Firefighting manufacturer Magirus has continued its legacy of creating world leading vehicles with its latest inauguration of eight trucks for the Italian Province Verbano-Cusio-Ossala (VCO). The new Magirus CITY 2020 tank pumpers were officially handed over to the local volunteer fire brigades in the presence of...
Major housebuilders in the UK have promised to spent £1.3bn to remove cladding and other fire hazards in a bid to avoid another disaster like the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017. However, the funds are still expected to be £4bn short of what's required to address...
A fire has broken out at an under-construction new terminal at Kuwait International Airport, causing damage but no casualties. The flames began on Monday 28th March and firefighters struggled to control the flames for hours in Kuwait City. Interior Ministry spokesman Tawheed al-Kandari told The Associated Press that...
A man has been arrested after setting fire to a luxury hotel apartment in Dubai and then broadcasting it on social media. The luxury apartment in Dubai's Palazzo Versace Hotel has been destroyed by the arson and vandalism, which was shown 'live' on social media. The man arrested...
Civil Defence in UAE's Sharjah have warned negligent property owners that they will be held accountable for firefighting costs if they flout fire safety measures. The fines from the Sharjah Civil Defence is aimed at landlords of industrial and commercial buildings, particularly after finding that many...
A fire in the city of Ajman has destroyed ten diesel trucks. No casualties have been reported from the incident, and authorities were able to control the blaze in under an hour. According to the Ajman Police, the fire broke out in Al Jurf Industrial Area....
Dubai firefighters fought a blaze at a residential building and controlled the flames within 14 minutes, and have reported no injuries or fatalities as a result. A fire broke out on a medium-rise residential building in Al Barsha 1 in Dubai on March 11th. Civil Defence...
A fire at an oil facility in Saudi Arabia on 11th March is believed to be as a result of a drone attack. Saudi Arabia's Energy Ministry says an unmanned aerial aircraft struck and subsequently ignited a fire at an oil facility in the capital of Riyadh....
A blaze in Bahrain Bazaar has wiped out ten shops including a restaurant over the weekend. According to the Bahrain police, the fire broke out in a grocery outlet due to electric short-circuit, and immediately engulfed the adjoining shops. SHO Bahrain police station Bakhtullah said: "It was...
Reports from the Dubai Civil Defence team have confirmed they attended and suppressed a car fire within minutes of receiving the emergency call. The firefighters were called to the Dubai Design Districts after reports of a car on fire at 12:53pm on Thursday 24th February. Firefighters...
The call for nominations for the IFSEC Global awards are open! It's the opportunity to nominate some of the leading individuals in the security and fire safety sectors and recognise their hard work and talent. Nominations are welcomed from anyone throughout the industry supply chain. Nominations can...
A fire that broke out in a school bus in UAE has been brought under control by the emergency services. The Sharjah Civil Defense team fought the blaze from the school bus in Al Taawun area and no injuries were recorded. A top official at Sharjah Civil...
Firefighters in Iran have been working tirelessly to put out a blaze at the site of a firefighter crash. A US built F5 jet crashed into the wall of a school in the city of Tabriz on Monday 21st February. The school was closed at the...
A ship carrying Porsches, Audis and Bentleys from Germany to the United States has caught fire near the coast of Portugal's Azores islands in the Atlantic ocean. A spokesperson for carmaker Volkswagen confirmed the blaze. The Panama-flagged ship was travelling from Emden in Germany, where Volkswagen...
The National Fire Protection has issued a warning for those using home heating equipment, to avoid unnecessary domestic fires. The leader in firefighting, the NFPA has urged people to use caution when heating their homes during colder months. For the US specifically, home heating equipment is...
Qatar’s Interior Ministry says investigators are conducting studies into possible design flaws at the Villaggio shopping mall that caused a fatal fire. The design flaws are thought to have funnelled dense smoke into areas around a daycare centre in the country’s biggest mall, where 13 children...
The Kuwait Navy will be practising live-fire exercises from Monday 14th February. The naval forces will be practising from 8am until 3pm for two days. The forces will be holding their drills in the southeast of Boubyan Island, 12 miles east of Kuwait City. The interior...
A fire that broke out in a Dubai warehouse has been brought under control by authorities. The fire started in a warehouse in Al Khabaisi area in Dubai. No casualties were reported. According to Dubai Civil Defence, the warehouse contained construction materials. A spokesperson said: "The fire...
An explosion from a faulty gas cylinder in a building in Abu Dhabi has caused alarm. Initially the U.S. embassy initially claimed they suspected it to be a possible missile strike. Abu Dhabi is a well known tourism hub, so the explosion caused concern and worry amongst...
A fire in an Istanbul prison broke out on Friday 4th February leaving 20 inmates and one prison warden in hospital. The 21 people in hospital are currently receiving treatment for smoke inhalation. The blaze began in Ümraniye prison, but no cause has been confirmed by...
The National Fire Protection Association will present a free "Global Solutions for Global Challenges" programme from mid February. The online educational program will form part of the organisation’s year-long 125th Anniversary Conference Series, which is beginning to wind down. The global challenges feature will air on February...
The death toll from the previous fire at the Kuwait National Petroleum Company has now risen to four. The fire, which began on Friday January 14th, initially killed two workers and left five others in critical condition. However, two more of those critically injured workers have...
A fire broke out at the Kuwait National Petroleum Company on Friday 21st January, the second in two weeks. The fire has forced the company to suspend export operations, and the company has announced it will be conducting reviewes of procedures in order to reduce incidents...
Electric cables have caused a fire in an industrial area in Jebel Ali, but has been brought under control by firefighters. The Government of Dubai Media Office said the fire originated from an electric cable. No injuries have been reported. Dubai residents near to the fire reportedly...
De-Wipe is proud to be launching its new range of biodegradable after fire equipment wipes designed specifically for vigorous cleaning of contaminated firefighter equipment and PPE – a UK first for firefighter decon. It’s inevitable that firefighter equipment will be contaminated with harmful carcinogenic substances on...
Firefighting training has been given to over 618,000 workers at various facilities in the UAE to provide firefighting skills. Civil authorities provided the training in a bid to safeguard people’s lives if a fire breaks out. A policy on civil defence workers at various establishments for...
The challenging year of 2020 has identified that international cross border cooperation related to the prevention of and the firefighting response to wildfires is more important than ever. With landscape firefighting missions moving through Europe, there’s no surprise that the pan-European rescEU Commission has recently...
Security & Fire Excellence Awards, which will take place on Monday 02 December 2024 at JW Marriott Grosvenor House on Park Lane in London!
Following the incredible event in December, we are very excited to back at the highly prestigious Great Room at JW Marriott Grosvenor House, this year running alongside IFSEC, FIREX, Facilities Show and Safety & Health Expo which take place on 2–4 December, 2024 at ExCel London.
Offering elegance, flexibility and sheer quality, JW Marriott Grosvenor House London is a meeting destination of unrivalled luxury in the heart of Mayfair. Since 1929, the Great Room has welcomed royalty, presidents, actors and musicians for the most exclusive and lavish events. One of Europe’s largest and most impressive event spaces to dine banquet style, the Great Room has always been the jewel in Grosvenor House’s crown.
Security & Fire Excellence Awards is the perfect opportunity for you to recognise and reward the excellence of your teams and to network and socialise with the very best in your industry, plus with the early December dateline, combined with the shared dateline with IFSEC and FIREX, you can now cost effectively combine your attendance with your company’s festive celebrations and exhibition participation too!
