Hand Media International is pleased to unveil the Who’s Who issue of International Fire Buyer, which shines a spotlight on the organisations, innovators, and industry leaders advancing both active and passive fire protection around the world.
From pioneering technologies and operational best practice to expert insight and leadership, this issue celebrates the companies helping to shape the future of the global fire sector.
Interview with Women in Fire President
In this issue, Rachael Staebell, President of Women in Fire talks to International Fire Buyer ahead of the organisation’s International Conference in Texas this September. Rachael discusses the key elements needed to encourage more women to pursue a career in the fire service and the attributes people need for effective leadership within departments.
AFAC Conference preview
Leadership is a key theme of this year’s AFAC Conference which is taking place in Melbourne from 18 to 21 August. Under the banner, “Leading Together: Integrity, inclusion and impact”, the event will bring together Australasia’s emergency management community. In this issue’s extensive event preview, discover what to expect from this year’s event including details of keynote speakers and supporting programs.
Alongside a round up of upcoming industry events, this issue also previews The Emergency Services Show which is happening at the NEC, Birmingham between 16 and 17 September.
Firefighter health in the spotlight
A key feature of this month’s issue is supporting the health of firefighters in the course of their duties and the ways this can be achieved. In this issue’s Spotlight, Fischer Panda highlights the importance of air quality inside fire appliances and how pressurisation and filtration systems ensure personnel are supplied with clean, safe air. The importance of firefighter health is also explored in this issue’s Innovator with Tersus Solutions. Chris Robbins explains how the company is using liquid CO₂ decontamination techniques on turnout gear. Lastly, an Ask the Expert from Ziamatic discusses fire departments’ options when it comes to SCBA mounting solutions.
Portable firefighting equipment in focus
Elsewhere, the attention turns to the innovations in foams and portable firefighting equipment. Examples of the latter include portable pumps which are the subject of our Ask the Expert with Anthony Trojko from WATERAX. He discusses how the company’s solutions are evolving to meet the demands of wildfire suppression. As wildfires continue to ravage parts of Europe and North America, this issue serves as a timely reminder of the technologies that support firefighters facing challenging and complex operations. Aerial firefighting and the data required to support such operations is the subject of another Ask the Expert from TracPlus, specialists in telemetry and data solutions.
Marine environments and the growing adoption of electric vehicles are equally challenging areas of application. Both of which are explored in this issue’s features supplementing many of this issue’s key themes.
Finally, our Quick Fire this month profiles Mehdi Achour, International Sales Manager at Super Vac.
