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• Firefighters mark 50 years since the Moorgate Tube Crash

  28-02-2025 14:26
  Firefighters have joined Transport for London, emergency service partners and the families of survivors to mark 50 years since the Moorgate Tube crash, the worst peacetime loss of life on the London Underground.
  
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• VIKING PPE: Offshore Wind Safety With HeliService USA

  28-02-2025 10:12 via thebigredguide.com
  VIKING Life-Saving Equipment has signed a strategic agreement with HeliService USA, ensuring that the helicopter service provider has a single and continuous source of fully certified personal protective equipment to uphold offshore wind industry safety standards along the U.S. East Coast.Building on enduring relations between the companies, the agreement includes personal protective equipment (PPE) for the aircrews and service technicians who support turbine installation and maintenance.VIKING
  
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• VIKING Secures Order For 11 Ambulance Boats

  28-02-2025 10:11 via thebigredguide.com
  VIKING Life-Saving Equipment, a pioneer in maritime safety solutions, has secured a new order for 11 ambulance boats from the Hellenic Coastguard, expanding the coverage provided by VIKING Norsafe vessels to support emergency services for Greek island communities.The new VIKING Norsafe Munin S-1200 ambulance boats will be used to support emergency services and auxiliary healthcare in remote areas, including the islands of Thassos, Psara, Agios Efstratios, Fournoi, Kea, Lipsi, Kasos, North Evia,
  
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• FIA Fire Conference 2025: Elevate Protection Standards

  28-02-2025 10:10 via thebigredguide.com
  The FIA is proud to announce the Passive & Active Fire Conference 2025, a landmark event bringing together fire safety professionals, regulators, and industry experts.This is the first-ever collaboration between the FIA, the Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP), and the Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE), making it an essential gathering for those dedicated to improving fire protection standards.Active and passive fire protectionTaking place on Tuesday, 25th March
  
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• UK RPS 221: Waste Fire Extinguisher Rules & Compliance

  28-02-2025 10:09 via thebigredguide.com
  The UK Government has released Regulatory Position Statement (RPS) 221, outlining the rules for using waste fire extinguishers for training purposes.This guidance provides clarity on the conditions under which waste extinguishers can be used, placing limits on storage quantities and prohibiting the use of certain types of firefighting foam.Key Points of RPS 221Controlled Use of Waste Fire Extinguishers – Organizations can use waste fire extinguishers for training purposes, but only und
  
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• FIA Recognized For Fire Safety Leadership 2025

  28-02-2025 10:09 via thebigredguide.com
  The Fire Industry Association (FIA) has been announced as a finalist for the Outstanding Organization award at the prestigious Fire Resilience Excellence Awards 2025, which will take place on 8th April 2025.This nomination recognizes the FIA’s commitment to improving fire safety standards across the UK and beyond. As the pioneering fire protection trade association, the FIA has continuously worked to enhance industry competence through technical guidance, training, research, and active
  
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• CROSS Report: Fire Dangers Of Lithium-Ion Batteries

  28-02-2025 10:08 via thebigredguide.com
  Lithium-ion batteries are at the heart of modern technology, powering everything from mobile devices to electric vehicles. However, they come with a significant fire risk.The newly released Collaborative Reporting for Safer Structures (CROSS) paper delves into the fire safety concerns associated with these batteries, shedding light on the phenomenon known as thermal runaway. This self-sustaining reaction can trigger large-scale fires or even explosions, often set off by overcharging, short circu
  
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• Fire Safety Responsibility Moves To Ministry Of Housing

  28-02-2025 10:07 via thebigredguide.com
  The FIA CEO has responded to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s announcement that responsibility for fire safety will move from the Home Office to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.Ian Moore (CEO of the FIA) said that this decision (that many of us have known was coming for some time) is common sense and he is glad to see that the Government is finally listening (after many years) to feedback from the fire industry.WMS 8-Machinery of GovernmentOrganizati
  
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• Innovative Fire Protection By WAGNER At LogiMAT 2025

  28-02-2025 10:06 via thebigredguide.com
  At the LogiMAT in Stuttgart from 11th to 13th March, WAGNER will be presenting innovative fire protection technologies and individual solutions for deep-freeze warehouses, high-bay warehouses and compact storage systems in Hall 7, Stand 7C13. A key highlight is the latest advancements in the field of active fire protection with OxyReduct®.Active fire prevention is based on the principle of oxygen reduction: the OxyReduct® system generates nitrogen directly from the ambient air an
  
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