Fire Protection Research Foundation to host free webinar addressing production and design challenges of female firefighter personal protective clothing
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On October 17, the Fire Protection Research Foundation (FPRF), the research affiliate of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), is hosting “Female Firefighter Personal Protective Clothing: Investigation of Design, Comfort, and Mobility Issues,” a free one-day webinar that will address the critical link between job performance and proper-fitting of Personal…
Newly released NFPA report shows U.S. home fire deaths hit 14-year high in 2021, marking critical importance of Fire Prevention Week, 9–15 October 2022
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The latest Fire Loss in the U.S. report released by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) shows the largest number of home fire deaths since 2007, reflecting a 14-year high. According to the report, people are more likely to die in a reported home fire today than in 1980. These…
Initiatives to improve high-rise fire safety #2
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Initiative 2: International Stair Descend Day – 19 May 2023 Launched at the 7th International Tall Building Fire Safety Conference in May 2022, the International Stair Descend Day (ISDD) is an initiative to encourage all residents, occupants and tenants to descend the stairs in their high-rise building on the same…
Initiatives to improve high-rise fire safety #1
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The Tall Building Fire Safety Network (TBFSN) has 1,500 members in 28 Countries around the World. TBFSN’s mission is to share information and best practice on all aspects of high rise/tall building fire safety. In support of this mission, and to tackle the future challenges of more complex tall buildings,…
ADIPEC 2022
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As the world’s most influential gathering for energy industry professionals, ADIPEC 2022, hosted by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), will accelerate the energy transition, unlock the real value of a decarbonised future, showcase groundbreaking technologies and explore actionable strategies and solutions to the challenges and opportunities created by…
Warringtonfire marks 50 years of ‘making tomorrow safer than today’
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Warringtonfire is marking the 50th anniversary of its first commercial fire test, which took place at a newly completed fire testing laboratory in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, in the summer of 1972. 50 years later, what is believed to be the UK’s oldest existing fire resistance testing laboratory continues to operate….