Issue 57 – March 2018

Fire investigations are puzzles, and clearing the floor may reveal markings which may indicate origin of fire and give further clues regarding the cause.

Learning from fires

Much knowledge can be obtained through investigation of fires. Fire investigations give increased knowledge about…

Figure 4: Variable smoke density overlay.

Using interactive imagery for training, planning and incident management

Imagery has always been a useful aid to training, emergency planning and incident management. Developments…

With ultra-wide band (UWB) radar technology, rescuers can determine the approximate distance to the survivor.

New ultra-wide band radar technology saves lives at disaster scenes

Disaster scenes are chaotic and noisy, with rescue teams climbing over collapsed structures, feverishly working…