Spartan Emergency Response, a subsidiary of REV Group, Inc., and leading manufacturer of fire apparatus, has announced the Palm Beach Shores Fire Department has taken delivery of a Spartan Emergency Response S-180 Pumper. It marks the first delivery from new…
Euralarm Task Group successfully extends database with relevant information on residential fire safety
Last year the Task Group Domestic Life Safety was reactivated and started its work on the important issue of fire safety in the domestic environment. During the European Fire Safety Week, focusing on citizen safety at the heart of the…
Firefighter’s son remembers his father at 50th Anniversary of Maryhill Road, Glasgow fire
Stephen McGill was only nine years old when his firefighter dad died in the line of duty. His father, Adrian McGill, was tackling a fire on Glasgow’s Maryhill Road. On 18 November 1972, crews were called out to a fire…
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co. relocates Edmonton, Alberta service centre to expansive new facility
Pierce Manufacturing Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK) company, announced its Canada-based dealer, Commercial Emergency Equipment Co., has relocated and expanded its Edmonton, Alberta operations to a new service centre in Sherwood Park, located near the interchange of Anthony Henday Drive…
Chef helps to keep his island community safe by becoming a volunteer on-call firefighter
Chef Graham Griffiths has worked at the Coll Hotel on the island of Coll for ten years. As well as serving his local community and visitors with meals from the hotel’s kitchen, he’s also looking after their safety. This year…
Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service remembers the Windsor Castle Fire on its 30th anniversary
This year marks 30 years since the fire at Windsor Castle that broke out on the morning of Friday, 20 November 1992. Firefighters from six counties, including Berkshire, London, Oxfordshire, Surrey, Buckinghamshire and Hampshire were sent to the scene to…
Fire Services to implement innovative solution to aid closer collaboration
SSS Public Safety Ltd announces that Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Services have selected their innovative and secure hosted Public Safety Ecosystem for UK Fire and Rescue Services. Two neighbouring Fire and Rescue Services in the UK, Warwickshire FRS…
SFRS signs Memorandum of Understanding with the Salvation Army
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has signed an official Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Salvation Army. This MOU between the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) and the Salvation Army is for welfare support at large protracted emergency…
This dog finally got his day
A playful puppy who was given up because he was too boisterous for his family has found his forever home – saving lives at the fire service. Dutch Herder Labrador cross Merlin was given to Northumbria Police after the family…
Sister in a Brotherhood: Stories from My Life as a Female Firefighter
Sister in a Brotherhood: Stories from My Life as a Female Firefighter is a touching memoir written by Cindie Schooner-Ball, a retired Fire Service Captain. This is a must-read full of insightful and entertaining stories, giving readers a true glimpse…
New Non-Fluorinated THUNDERSTORM WNF33A Foam Concentrate from Johnson Controls advances fire protection for flammable liquid storage tanks
Johnson Controls, the global leader for smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, has announced the launch of THUNDERSTORM WNF33A 3%x3% Non-Fluorinated Foam Concentrate, the newest addition to the renowned WILLIAMS FIRE & HAZARD CONTROL firefighting foam portfolio. Powerful protection Fuel in-depth…
Herefordshire employers recognised for huge support for on-call firefighters
Two Herefordshire employers have been recognised for the huge support they have given to Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) by supporting members of their staff to become on-call firefighters. At the HWFRS Herefordshire Awards Evening earlier this…
Bulldog Fire Apparatus is new Louisiana dealer for Ferrara and KME
REV Fire Group, comprised of REV Group, Inc. fire apparatus manufacturing subsidiaries, is proud to announce today that Bulldog Fire Apparatus, Inc. has acquired the Louisiana Ferrara dealership and will expand into the state as the new Ferrara and KME…
22nd International Water Mist Conference (IWMC) – Copenhagen it is!
Today, the IWMA president Are Wendelborg Brandt announced that 22nd International Water Mist Conference will take place in Copenhagen, Denmark. The conference dates will be 11 and 12 October. The conference venue will be the Copenhagen Marriott Hotel. The call…
How an intelligent fire-detection system creates a disturbance-free environment for ‘windows-on-the world’ tower
Once just a 15-storey square building, the HYLO tower is now a 29-storey monolith that proudly joins the ranks of London’s tall towers. Located in central London and conveniently positioned just five minutes’ walk from Old Street tube station and…
Statement from Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) Chief Fire Officer, Dave Russel, in response to the Manchester Arena Inquiry Report Volume 2
‘The Manchester Arena Inquiry volume two report has made for very difficult reading for me, as Chief Fire Officer of Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, and my colleagues. ‘I want to start by wholeheartedly apologising to the families of…
Third HWFRS fire engine delivered to Poland to support Ukraine firefighters
An HWFRS team has recently returned from Poland following their safe delivery of a third fire engine to support the Ukraine fire service. This follows a continuing request from the Home Office and National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) for UK…
New: fire and rescue bosses have used controversial ‘retire and rehire’ practice
New data shows that a controversial practice that allows fire service bosses to dodge tax has been used in 13 fire and rescue services. The government has formally discouraged the practice in England. The practice involves predominantly senior fire officers…
Emerging ARFF issues explored in depth at AFOA Conference 2022
Simon Petts, AFOA chairman, welcomed delegates to the AFOA 2022 conference, giving a summary of activities undertaken by the association in the last 12 months before introducing the day’s programme of eight speakers, covering a diversity of emerging issues for…
IFE expands its technical team
The Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE) is delighted to announce it has increased its technical capacity with two new appointments. Mark Chubb MPP CFPS FCMI MIoD FIFireE has been appointed as our new Technical Director and replaces Peter Wilkinson who…