interconnected components that all play a unique role in fire protection. Fire alarm system The most visible component of these systems, and likely the one all are most familiar with, is the fire alarm initiating device. The ini...

If you are like most homeowners, you want to do everything you can to protect your home and those you love who live there. Installing smoke alarms is one significant way you can do that. However, while many homeowners have smoke alarms, they often neither understand the most effective locations and placement for their alarms, nor the proper testing and maintenance their alarms need to keep their home safe. So, if one is planning to purchase and install smoke alarms in one's home, or if the hom...

As a company Abbot is often asked to quote for fire safety provisions. This includes fire stopping work to reinstate the integrity of the fire compartmentation within a building; designing a fire alarm system; or designing and installing commercial kitchen fire suppression systems. One of the first questions they ask is ‘please can we have a copy of your fire strategy’ and more then often than not they are told that ‘we don’t have one’ or asked ‘why do you ne...

Since its launch in 2018, the Apollo Test Set has helped to save time on thousands of sites by aiding Engineers in fault finding and loop management. The Research and Development Team has designed some exciting new features for the Loop Tester and the firmware update will be available on the website with a few simple clicks from 18th August. What are the new features? The two new main features of this update are: Drift Management Soft Addressing Drift Management Drift management assi...

The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) offers dozens of on-demand webinars, live virtual trainings, and in-person courses on a variety of key fire service topics. Until in-person trainings can be offered again, the NVFC is pleased to announce an afternoon of live, virtual training providing a condensed version of our popular in-person full-day course offerings focused on successful departments. The NVFC Virtual Leadership Symposium is sponsored by the Motorola Solutions Foundation. Fire an...

ImageTrend, Inc. announces CrewCare™, its free mobile app for all first responders is now available in Australia and Canada. CrewCare was created in response to the growing concerns around mental health and designed to gain insight into the stressors and life factors of first responders in EMS, fire, dispatch, law enforcement, military, and most recently added, healthcare workers. CrewCare has aided in the collection of aggregated, non-identifiable data to provide awareness that may help...

“Looking forward to escaping for a summer holiday this month, but want to ensure the best COVID-19 safety precautions? Knauf Insulation has issued advice for its employees that may provide useful to anyone thinking of taking an August break. The guidelines provide practical measures that can be taken whether you are in an airport, on a flight, in a taxi or settling into a hotel room,” Eline Lhoest says. Philippe Coune, Knauf Insulation’s Group HSE Lead EMEA, said: “We wa...

FIA’s Northern Ireland Week was originally scheduled to be held in March 2020; however, due to the effects of COVID-19, it will now be held in Belfast at the Titanic Centre Belfast on 16th -17th March 2021. FIA has been working closely with the Titanic Centre for many months throughout this unprecedented period of lives to ensure they will be in a strong position to deliver a safe environment for the exhibitors, visitors and staff. Scientific and political advice After consultation with...

DripDrop Hydration, a rehydration therapy company, and the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC), the association representing the volunteer fire, EMS, and rescue services, announces a new partnership to provide dehydration relief to the nation’s volunteer firefighters. The need has never been greater amid a wave of summer heat, wildfire season, and a COVID-19 pandemic that has pushed the healthcare system to the limit of its capacity. DripDrop ORS will provide a one-to-one ‘buy on...

As Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer (COO) and a member of the company’s Executive Management Board, Katarina Lindström will play a central role in driving Hempel’s strategy. The company has the ambition to double in size in the next five years, and Katarina will lead Hempel’s strategic agenda within operational excellence, innovation and sustainability. She comments: “I’m very pleased to begin at Hempel. The company’s growth strateg...

In May 2020, as the world grappled with life in lockdown and a deadly virus (COVID-19), things couldn’t have looked bleaker for humankind. However, out of the chaos came a glimmer of hope for the future, the first crewed spaceflight flown from US soil in almost a decade. It is a well-known fact that to survive as a species, humans will eventually have to step away from the planet that spawned them. However, the journey to the stars will be fraught with dangers. Chief among them will be hu...

Having acquired the business in 2016 following the collapse of Leaderflush Shapland Limited part of LIG, the management team set the ambitious challenge to reorganize and grow the business. Building solid foundation Commenting on the further investment in Laidlaw, Chairman and CEO Steve Lee said: “When we acquired the business we knew that we had a terrific brand with a heritage of 140 years, however, it was evident that under-investment from the old group meant we needed to take a longe...

The Arlington Fire Department will be hosting the LION Mobile Fire Experience from May 14th through the 16th to provide a training opportunity for local fire fighters. LION, one of the largest family-owned manufacturers of first responder personal protective equipment (PPE), training equipment, and gear maintenance and repair in the U.S., recently launched the LION Mobile Fire Experience to provide a unique opportunity for firefighters to experience the latest training technology with hands-on...

BAFE, British Approvals for Fire Equipment, the independent register of quality fire safety service providers, has announced their latest Scheme, BAFE SP207, currently in the final stages of development. BAFE SP207 Scheme BAFE SP207 covers the design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of evacuation alert systems. These systems are used by fire and rescue services in buildings containing flats (including single-storey flats and maisonettes) across the UK. The Scheme has been develope...

The Fomtec® Vrind WRI-2 ½” variable flow inductor represents the latest development in the range of Fomtec foam proportioning units. The Fomtec® Vrind variable flow inductor represents the latest step in the range of Fomtec foam proportioning devices. And a giant leap for proportioning technology it is. Same accurate proportioning The unique, patented, induction method for Fomtec® Vrind unit combines the advantage of a traditional fixed flow inline inductor – lo...

After years of hard work Fomtec are now all C6. Fomtec has developed formulations from C8 to C6, to secure that they only produce firefighting foam that are completely C6. Many of their C6 products are now approved by agencies and will be manufactured from now on. “I'm talking for the entire Fomtec when I say that we are very proud to announce that we are all C6. It´s important for us to provide our customers with high-quality foam that responds to our environmental policy”, s...

Fomtec has received FM approvals for two products. Both Fomtec AFFF 3% S and Fomtec ARC 3x3 S has been tested according to FM test standard 5130 with a series of Viking Sprinkler heads. Fomtec AFFF 3% S: was on Heptane using Viking VK 100, VK 102, VK 200 & VK 202. Fomtec ARC 3x3 S: was on Heptane, IPA and Acetone using VK 100, VK 102, VK 200 & VK 202.

Along with the transformation of the homepage Fomtec has also released new versions of datasheet for Foam and Equipment. Material safety data sheets Datasheets for Foam has been updated with some new features and information, for example Fire performance and Foaming, Environmental impact and Technical data. They have also added information about Product Part no under Packaging to help when ordering. Material Safety Data Sheets are updated to CLP-standard with latest hazard pictograms. These a...

The following information is reprinted from an April 1995 brochure published by the National Swimming Pool Foundation in cooperation with the National Spa and Pool Institute and the National Safety Council. Think Ahead Once the diver starts their dive, they don’t have time to think. Know the depth of the water. Plan the dive path. Never dive where they don’t know the water depth or where there may be hidden obstructions. Steer Up When the diver dive down, they must be rea...

The world’s event for the maritime industry: SMM, is the place where the maritime industry meets to find answers to the challenges of today and tomorrow. Its claim to provide insights is reflected in more than 90,000 square meters of exhibition space and a whole series of top-class specialist conferences. More than 2,200 exhibitors from 67 countries, including 29 national pavilions, and around 50,000 visitors from 125 nations made SMM 2018 an important industry event....

At the sound of the gun, six lifeguards (four men and two women) jump into the water with red rescue buoys in their hands. As the life guards swim toward the six struggling victims 25 yards away, their rescue buoys trail along behind them. As contact is made with the drowning victims, the lifeguards talk to them and then tow them back to safety toward the shallow end of the swimming pool. While all this is going on, the bleachers, stands, and pool deck are filled with excited and cheering spect...

There is no evidence that the virus that causes COVID-19 can be spread to people through the water in pools, hot tubs, spas, or water play areas. Proper operation and maintenance (including disinfection with chlorine and bromine) of these facilities should inactivate the virus in the water. Ensuring health and safety While there is ongoing community spread of COVID-19 of the virus that causes COVID-19, it is important for individuals as well as owners and operators of these facilities to take...

The Standard of Care in Lifeguarding law requires lifeguards to act or behave toward other individuals in a certain, definable way, and, under given circumstances, the lifeguard has a duty to act or refrain from acting. Generally speaking, the lifeguard must be concerned about the safety and welfare of other individuals when his or her behavior or activities have the potential for causing others injury or harm. The manner in which a lifeguard is expected to act or behave is referred to as the &l...

Local governments are beginning to allow swimming pools and other aquatic facilities to reopen as restrictions ease across the United States of America. Lifesaving Resources Inc. provides guidance and training to aquatic facilities looking to safely reopen their doors and resume operations. The guidelines issues by the company are based on current advice from the Scientific Advisory Council on COVID-19 and Aquatics. The primary factor is to determine laws in the local community. The federal gov...

With changes to pool operations as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, there are also recommended changes to how lifeguards respond to medical emergencies. Based on current recommendations, Lifesaving Resources Inc. has outlined Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for swimming pools, waterparks and other aquatic venues to follow for lifeguard training. Importance of effective lifeguard training Lifesaving Resources believes that preparing the staff with the new COVID-19 restrictions in mind i...

Milipol Qatar 2020, the Middle East’s international event for Homeland Security and Civil Defense which returns to Doha this October, will feature a powerful three-day seminar program in which decision makers and security experts will outline major strategies for a safer post-COVID-19 world amongst other main foresights. The program will run alongside the 13th Milipol Qatar at the Doha International Exhibition and Convention Center from October 26-28. biometrics, Cybersecurity And C...