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• Bristol on a high in the Low Countries 

  Holland’s Groningen province has recently become the third in the country to sign a contract for the supply of Bristol‘s firefighter PPE under the European Tendering Process, adding substantially to the company’s coverage of the Netherlands’ municipal fire services for the supply of protective fire clothing and its penetration of the PPE market in the European Union.

• The evolution of the American fire apparatus 

  The US fire vehicle has come a long way since the first fire apparatus was tested in Cincinnati in 1853. So what does the future hold for truck design? Three experts came up with some surprising insights, writes Ann-Marie Knegt

• Melting SCBA facepiece lenses 

  NIST releases report into ‘what is often considered the weakest component of a firefighter’s ensemble in high heat conditions.’

• IFRM appoints new advisory board 

  The International Fire Relief Mission recently named five fire-industry professionals from various disciplines to serve three-year terms on its advisory board. The board members will help IFRM achieve its goal of improving firefighter safety by providing donated fire and EMS equipment to firefighters in developing countries. The new advisory board members are Robb Chapman, William “Jim” Dunn, Jennifer Jesty, Wayne Martin, and Christina Spoons.

• Firefighters rescue kitten from pipe with a leaf blower 

  These US firefighters have developed a very unconventional rescue tool. When this little kitten ended up stuck in this pipe, they used a leafblower to free the little moggy, who is now happily continuing her career as the fire house kitten, as well as proving a massive Youtube hit.