Firefighter

Simon Ash, UK and Ireland Sales Manager at HAIX, explores how PPE manufacturers must prioritise innovation to keep first responders safe in a changing world.

Functional shoe and clothing specialist HAIX has launched the world’s first fire boot featuring GORE-TEX CROSSTECH® EXTRAGUARD technology. The new FIRE EAGLE 2.0 EXG builds on its lightweight fire boot, now deploying this new GORE-TEX material.

With increasing operational demands and climate-driven challenges, selecting the right fire protective clothing is critical to firefighter safety and performance. Here, we outline five core technical considerations – from material composition to multi-system compatibility – to support informed PPE procurement and specification decisions.

More than 20 young people were put through their paces by Scottish Fire and Rescue Service staff in an effort to share life-long skills.

A group of retired firefighters have been the driver behind a new memorial that commemorates those who have served in fire and rescue services across the country.

House fires in Scotland are at their lowest level since records began, new statistics show.

London Fire Brigade (LFB) has changed its approach to how it responds to automatic fire alarms.

Having an entire stage devoted to firefighter PPE at The Emergency Services Show, the emphasis on keeping firefighters safe was clear, but the reality of doing so when they work in contaminated toxic environments remains a wicked problem for fire and rescue services as Catherine Levin’s post show interview with NFCC contaminants lead, Luke Gazzard shows.

Five years ago, Bex Openshaw-Rowe and George Gilbert were inspired by women in the military who had trekked to the Antarctic and made the decision to follow in their footsteps. In the following years, the ambition took over their lives as they became the Antarctic Fire Angels, proving to young women everywhere that anything is possible. They reached the Antarctic after 53 days of hard work, the toughest thing they had ever done. In this discussion at The Emergency Services Show they share what will happen next as they plan seven marathons over seven days on seven continents.

Brian Hesler and Kevin Barton spoke at The Emergency Services Show about how Dräger UK is helping fire and rescue services keep firefighters safe. They talk about the innovations coming out of the learning from the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017 which include a new thermal imaging camera as well as improved location tracking for firefighters while inside buildings and contributing to ‘the healthy firefighter campaign.’