With the height threshold for sprinklers in new-build residential buildings lowered to 11m across the…
Special Reports
AQUASYS high-pressure watermist systems: an expert report about innovative fire protection in data centres
State-of-the-art firefighting using high-pressure watermist (HPWM) technology is becoming more and more common for the…
Starting the year strong with GESA’s Equipment Exchange
We all know that Emergency Services departments and communities across the Global South struggle to…
A tale of five presidents: what the past can tell us about the future of fire protection
As we forge ahead in the face of ongoing government reform initiatives, Fire Protection Association…
Creating a better international Emergency Services donations pipeline
Donations of emergency services gear, vehicles and rescue equipment are a welcome sight to under-resourced…
How Safespill’s true respect for fire led to a holistic approach to environmentally safe fire protection
‘Most companies don’t like to talk about their failures, but you can’t develop new technology…
Confusion and catastrophes led to a time-tested consensus process
The NFPA looks back on 125 years while working to serve global stakeholders today and…
Water mist’s past and future (approaching top gear)
In the late 1970s, the two Swedish scientists Mats Rosander and Krister Giselsson published a…
Wireless can help the fire sector rise to new challenges
With Covid continuing to dominate the news agenda and affecting the way we work, it’s…
Fire in educational premises
A recent study from Zurich Municipal revealed 480 primary and secondary schools endured fires in…
How should we measure success in the Emergency Services sector?
Circumstances vary from country to country, but every member of GESA’s Global South Advisory Council…
Revisiting parking garage safety
It had been confidently hypothesized for years that modern vehicles burn differently, due to the…
European standard for watermist systems finally published
The long-awaited European watermist standard EN 14972-1 was published on 23 December 2020. Fire consultants,…
The role of an expert witness
The consequences of fire can impact on a project or within the wider built environment…
The non-fire triangle: how a return to principles can improve fire safety
The reporting of the proceedings of the Grenfell Inquiry, led by Sir Martin Moore-Bick, only…
In Memoriam: Jaime Moncada-Perez Advancing Fire Protection in Latin America
Jaime Moncada-Pérez passed away on August 31, 2020 in Bogotá, Colombia from complications following a…
LASH FIRE Tests Autonomous Monitor System for Ro-Ro Weather Deck Protection
The European-Union funded project, Legislative Assessment for Safety Hazards of Fire and Innovations in Ro-ro…
25th Anniversary of Water Mist Standard FM 5560 – Groundbreaking Standard to be Expanded
Introduced in 1995, FM 5560, Water Mist Systems, was the first comprehensive standard for water…
Reliable: A company history
The year was 1920. The short-lived League of Nations was formed in the hope of…
All-consuming fire safety
As part 2 of the Grenfell Tower Public Enquiry gets underway, many members of the…
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