Fire departments make pitches for equipment improvements
The Jackson County Board of Commissioners approved funding requests from volunteer fire departments to purchase equipment vital to the work of fire and rescue. At...
Category : PPE and Rescue Equipment
Can Fire Doors Save Employees During Natural Disasters?
In recent years, natural disasters have become an increasingly common occurrence. From hurricanes to floods and wildfires, their magnitude has increased significantly. Organizations are now...
Exclusive: Staying ahead of the fire with VIKING
While Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) captured wildfires burning the highest amount of land in Europe (659,541 hectares) in the year to mid-August 2022 since...
Lancashire Fire and Rescue receives suite of mechanical cleaning equipment
Dräger has provided a suite of mechanical cleaning equipment for Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service’s new purpose-built breathing apparatus training centre to deliver a consistent standard of...
Fire-Dex launches NFPA 1951 Certified Technical Rescue Glove
Fire-Dex, a fast-growing manufacturer of PPE for first responders, has introduces the Dex-Rescue Glove, the the industry’s first non-structural glove certified to NFPA 1951 (“Standard on Protective...
IFSJ Exclusive: Pacific Helmets talks safety without compromise
Pacific Helmets’ Sales and Development Manager, Lee-Anne Glanville-Rothman, talks aboutHaloflex technology, helmet maintenance and the company’s international ambition Pacific Helmets was established back in 1982...
FIRE-DEX LAUNCHES THE FIRST-EVER NFPA 1951 CERTIFIED TECHNICAL RESCUE GLOVE
Fire-Dex, the fastest-growing manufacturer of PPE for first responders, has introduced the Dex-Rescue Glove, for emergency responders attending fire scenes. Designed to be a first...
COMELIT-PAC LAUNCHES UPGRADED LOGIFIRE ADDRESSABLE FIRE SAFETY SYSTEMS
Comelit-PAC’s upgrade of its entire fire system range, LogiFire, represents a complete technical and aesthetic evolution of its innovative addressable platforms, explains the company. LogiFire...
JOHNSON CONTROLS OPENBLUE GAINS ACCREDITATION
Johnson Controls has gained accreditation for its OpenBlue suite of connected solutions through WiredScore, a global leader in the assessment and certification of digital connectivity...
16,000 BREATHING APPARATUS WITH GRAPHENE NANOTUBE-ENHANCED CYLINDERS ADOPTED BY FIREFIGHTER SERVICES GLOBALLY
Dräger, an international leader in manufacturing medical and safety technology products, has commercialised a firefighting breathing apparatus with the world’s lightest type 4 composite cylinders, enhanced with graphene nanotubes to minimise weight. Fire services...