You may have noticed that places where human circulation is high such as subways, airports, hospitals, shopping centers, schools, etc. are uses announcement address systems to inform, warn or guide people. The primary task of the announcement systems used is; to help ensure safety in the building. In all these locations I have shown as an example, many systems that serve different purposes are used to ensure security. Many systems, including cameras, elevators, ventilation systems, including announcement systems, need to be integrated. For the places where announcement systems are in use; In c ..read more

MIAMI / MUNICH. April 23rd, 2023 – OroraTech, a market leader in orbital wildfire detection and management solutions, is proud to partner with GREEN+ Programme. This exclusive agreement, the first of its kind, will provide forest fire management to safeguard millions of hectares of protected areas in the hands of sub-national governments around the globe. The partnership enables leaders and emergency teams to monitor destructive fires within their protected natural areas, detect deforestation, save local forests, and create the right incentives. It also supports GREEN+ Programme’s mission to h ..read more

Dan Stephens Is a highly experienced and operationally competent Chief Fire Officer/Chief Executive Officer. Currently serving as Chief Fire and Rescue Advisor and Inspector to Welsh Government Prior to this he was Chief Officer/Chief Executive Officer of the Melbourne Metropolitan Fire Brigade having previously served for 7 years as the Chief Fire Officer of Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service. Dan led Merseyside through 7 years of the most significant challenges in the organisation’s history, maintaining excellent levels of performance throughout.  With extensive operational leadership e ..read more

For many years, AVK International has offered a wide range of gate valves covering both VdS and UL/FM approved variants up to DN400. Since 2021, AVK has also offered UL/FM approved resilient seated gate valves in DN450-600. They feature a slim low-weight design and the same design features as our standard gate valves in smaller dimensions. The range is manufactured at AVK’s premises in Denmark and consists of gate valves in DN450-600 available in three main types:  with rising stem (OS&Y) and handwheel  with non-rising stem (NRS), post indicator flange and wrench nut with non-ri ..read more

Your job takes priority most of the time, which often puts you bottom of the list. Well, that’s in the past. It’s time to start serving number one – YOU. Because, ultimately you need to be at your best all year round, you’re needed to serve and protect. You can only get so far on your own – stop trying to wing it. Grace Cowan AKA The Shift Workers’ Coach has been where you are right now serving as a police officer she was passionate about the job but completely lost on how to get her fitness where she needed it to be. It took her years of training, frustration, overwhelm and nearly hitting roc ..read more

At least 12 people were injured following a magnitude-6.6 earthquake that struck a wide area of western Japan the previous night, authorities said Thursday. The quake at 11:14 p.m. Wednesday 17th April, registered lower 6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in Ainan, Ehime Prefecture, and Sukumo, Kochi Prefecture, both on Shikoku Island, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. Seven people were slightly injured in Ehime, while in Sukumo two women in their 70s suffered serious injuries, including broken bones, and a man in his 40s suffered minor injuries, according to prefectural ..read more

Indonesian rescuers have raced to evacuate thousands of people after a volcano erupted five times, forcing authorities to close a nearby airport and issue a warning that the crater collapsing into the sea could cause a tsunami. Mount Ruang’s crater flamed with lava against a backdrop of lightning bolts overnight after eruptions pushed an ash column more than a mile into the sky and forced authorities to raise their alert to the highest level of a four-tiered system. Taka, a local fisherman who only gave one name, was at sea helping people to safety by boat when the crater unleashed a fiery ora ..read more

The World Firefighter Games is an international sporting event that welcomes all full-time, part-time and volunteer firefighters and their immediate direct family from all across the globe. The games are held biennially in different countries and offer more than 50 different sports and challenges including archery, rugby sevens, windsurfing, poker, swimming, athletics and softball, with the “Toughest Firefighter Alive” being the blue riband event. John Hartley is Executive Director at World Firefighters Games and this year the games will be held in Aalborg from 7 – 14 September 2024. To listen ..read more

Dafo Vehicle, a global leader in fire safety for vehicles in high-risk industries, has released its new and improved Forrex EVO suppression agent in line with incoming rules to reduce fluorine content in agents around the world. Forrex EVO supersedes Dafo Vehicle’s original Forrex agent, upholding its effective flame knockdown, high penetration capability and fast cooling effect, while enhancing the environmental credentials as a fluorine-free alternative. The suppression agent is designed to suppress fires by creating a resistant foam blanket on top of the catalyst fuelling the fire and addin ..read more

On Aug. 2, 1978, a fire at a Brooklyn Waldbaum’s supermarket claimed the lives of six firefighters. Twelve firefighters who were working on the roof plunged into the seat of the fire when the roof suddenly collapsed 32 minutes after the first company arrived.  Six of the firefighters fell to the floor and were seriously injured. The other six were hung up in the truss area between trusses 4 and 6, and ultimately died from severe burn injuries. Lt. James E. Cutillo, Battalion 33 (working in Ladder 156) Firefighter Charles S. Bouton, Ladder 156. Probationary Firefighter William O’Connor, La ..read more