"Not a week goes by without a fire somewhere in Germany in disposal vehicles, depots, or sorting plants because lithium batteries were not disposed of properly," said the head of the Federal Association of German [...]
In Germany, VdS CEA 4001 specifies which type of water supply is permissible for firefighting systems. Basically, the amount of water to be stored depends on the risk, the application rate and covered area, and [...]
EconAquaTM with low pressure extinguishing technology up to 16 bar EconAqua™ water mist extinguishing systems combine the best of two worlds: the advantages of a sprinkler system with the benefits of high pressure water mist [...]
The system operator is responsible for the operational safety of the extinguishing system. Extinguishing systems are long-term investments that operators want to be able to rely on even after many years. In order to increase [...]
Road tunnels reduce the time we have to spend in the car many times over. Instead of driving for miles over or around mountains, we can simply drive through them within a few minutes. Nevertheless, [...]
Extinguishing fires with water or foam is not feasible in certain sectors, as these extinguishing agents would destroy the object or render it unusable. Examples of this are the protection of museums, libraries and archives, [...]
Cooking grease is indispensable for frying and cooking. It is an integral part of the preparation of our favorite dishes. But the dangers posed by heated oils and cooking grease are often underestimated. Grease fires [...]
What is infrared technology used for in fire protection? There are many different ways that fires can be detected. Detection systems trigger at different times in the course of the fire: The systems that give [...]
Surfactants reduce the surface tension of liquids and thus enable foaming. In everyday use, you can find them in soaps, shampoos, and detergents. Extinguishing foam contains fluorinated surfactants, some of which are known environmental toxins [...]
Report from the IFAT 2018 Sustainability is a big concept and is becoming increasingly important in times of growing mountains of waste. About 20,000 tons of plastic waste are washed into the oceans via the [...]