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Fire safety of cultural heritage in Italy
Fire and Cladding – Solutions; Protect the cavities, limit the damage
Since the dreadful tragedy at Grenfell Tower on June 14th 2017, over three years ago,…
Protecting rail yards with new developments in fire fighting
The ultimate safety for firefighters: distant from the source. Railway yards, or marshalling yards, are…
Use of foam for firefighting in tank farms of the oil and petrochemical industry – Part 2
Part One of this article described the typical incident scenarios at tank farm fires and…
Do you need third party certification for your wire and cable?
Poor quality and non-compliant electric wire and cables are sold and installed throughout the world.…
Crowd source
Someday soon, crowds will once again be a defining feature of the human experience. When…
Fire design of composite beams with web openings protected with reactive intumescent coating
Fire engineering designing of structures has been proven to be an effective method of designing…
Introduction to BS60080:2020 guidance on the placement of detection devices
One of the most challenging issues in Fire and Gas (F&G) detection is deciding: ‘How…
What can a two-wire system offer you that conventional can’t?
AlarmSense is a range of conventional two-wire detection and alarm devices that connect to the…
How borehole bacteria can impact on essential water supplies
Legislation demands that, under normal circumstances, fire and rescue services will secure water for firefighting…
Smoke ventilation for safer built environments
This article reviews the latest changes to testing and standards for smoke control dampers to…
Firefighting foam action in Wisconsin
Water contamination issues from PFAS are creating pressure on the fire service to make changes…
Community Fire Safety
This article discusses common mistakes made by our communities and what can be done to…
Carbon Monoxide detection in parking garages
Nowadays parking garages have become widespread with increase of the population and vehicle usage. Parking…
Why an holistic approach is essential when designing fire protection systems
Paul Pope, Group Business Development Director at Global Fire Equipment (GFE), explains why taking a…
“Crisis Planning: Establishing a Reserve Corps”
For months, the world has grappled with a crisis of staggering proportions, the havoc imposed…
Dispelling eight misconceptions about fire sprinkler systems
Around the world, fire sprinkler systems stop fires before they spread to protect people and…
Cold temperature behavior of water-based intumescent coatings
Intumescent – (lat. Intumescencia, swelling) Coatings (IC) are a special type of coatings expanding on…
Detecting and fighting fires at the earliest possible point in time helps mitigate risks and costs
Consideration of the modern “device-integrated-fire-protection” way of thinking offers a pro-active way to deal with…
Use of foam for firefighting in tank farms of the oil and petrochemical industry – Part 1
Tank farm fires in the oil and petrochemical industry do not occur often. When they…