The Fire Protection Association has hosted a virtual event to educate stakeholders the key facts of fire testing and show off the range of products and facilities available at the FPA. The event was hosted on the 23rd of September 2020 and had a high...
Intersec Dubai has been rescheduled to take place in January 2022, organiser Messe Frankfurt Middle East confirmed. The 23rd edition of the three-day event was originally set to run from 24-26 January 2021 at the Dubai World Trade Centre, however the move to 2022 comes after...
The background - BASEC’s position on CE/UKCA marking On 1st September, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) communicated the latest position regarding withdrawal from the European Union (EU) and the future position regarding CE marking under CPR. Statutory Instrument 2019 No 465 covers...
The new patent-pending B-VirusFree virus filter offers highly effective protection against viruses, bacteria and moulds of all kinds for firefighters and disaster teams. BAUER KOMPRESSOREN has developed B-VirusFree – a solution that eliminates viruses at the air intake stage. The system is designed to protect firefighters,...
A beam detector is a fire detection device that uses infrared beams to detect the presence of smoke. Using a detector on one wall and a reflector on the one opposite, the detector shoots the infrared beam across an open area to the reflector, which...
A huge fire broke out on Wednesday in four furniture warehouses in Ajman. A call was received by firefighters at 3:27 pm and they arrived at the scene within three minutes. Due to the quick arrival of the firefighters, there have been no casualties. Investigations...
Inim Fire is the new App created by Inim Electronics, it will be presented to the market on September 23rd for the management of automatic fire detection and alarm systems that are built around PREVIDIA series control panels (both PREVIDIA MAX and PREVIDIA Compact), will...
Medium voltage cables range between 6 kV and 33kV. They are mostly produced to be a part of generation and distribution networks for many applications like utilities, petrochemical, transportation, wastewater treatment, food processing, commercial and industrial markets. In general, they are largely employed in systems with...
Being an agent of an eco-friendly technology, the International Water Mist Association (IWMA) has resolved the support of three of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): No. 6 (clean water and sanitation), no. 9 (industry, innovation and infrastructure) and no. 13 (climate action). How will...
A public transport bus caught fire in Dubai’s Al Karama area at 5.30pm on Sunday 13th September, there have been no reported casualties. It is unknown as to what the cause of the fire was at this time....
Today, Fire Middle East Magazine learned that the organisers of Milipol Qatar, the leading international event for homeland security and civil defence, have announced force majeure has prompted postponement of the event for six months to March 2021. Over recent weeks and months, they have...
Bosch has now released its Avenar Panel 2000 and 8000 series of fire alarm panels into the Middle East. The new generation of fire alarm panels is aimed at enhancing the fire safety of buildings and also supporting the transformation of building technologies driven by the...
Fires have devoured large amounts of agricultural land in western Syria this week. Videos of the fire have gone viral on social media. Civil defence units belonging to the Assad regime and fire brigades have been battling the flames which have spread fast as a result...
Two young people have suffered serious burns after their car crashed and caught fire in Ajman. The police said that the accident was due to 'reckless driving'. Investigations into the crash show that the driver was driving at high speed when they lost control and the...
On Friday 4th September, the explosion of a chlorine gas canister being transported by a truck in western Iran injured 217 people, but caused no deaths. State news agency IRNA reports that the incident is the latest in a series of fires and explosions to damage...
An Emirati woman was hospitalised on Saturday night after rescuing her son from a house fire in the Khat area, 25km south east of Ras Al Khaimah city. The mother suffered second-and third-degree burns, while her son received first degree burns in his feet, arms,...
A fire has broken out on a supertanker carrying 2 million barrels of oil in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Sri Lanka. 22 of the crew have been rescued however one crew member died in the fire. A spokesman has said there was no...
Intersec, the world’s leading security, safety, and fire protection trade fair, will open doors early next year in Dubai, with organiser Messe Frankfurt Middle East providing a safe and vital environment to reconnect and restart business in 2021. The 23rd edition of the annual three-day event...
A report has shown that two people have lost their lives in a gas explosion whilst eating in a fast food restaurant in a building on Rashid bin Saeed Street in Abu Dhabi, according to the Abu Dhabi Police. Abu Dhabi Police stated that the incident was...
Honeywell (NYSE:HON) has announced it will donate 25,000 FFP2 respirator face masks to the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC), to help support relief efforts following the explosion in Beirut earlier this month. The masks, which Honeywell expects to ship to Lebanon this week, will...
Iran's nuclear body has said that a fire last month at a major nuclear facility was caused by sabotage. But the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) did not say who it believed was behind the incident at the Natanz uranium enrichment site. Some Iranian officials have...
Dubai, UAE: Intersec, the world’s leading security, safety, and fire protection trade fair, will open doors early next year in Dubai, with organiser Messe Frankfurt Middle East providing a safe and vital environment to reconnect and restart business in 2021. The 23rd edition will take place...
An explosion on the Arab Gas Pipeline has caused a power blackout in Syria and initial indications point to an attack, the energy minister told state-run television. Footage showed a large fire following the explosion, which officials told state media occurred between the Syrian towns...
AMI Global, an industrial IoT solutions provider, has announced a partnership with Peerless Pump Company, a wholly-owned company of the Grundfos Group and a specialist in design and manufacture of UL listed and FM approved fire pump system. The partnership brings the IoT connectivity and condition...
The new BS 8629:2019 gives guidance on Evacuation Alert Systems installed in blocks of flats to assist the Fire and Rescue Service (FRS) in evacuating part or all of a building in an emergency. The system can be customised to create a simple-to-use and cost-effective BS...
Research in the ME, Turkey and Africa predicts that the fire safety systems and equipment sector will grow at a CAGR of 4.4% during 2020 - 2026. Saudi Arabia is seen to be the dominant player in the ME with South Africa taking control through...
Grasbrunn – Bosch Building Technologies introduces Avenar, a new generation of fire alarm panels and a milestone in enhancing the fire safety of buildings. The new panel series supports the transformation of building technologies driven by the Internet of Things (IoT). Fully backwards compatible with...
Since early March, disinfection (cleaning) has been on everyone’s mind. As you walk into a supermarket there is the dutiful employee with a spray bottle anxious to retrieve the shopping cart so it may be “cleaned” for the next customer. Immediately the attendant sprays the...
The Tall Building Fire Safety Conference, which typically runs alongside FIREX International at ExCeL London, is moving online. The Tall Building Fire Safety Network, in partnership with Informa Markets, has developed a unique opportunity to learn about key issues and trends from high-level international speakers...
Water is the most basic firefighting media. Abundant availability, high latent heat of vaporization & ability to displace the oxygen (one of the parameters of fire triangle) make a water-based fire protection system most popular. Water spray systems use small specifically designed nozzles to discharge water...
FlamePro, a British specialist manufacturer of life-saving garments for firefighters, has developed a new flame-retardant (FR), anti-viral, reusable face mask, designed to offer some protection against both COVID-19 as well as injuries caused by fire. The new washable face mask is manufactured from three layers of...
Leveraging the synergies created by the convergence of electrification, automation and digitalisation, can create significant cost savings for oil and gas companies when making both operational and capital investment decisions, according to Dr Peter Terwiesch, President of Industrial Automation at ABB, a Swiss-Swedish multinational company,...
Known around the world for its fire pumps, Armstrong Fluid Technology has long been committed to reducing the environmental impact of its operations through company-wide initiatives including efforts to reduce fuel use, energy consumption, water use and waste to landfill. Now the company has signed...
In a bid to prevent a recurrence of last years forest fires that destroyed over 1.6 million hectares of land, the Indonesian government announced that it would deploy 'artificial rain' ahead of this year's peak drought season. The country's Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya said...
Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza) has introduced a range of incentives to support its customers and new companies to resume their activities in the post - COVD-19 environment. As part of its support towards its customers and new companies Jafza now offers on -demand warehouse on...
A Dubai Duty Free warehouse in the Umm Ramool area was badly damaged when a fire broke out yesterday (10th August 2020). Dubai Firefighters were alerted to the fire at 2pm on the 10th of August 2020. They managed to get the blaze under control within...
On the 4th of August 2020 a fire broke out in the Tehran, Iran's capital. The flames ripped through three warehouses in Jajrud, around 25 kilometres outside of the capital at around 7am. The fire affected warehouses used to store manufacturing goods, including wood and leather. No casualties...
Bristol Uniforms’ new stock styles for structural PPE are proving popular with fire and rescue services around the world, with orders received from Malaysia to Germany to Saudi Arabia, and many customers already putting their new kit through its paces. Launched at the end of last year, the...
Fire Middle East Magazine learns that the Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) has released a suite of new Advisory Notes. The notes are in relation to the fire protection of structural steel, as well as the compatibility between Pipes and Acoustic or Firestopping Seals. ...
Firefighters from civil defence stations in Dubai, Sharjah and Umm Al Quwain joined the Ajman force in battling the blaze. A massive fire that broke out in a fruits and vegetables market in an Ajman souq on Wednesday evening has been extinguished. Major General Sheikh Sultan bin...