Bushfire monitoring system gives updates every 10 minutes
14 August, 2015A new bushfire monitoring system, due to be operational by June next year, can provide updates to emergency responders every 10 minutes — a vast improvement to the current rate of every 6 hours.
FLIR K-series range thermal imaging firefighting cameras
01 July, 2015FLIR Systems has added the FLIR K2 and FLIR K65 to its K-Series range of thermal imaging cameras.
Xtralis VESDA-E VEA aspirating smoke detector
19 June, 2015The VESDA-E VEA from Xtralis is an aspirating smoke detector (ASD) that provides accurate information on the location of a potential fire source.
7 fire safety tips for manufacturing facilities
10 June, 2015The impact and cost of fire in a manufacturing facility should never be underestimated.
Honeywell Command and Control Suite
25 May, 2015Honeywell has released its Command and Control Suite, which is designed to provide a user-friendly way to manage complex data for effective facility and security management.
Firefighters using thermal imaging cameras
17 April, 2015A fire department in the US is using thermal imaging cameras (TICs) as a critical tool in helping protect lives and save property.
Victaulic VicFlex sprinkler fittings
31 March, 2015The Victaulic VicFlex sprinkler fittings are designed to replace threaded hard pipe drops and arm-overs.
FLIR K55 thermal imaging camera
26 February, 2015The FLIR K55 has been added to the FLIR K-Series suite of thermal imaging firefighting cameras.
FLIR K55 thermal imaging camera
26 February, 2015The FLIR K55 has been added to the FLIR K-Series suite of thermal imaging firefighting cameras.
Improved fire detection with ultraviolet light sensor
19 February, 2015Researchers at the University of Surrey's Advanced Technology Institute manipulated zinc oxide, producing nanowires from this readily available material to create an ultraviolet light detector that is claimed to be 10,000 times more sensitive to UV light than a traditional zinc oxide detector.
Vesda-E aspirating smoke detection system
20 November, 2014The latest version of the Vesda aspirating smoke detection (ASD) system - the Vesda-E - has achieved ActivFire Certification.
Averting potential fire danger inside the tunnel
20 October, 2014Plenty of people underestimate the danger of a fire spreading through a tunnel. Smoke and heat have no way to escape, and they spread at rapid speeds. The short amount of time needed for hot axles or cracked brake rotors on trucks or motor coaches to cause a fire is also well established. Despite all this, there is a way to identify overheating parts on a vehicle before it enters a tunnel and to pull that vehicle out of traffic: using the VHD Pro vehicle hot spot detector from SICK.
Aspiration detection system eliminates false alarms in refrigeration facilities
23 June, 2014An increasing number of refrigeration facility managers are specifying next-generation aspiration smoke detection systems because of the rapid response and immunity to false alarms that can be achieved when protecting environmentally hostile installations.
Exelgard smoke alarm safety switch
23 June, 2014Designed for domestic use, the Exelgard Alarm Safety Switch automatically switches off a home's power circuits when a smoke alarm detects fire, helping to minimise the spread of fire.
Victaulic FireLock Series 745 Fire-Pac fire protection valve
17 June, 2014The Victaulic Fire-Pac is a preassembled fire protection valve and trim that is prewired to a fire alarm control panel or junction box.
