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Nathan Travis has been appointed as the new Deputy Chief Fire Officer at Oxfordshire County Council’s Fire and Rescue Service.

Herts inspire ahead of Games

Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service’s fire safety community volunteer scheme is helping to celebrate UK Inspire Day, which recognises and rewards exceptional, non-commercial projects that have been inspired by the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

F1 chief criticises Catalunyan fire crews

The deputy team principal of Formula One team Force India has criticised the response of track marshalls to the dramatic fire which engulfed race winners Williams garage last night.

Pevensey station celebrates centenary

East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service celebrated 100 years of saving lives at Pevensey Community Station with an array of fun events for the local community on Saturday.

Lancs firefighters are healthier than ever

Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service’s sickness absence reached a record low in the last year with staff taking just four days off on average

Operational

Scots Justice Sec suggests reforms only happening due to cuts

Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill has said he only advocated merging Scotland's police forces and fire services into single national units because UK government cuts had made it a "necessity".

Professional Development

Tyne and Wear top of the class for USAR

Officers from Tyne & Wear Fire & Rescue Service have become the first in the North East to achieve specialist qualifications in the assessment of structures.

Fire Protection

Atherstone commander was not competent court hears

The expert witness in the trial looking into the deaths of four firefighters in a warehouse blaze in Warwickshire has said former Watch Manager Paul Simmons was not "a reasonable and competent incident commander".

Community Resilience

NI welcome WPFG Committee ahead of Games

As part of their preparations to host the largest international sports event of next year, Northern Ireland's fire and police chiefs have welcomed a delegation from the World Police and Fire Games Federation to view the potential venues and facilities.

Fire TV

Shadow Fire Minister Chris Williamson MP

Editorial Feature

Federation supports research into high rise safety

The Passive Fire Protection Federation (PFPF) has announced its support for a research project that aims to study structural safety in high rise buildings

Ground-breaking fire and leadership degree comes of age

The first 15 students will graduate from the ground-breaking BSc (Hons) Fire and Leadership Degree offered by the University of Central Lancashire in collaboration with Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service

Press Releases

Meeting the challenge of New Car Technology

As vehicles get stronger and the amount of reinforcement increases, are we fully confident that the rescue tools in our hand will perform when they are required? A recent test of Holmatro NCTTM II tools on brand new NCAP 5* vehicles proved that they met the challenge and triumphed with power to spare.

Expandasign produce more for more!

Producing portable, instant advertising material for 68% of the World’s top 100 Brands, by value, might seem like a not very good score if it were a school exam but, in the context of supplying the World’s top brands, this is a remarkable achievement.

Quicker, safer and easier: CORE Technology

Speed and safety are of the essence at any rescue scene. Holmatro’s CORE^TM Technology has proven to be a major step forward in optimizing extrication procedures. Hydraulic rescue tools are safer and easier to operate using this advanced system of hoses and couplers.

2012 Workwear and Corporate Clothing Show Preview

The eyes of the workwear and corporate clothing world will be on the Ricoh Arena, Coventry on the 17th – 18th April at the UK’s biggest ever Workwear and Corporate Clothing Show. This unique event will showcase the very best workwear, personal protective equipment (PPE) and corporate clothing available today from across the globe.

Polish fire detecting systems manufacturer

POLON-ALFA is the leading Polish manufacturer and supplier of fire detecting and alarm systems. For more than 50 years the company has been developing its product portfolio and is able to offer a complete range of reliable fire control panels, detectors and auxiliary equipment.

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