June 2025

FireDos DZ100 Lite portable proportioner for fire brigades from DoseTech Fire

Our new 2-in1 solution for fire brigades. This mobile proportioner offers maximum flexibility in mobile use and guarantee precise foam agent proportioning across the entire operating range. It takes only a few turns to switch between the proportioning rates during operation. The mobile proportioner is also suitable for producing wetting agent. Due to the reduced surface tension, the wetting agent deeply soaks into the substance on fire, notably increasing the extinguishing success, compared with water or foam and depending on the type of application.

Industrial Fire’s Scorpion ARFF

Industrial Fire and Hazard Control, a bespoke premium manufacturer of fire, rescue, hazmat and disaster management vehicles, situated at 11 Prinsloo Street, Alberton, recently launched the company’s latest advancement in ARFF vehicles, the Scorpion Airport Rescue Fire Fighting Vehicle (ARFF). The Scorpion is handcrafted to suit the Scania P460 B6x6HZ chassis cab that was specifically manufactured to order. The Scania P460 is fitted with a double cab that meets the stringent Swedish VVFS 2003:29 crew safety test as well as the ECE R29 UN test making it one of the safest crew cabs in the world.

Securex South Africa, A-OSH EXPO, Facilities Management Expo and Firexpo: Tuesday, 3 to 5 June 2025

This year sees Firexpo hosting a three-day workshop with key industry leaders presenting on various topics at the Gallagher Convention Centre. Fire protection plays a critical role in safeguarding property and lives. Through advanced detection technology solutions, active systems like sprinklers and fire extinguishers provide rapid response to flames and smoke. Passive measures, such as smoke barriers, are strategically integrated into building designs to minimise the impact of fires. Additionally, fire safety risk experts assess vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure, ensuring resilience and maintaining connectivity during emergencies.

Kestrel Fire Weather Meters from CW Price: Fighting fires with knowledge

As every firefighter and first responder knows, weather conditions are one of the most critical variables in fighting a fire, making a rescue and saving lives. Wind speed and direction, temperature and humidity are all measured frequently, tracked in detail, and entered into a fire behaviour models to inform decisions about deploying personnel, materials and suppression tactics such as digging a fireline. The Kestrel line now includes a full range of meters and loggers, including models with built in probability and ignition (PIG) and Fine dead Fuel Moisture (FDFM) readings. Wireless data transfer to smart phone and tablets using Kestrel Link makes communicating real-time conditions easier than ever. Heat stress prediction models help keep personnel safe from heat injuries during training and operations.

Thermal imaging suit and thermal imaging hood from Survival Technology

At the heart of all search and rescue operations is the aim to locate the casualty as quickly as possible. Increasingly, technology is used to help locate a victim in poor visibility environments (smoke-filled buildings) or when lost in a large geographical area. Thermal Imaging has an important role to play in speeding up searches and after extensive development and testing, we are excited to offer you two Thermal Imaging Training Solutions. Our new Thermal Imaging Suit was designed to meet the growing demand for a manikin that could be detected on thermal imaging equipment. But instead of creating a manikin that had this capability, we have designed a special suit that goes over the top of your existing manikin to give instant thermal imaging capabilities, with more flexibility.

Institute of Fire Engineers South Africa (IFE SA) AGM and Conference: call for papers

The 2025 Institute of Fire Engineers South Africa (IFE SA) annual general meeting (AGM) and conference will take place on 18 and 19 September 2025. In this conference, practitioners and industry leaders will exchange knowledge, innovations and best practices in fire protection and safety. This is an invitation to professionals seeking to share their knowledge and experience by presenting papers at our 2025 Conference.

Fire and Rescue International magazine: Interactive research and technical information at your fingertips!

Fire and Rescue International’s bi-monthly magazine has been providing the fire, rescue and EMS services in South Africa, Africa and internationally with technical and practical know-how articles researched and written by many experienced specialists from around the world since 2011. The contributors share their knowledge, experience and expertise with our readers on a pro bono basis with the view of growing leaders and enhance skill levels on all levels. Fire and Rescue International also publishes the magazine as an open source so that everybody has access to it free of charge in order to grow expertise within the industry. The interactive magazine means that you are able to navigate through the magazine with a click of a mouse. All adverts are hyperlinked to their websites and the information we share are also hyperlinked should there be email addresses, websites or PDF downloads in the articles. Information at the click of a button!
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Disaster Management Journal (DMJ), official journal of the Institute of Disaster Management Southern Africa

The Disaster Management Journal (DMJ) is the official journal of the Institute of Disaster Management Southern Africa (DMISA). The journal enhances DMISA’s role in advocating international disaster management best practice, nurturing a culture of disaster risk reduction and fostering national and international communication networks and linkages. DMJ also serves as a valuable resource for information and knowledge dissemination, education and training to not only proactively reduce disaster risks but also the efficacious management of disasters. The magazine also promotes the Institute: national and regional DMISA news and all disaster management related topics, events, conferences and disaster risk reduction initiatives. The articles featured in this quarterly magazine include forwards from the President of DMISA, Lebogang Mosotho and Dr Bongani Elias Sithole, Head of the National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC), amongst others. The interactive magazine means that you are able to navigate through the magazine with a click of a mouse. All adverts are hyperlinked to their websites and the information we share are also hyperlinked should there be email addresses, websites, videos or PDF downloads in the articles. Information at the click of a button! Read the latest magazine here:
https://www.frimedia.org/dmj-vol-6-no-1.html

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