Compressed air foam systems for the power generation industry
Power generation facilities face serious fire risks, particularly from lubrication oil in generators, gearboxes and transformers. To address these challenges, FireDos, represented in Southern Africa by DoseTech Fire, offers a highly effective solution: compressed air foam (CAF) systems combined with their GEN III foam proportioning technology. CAF is a firefighting system that creates dense, homogeneous foam using water, foam concentrate and compressed air or gas. This engineered foam provides superior fire suppression, offering enhanced back-burn resistance, improved vapour suppression and excellent surface adhesion. It’s particularly well-suited to flammable liquid fires typical in power plants, wind turbines and substations.
Industrial Fire Custom Slip-On firefighting units
Turn your pick up into a first-attack firefighting and rescue asset in minutes. The Industrial Fire Slip-On is a modular, drop-in unit engineered to mount securely on most single, and double-cab pickups, without any chassis modifications. With UV-stabilised polypropylene tanks for extended service life and a choice of pump configurations to match your mission, it’s the fastest, most cost-effective way to put water, foam and tools where you need them most. The Industrial Fire Slip-On is built for decades, not just for seasons like the off-the-shelf units available in the market.
TSI Flowmeter – Setting the standard in water flow testing
Since 1999, TSI Flowmeters has been delivering innovative solutions to support water utilities and fire and rescue services around the world. In South Africa, Vanguard Fire & Safety has proudly distributed the Flowmeter range for over a decade, combining international technology with trusted local expertise. The TSI Flowmeter is recognised as one of the most accurate and reliable tools for flow and pressure measurement. Designed with advanced electromagnetic sensors and no moving parts, it ensures durability, long-term performance, and unmatched precision.
Survival Technology: A world first for rescue training!
An exciting collaboration between medical simulation experts Lifecast Body Simulation and rescue training manikin manufacturers Ruth Lee allows us to introduce a world-first for water rescue training, the Advanced Water Rescue Manikin. We want to see a world where appropriate clinical care can be practised in an environment where it will take place for real. That means medical stabilisation at height, in confined spaces and both ‘in’ and ‘on’ water. Unlike anything else available to rescue teams, this manikin will allow you to accurately simulate the rescue of a drowning victim from the water and then continue with essential medical care once it is pulled into your boat or onto dry land.
The Disaster Management Institute of Southern Africa’s (DMISA) will be holding its prestigious annual Disaster Management Risk Reduction Conference from Wednesday, 22 to Thursday, 23 October 2025, which will include a pre-conference workshop on 21 October 2025 with the theme: Navigating disaster risk – Practical priorities for action in DRR, co-hosted with the National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) in partnership with SALGA. This highly anticipated event will convene at the renowned Sun City Resort in the picturesque Northwest Province of South Africa, bringing together practitioners, policymakers, academics and stakeholders from across the country and beyond for two days of learning, networking and collaboration. This year, the DMISA Conference is unified under the overarching theme: ‘A decade of Sendai in Southern Africa: Progress, gaps, and the road ahead’.
Firexpo: Fire safety in focus, protecting lives and livelihoods
From 21 to 23 October 2025, the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) will welcome the first-ever Western Cape edition of Firexpo. Co-located in one hall with Securex South Africa, A-OSH Expo and Facilities Management Expo, the event will provide visitors with an integrated view of how fire safety connects to broader workplace protection, operational efficiency and building management. “The urgency of fire safety in the Western Cape is difficult to overstate. In 2024/25, Cape Town recorded 3773 residential fires, with 166 fatalities, despite a 25% improvement on the previous year. In informal settlements, where high-density living and limited infrastructure create additional vulnerabilities, up to 115 lives are lost annually because of fire,” says Mark Anderson, portfolio director at Montgomery Group Africa.
A-OSH Expo brings workplace safety solutions to Cape Town
For the first time, the Western Cape will host A-OSH Expo, South Africa’s leading occupational health and safety trade show, alongside Securex South Africa, Facilities Management Expo and Firexpo. Running from 21 to 23 October 2025 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), this debut co-location delivers a one-stop showcase of security, fire protection, facilities management, and workplace safety solutions. “A-OSH EXPO has built a strong reputation in Johannesburg as the country’s go-to platform for occupational health and safety. Visitors can expect to find the latest in PPE, compliance tools, wellness solutions, monitoring devices, and safety training resources, all tailored to meet South Africa’s evolving workplace standards,” says Mark Anderson, Portfolio Director at Montgomery Group Africa.
Security under pressure: why Securex matters more than ever
From 21 to 23 October 2025, the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) will host the first-ever Western Cape edition of Securex South Africa. Co-located in one hall with A-OSH Expo, Facilities Management Expo and Firexpo, this landmark event brings together safety, security, fire and facilities management in a single, integrated showcase designed to address the region’s most pressing challenges. “And those challenges are considerable. According to Statistics South Africa around 1.5 million households, nearly 6%, experienced housebreaking in the past year, making it the most common household crime in the country. In business environments, burglary continues to dominate, with 44% of companies reporting exposure compared to just 13% for robbery,” says Mark Anderson, Portfolio Director at Montgomery Group Africa.
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! We welcome you to share your knowledge, expertise and experience with us and our readers, so drop me an email on lee@fireandrescue.co or call me on mobile: +27 (0) 82 371 0190 or office: +27 (0) 11 452 3135.
Disaster Management Journal (DMJ), official journal of the Institute of Disaster Management Southern Africa
We are currently finalising the upcoming Disaster Management Journal (DMJ), 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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