Fire Fighting

In this Weekly Report (16 September 2014): Firefighting in Greece The Italian Army is evaluating an unlimited aerial surveillance system for real-time convoy protection ISIS plans to launch...

The Israeli Fire and Rescue Authority is working to expand its special operations unit, an auxiliary Specialized Rescue Unit tasked with complex and special...

 Isis is trying to develop biological  weapons. Foreign Policy quotes information found on a laptop computer seized from an ISIS  operative in the Irbil...

A delegation of 8 officers and volunteers travelled to Greece to assist local firefighters in putting forest fires out as part of strengthening the...

Israeli Police helicopters are to undergo refurbishment that will enhance their abilities, enabling them to conduct firefighting, search and rescue operations from the air,...

Thanks to advancements in building codes, public education and fire prevention technology, the modern fire service responds to fewer structure fires. While this is...

How many citizens have already paid with their lives and how many more will pay in the future for the lack of a centralized...

A delegation of Israeli fire fighters headed out to Spain recently, to receive special training covering fire fighting in tunnel environments. “Every tunnel carries...

Municipalities across the country are planning to connect 911 dispatch centers in an effort to improve information sharing. Paul Nave, director of Owensboro-Daviess County’s...

According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research the global homeland security market was valued at USD 245.72 billion in 2013,...

The Dutch fire department of Twente have  announced their purchase of an Altura unmanned aircraft system from Aerial. Following their purchase the fire department have...

Integrating unmanned flight systems into use for domestic surveillance can provide first responders with key information. Integrating unmanned flight systems into use for domestic surveillance...

MDA Director General, Eli Bin cautioned: You must avoid congregating in remote areas and protected areas, adding that "this will save lives." Firefighters and rescue...

This is a classic transfer of technology from the battle grounds to fires that call for the intervention of fire fighters. In the heat of...

New, advanced unit in the Israeli Fire Fighting and Rescue Authority – the Special Rescue Unit (Yalam). In charge of rescue operations involving pits,...

Fire researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology(NIST) will return to Spartanburg, South Carolina, in the coming days , as part of...

The United Kingdom’s Emergency Services Mobile Communications Program (ESMCP) will replace the communication service currently delivered by Airwave, which was criticized following the July...

Ahead of Independence Day celebrations: Safety regulations published by the Israeli MDA medical emergency service and the Israel Fire Fighting and Rescue Authority. Ahead of...

The annual Fire Fighting and Rescue Authority Report: Less casualties in fires, more fires in open areas due to arson and terrorist activities Less casualties...

Simulating flames, fire and smoke at the Fire Fighting and Rescue Academy * Aimed at fire fighting training and drills Cadets at the Fire Fighting...

Israeli fire fighters' motto for summer 2014: “The best way to deal with a fire is to prevent it” As summer 2014 draws near the...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is funding a three-year project through the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) aimed at identifying and reducing potential risks...