Fire and Rescue Q3 has been published!

Published: 03 September, 2010

Find out what we cover in this issue, read our magazine online and download the articles individually as pdfs.

What we cover in this issue:

Chicago Fire Department’s revolutionary new trench rescue truck
How to carry out a trench rescue operation
Confined space hazards
Aerosol knockdown special
Lighter PPE plus a focus on technical rescue PPE
US EMS scene struggles with three key issues: retention; funding and duplication of service
How Canada prepares for the wildland fire season
New WASP (Wildland Attack Structural Vehicle) for Orcas Island
Compartment Firefighting carbonaceous or LPG?
Master class in flood rescue exercise held every year in Charlotte North Carolina
The last part of the LNG focus
Fires in hybrid and electric vehicles
Fire engineering considerations in trains
Use of CAFS in car fires
Suppression systems for vehicles

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Angus Fire – global innovation in fire fighting

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Holmatro - Mastering Power

Holmatro Rescue Equipment develops, manufactures, sells and services high-pressure hydraulic, pneumatic and mechanical rescue equipment. With a comprehensive dealer network on all continents, manufacturing plants in the Netherlands (head office) and USA, and sales offices in China and UK, we supply our products and services to fire and rescue organizations all over the world.

Dr Sthamer - Hamburg: foam fights fire

Dr Sthamer – Hamburg, has been developing and manufacturing state-of-the art firefighting foams since the 1920’s. Having been founded in 1886 by Dr Richard Sthamer, we are still proudly owned and managed by the Sthamer family. Our base is still at the original site where we started in, on the banks of the Bille River in Hamburg Germany.