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A SIA PACIFIC
FOCUSING ON DISASTER MANAGEMENT,
FIRE PROTECTION & THE FIRE SERVICE
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Contents
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FOCUSING ON DISASTER MANAGEMENT,
FIRE PROTECTION & THE FIRE SERVICE
OCTOBER 2018
REGULARS.
4 Editor’s Comment
6 Industry Comment
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Publishers 18 Review of AFAC 2018
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Editor
Neil Bibby ASFM, FAICD, MIFireE
neil.bibby@mdmpublishing.com 34 Uniting Australia on
Group Editor building compliance
Duncan J. White • duncan.white@mdmpublishing.com
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Dr John Allum, Cameron Bettany, Tom Bicknell,
Dr George Carayannopoulos, Andrew Gissing,
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42 How could two states come to contrary
Andre Mierzwa, James Mullins, Li Ning, Alison
Scotland, Firas Shawash, Roger Startin, Andrew
conclusions over PFAS?
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EDITOR’S COMMENT
How do we capture
innovation in the Fire Service?
that manufacturers have not envisaged creating a virtual collaboration hub with
because it was the solution to a problem a small number of projects that would
a firefighter was confronting. have a business plan sponsored by their
Often, I have seen firefighter return agency. The business plan would be
from an incident and say if I only had broad and include the identification of the
xxxx we could have achieved our skills needed for product development
objectives much more easily and in a and testing. Agencies in the initial stages
safer way than we did at that incident. may need to release the initiator and
There appears to be an ad hoc other specialists to work on the project.
approach to collecting this information Long term managing of the
and often good ideas fall through the collaboration hub could not be seen
cracks for lack of a systematic collection to interfere with the running of an
process. I have seen firefighters go to agency, they would need to be agency
Neil Bibby the extent of contacting manufacturers autonomous and would require funding
AFSM, FAICD, MIFireE to discuss innovations that would independent of agencies. To this end
Editor improve the operation of their products. a small start up grant from agencies
Fortunately, most manufacturers listen that wanted to be involved would allow
to their customers in this industry and a small independent board to sell the
often take on board the suggestions. concept to industry sponsors, hopefully
This however depends on the tenacity of leading to a fully funded organisation.
‘I must emphasize that a dedicated individual. Some ideas are In this short editorial I have only been
taken on by the agency and developed able to outline a concept for capturing
this isn’t about managing
as an inhouse project, a prime example innovation within the fire service, what to
projects but about giving of this is the use of drones in firefighting. do with it once captured and how to get
entrepreneurs the skills, Governments and the private economies of scale across a number of
resources and networks to sector around the world are setting countries that already use this concept
up incubators to encourage the on a larger more robust scale.
make an idea work or fail development of ideas and provide a I must emphasize that this isn’t
based on the commercial network of support in the start-up phase about managing projects but about
reality of the idea’. of a business. I don’t think the fire and giving entrepreneurs the skills, resources
emergency services sector is big enough and networks to make an idea work or
for one country to go it alone, however, if fail based on the commercial reality of
you bring together countries in our region the idea.
to concentrate on innovation and idea If you think this is worth pursuing,
y my assessment firefighters development in the emergency sector, drop me a line and let’s get something
B are one of the most innovative
groups of people you will find,
there is a good chance that the private
sector would become involved, support
underway. There are many industry
partners that could lever of the ideas of
the very nature of their job means that and benefit from this type of initiative. those firefighters in the field that use their
they must solve problems in inhospitable One of the problems to overcome equipment in practice.
circumstances on a daily basis. Just is nationalism and/or agency jealousy,
consider the thought processes that we need to work as one, so we can get For more information, email
goes into extracting a person from a economies of scale, no matter where neil.bibby@mdmpublishing.com
car accident, doing it in a timely manner the start-up hub is, everyone will want it
but without causing more injury to the in their country. A number of countries
patient. Or in a fire situation, figuring have proven experience in this area,
out how to rescue occupants, while Indonesia, Malaysia, China (Hong Kong),
containing the fire and protecting Australia and New Zealand to name a
fire crews. few. So, let’s start with an innovative
The list of appliances and tools that regional solution, we live in a world of
firefighters have these days is large but rapid communication, all of us are in
how often are these tools used in a way a similar time zone. Why not start by
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I N D U S T RY C O M M E N T
Owners on the hook
Building owners have become unfairly responsible for the
cost of a cladding problem they had no hand in creating.
s the work to identify, have found thousands of buildings
A prioritise and rectify buildings
with combustible cladding
around the country likely to have
combustible cladding installed. The risk
steadily progresses across Australia, a that poses to Australians is immense,
consistent and unfortunate trend has and it needs to be addressed as
emerged. The responsibility for paying quickly and efficiently as possible.
for rectification work is falling on the Unfortunately, the legal wrangling
shoulders of building owners, who to determine who is ultimately
have inherited this problem through responsible for this dangerous material
no failure of their own, but through being installed on each of these
a failure of the system meant to buildings will take years. The process
protect them. is still underway for the Lacrosse
In Victoria, the recent introduction building in Melbourne, which began in
Scott Williams of ‘Cladding Rectification Agreements’ 2014 after it caught fire. That process
CEO – FPA Australia offers property owners and body will now need to be repeated potentially
corporates the use of low interest loans hundreds or even thousands of times
paid through their rates to finance over coming years, with proportional
combustible cladding replacement. liability being determined anew for
Under the scheme owners will be each unique case. In time, that process
charged loan repayments via their should hopefully allow building owners
council rates over a minimum of 10 to recoup the cost of rectification from
years, with costs transferred with a the liable parties.
property if it is sold. While helpful, But addressing the risk of another
the scheme places the onus squarely Lacrosse or Grenfell can’t wait for that
on owners. process to be completed.
In Queensland, the Department Sadly, that means action must be
of Housing and Public Works is taken by with the responsibility for
reportedly prepared to introduce these buildings right now, the owners.
legislation to require building owners Frequently these owners, many of
to remove combustible cladding, if them residents in apartment buildings,
they don’t act to do so on their own. are also the ones facing the risk and
In New South Wales, new legislation are therefore the most motivated to
retroactively banning aluminium address it.
panels with a core of more than 30% It is not a situation building
polyethylene will enable local councils owners should be facing. They have
to issue rectification orders to owners become unfairly responsible for the
of affected buildings, requiring them to cost of rectification through no fault
eliminate or minimise the risk posed by of their own, let down by the failure
the cladding. of enforcement and compliance to
Over all of this is pressure from building standards. They deserve
insurers, who have understandably better from their government, their
raised premiums for affected buildings. regulators, and the construction
One of the saddest facts about this industry, of which fire protection is
responsibility falling on owners is that a part. We have some work to do to
in order to have dangerous cladding restore their trust and deliver the
replaced quickly and remove the risk quality outcomes consumers expect.
it poses, there does not appear to be
another option. For more information, go to
Audits by governments at all levels www.fpaa.com.au
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Fire & Rescue Department
of Malaysia Director General
he Fire & Rescue Department of training, developing standards for national
T Malaysia appointed the Director
General Mohammad Hamdan
and regional fire safety and modernization
of fire station facilities, fire fighting and
Wahid with effect from 11 June 2018. rescue facilities and equipment, he has
The letter of commision on the also served in operational roles.
appointment of Mohammad Hamdan He commenced in 1988 as a Zone
Wahid was presented by the Chief Fire Superintendent in Sarawak. In 1993,
Secretary of Malaysian Government Hamdan was the Director of the Melaka
Dr Ali bin Hamsa the most senior State Fire for 3 years.
officer in the Malaysian Civil Service. He also pioneered the establishment
The Rank Marking Coronation of the Malaysian Halon Bank and the
Ceremony of the Director-General was creation of the Malaysian Air Fire and
conducted by the Honourable Minister Rescue Unit.
of Housing & Local Government Malaysia In 2013 he was appointed Assistant
Zuraida binti Kamaruddin who is the Director-General Training Division, he
Minister responsible for the Fire & was promoted to Assistant Director
7 Image courtesy of CFPA
Rescue Department of Malaysia on General of the Fire and Rescue
11st June 2018. Also attending was Operations Division in March 2018 in
the Secretary General of Housing charge of 14,700 operational personnel
and Local Government, Dato Sri Hj. throughout the country.
Mohmmad Bin Mentek. He is the President of the Institution
Director General Mohammad Hamdan of Disaster and Emergency Management p Chief Secretary of Malaysian Government
Wahid replaces Dato Wan Mohd Nor of Malaysia, Vice President of Institution Dr Ali bin Hamsa presenting the letter of
Ibrahim who retired earlier this year. of Fire Engineers, Malaysia Branch, commision to Mohammad Hamdan Wahid.
Hamdan Wahid has a distinguished Technical Member of the Fire Asia
record of over 30 years in the Fire & Standard Writing Committee and
Rescue Department. Chairman of the Malaysian Standard ■ Humanise the Fire & Rescue Services
In addition to being responsible for Technical Committee for Aerosol and by community empowerment.
Clean Agent Fire Extinguishers. ■ Upgrading and Reinforcement
The new administrations focus led by of internal administration and
q Honourable Minister of Housing & Local Director General Hamdan Wahid will be: management system of Fire
Government Malaysia Zuraida binti Kamaruddin, Departments.
Secretary General of Housing and Local ■ Enhancement of Fire & Rescue ■ Modernising the Fire & Rescue’s
Government, Dato Sri Hj. Mohmmad Bin Mentek, Emergency Services Core Business resources and implementation system.
Director General Mohammad Hamdan Wahid, ■ Strengthening the formulation and ■ Excelling and glorifying research
other Government Officials and Senior Officers enforcement of Fire Safety Codes of and development facilities and findings
of the Fire & Rescue Department following Practices, Standards, Regulations in relation to the Fire Safety and Fire
the Rank Marking Coronation Ceremony. and Laws. & Rescue Services.
■ Intensifying smart and strategic
partnership with Educational and
Fire Institutions.
He also hopes to modernise the fire and
rescue service, including the use of live
streaming, robotic and automation in
fire-fighting operations and an increased
number of fire stations and personnel to
7 Image courtesy of CFPA
deal with growth in Malaysia.
For more information, go to
www.bomba.gov.my
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iFire & Rescue secures
Weber Rescue Systems
iFire & Rescue are proud to announce their systems improve the safety of the
appointment as the distribution partner occupants but present new challenges
of Weber Rescue Systems for Australia for Emergency Services workers.
and New Zealand. This partnership will Weber Rescue Systems provide new
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provide Fire, Rescue and First Responder continuously improved Rescue Tools to
personnel with the latest rescue tool meet these challenges including the new
technology backed by dedicated sales E- FORCE 2 Series battery operated
and service support throughout the region. range, a new generation of Spreaders
New vehicle technologies and safety which are lighter and easier to handle
as well as advanced cutters with
improved blade design.
iFire & Rescue will be using the
Titan™ Positive Displacement, upcoming AFAC18 Conference and
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New Volvo Fire and Emergency
FMX unveiled at AFAC18
Australia’s largest truck manufacturer Volvo
Group Australia put Volvo Trucks engineering
ingenuity on show last week when it unveiled
the new Volvo FMX designed for fire and
emergency services, at AFAC18 conference
in Perth.
Volvo Group Australia’s State and Federal
sales Vice President Jon McLean said the
team was excited to be unveil the company’s
toughest and newest emergency vehicle to date
- the Volvo FMX 4x2, designed for metropolitan
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emergency services.
“The new Volvo FMX is a complement to
Volvo Trucks’ engineering and manufacturing
ingenuity which will help emergency providers
respond to the challenges they face every day,”
said Mr Mclean.
“The demands placed upon our emergency
services are extreme - absolutely a matter of life
and death - and this creates a real necessity to
meet the exacting needs of fire and emergency
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“At Volvo Group Australia we work with
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designed and manufactured to meet their
individual and unique requirements.
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level such as adaptive cruise control, energy
absorbing safety cab and Volvo Dynamic
Steering, to name just a few.”
AFAC is the largest event specific
to emergency services in the Southern
Hemisphere and this year’s conference
hosted over 200 exhibitors and more than
3,400 attendees.
“Australia has some of the harshest driving
conditions in the world, particulary where our
emergency services are involved, and we know
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Sherwin-Williams supports
global fire safety coalition
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Leading manufacturer Sherwin-Williams improving product specification to meet
Protective & Marine Coatings is supporting the most exacting of standards.”
a new initiative to raise the level of fire The IFSS Coalition says that as the
safety standards worldwide. property market has become increasingly
The International Fire Safety international with investments extending
Standards (IFSS) Coalition – led by across national borders, the sector Engineers (IFE), Local Authority Building
a range of professional bodies worldwide still lacks a consistent set of high level Control (LABC), the Royal Institute of
– aims to develop a set of common global standards that informs the design, British Architects (RIBA), the British
high-level standards to address fire construction, and management of Institute of Facilities Management (BIFM),
safety in buildings. buildings to address the risks the Singapore Institute of Building (SIBL),
Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine associated with fire safety. the Australian Property Institute (API), the
Coatings endorses the aim to set and Once the standards are developed, the United Nations Economic Commission for
reinforce the minimum requirements IFSS Coalition will work with professionals Europe (UNECE) and The World Bank.
professionals should follow to ensure around the world to deliver them locally. Sherwin-Williams has supplied its
building safety in the event of a fire. The standards will be owned by the IFSS diverse range of fire protection coatings
Bob Glendenning, global fire Coalition and not by any one organisation. to a number of landmark construction and
engineering manager for Sherwin-Williams The IFSS Coalition will create a Standards engineering projects including London’s
Protective & Marine Coatings, said: “We Setting Committee that will draw on a The Shard, Azerbaijan’s Flame Towers,
wholeheartedly support this initiative group of international technical fire experts and the Leadenhall Building, known as
to improve the standards for fire safety to develop the details and ensure they are The Cheesegrater.
across the board from design through the fit for purpose across global markets.
fire engineering process. With our own Members of the IFSS Coalition For more information, go to
developments in technology and science, include the Royal Institution of Chartered www.protectiveemea.sherwin-
we are continually looking at ways of Surveyors (RICS), the Institution of Fire williams.com
Global MDM Publishing
team united for FIREX
The Firex event in June provided an knowledge of this diverse sector and we
opportunity for the Editorial and Marketing are very fortunate to have the support of
Team from MDM Publishing to get a technically skilled team at our base in
together. Directors Mark Seton and Dave Yeovil, Somerset.”
Staddon were joined by International Sales MDM have been publishing magazines
Manager Mark Bathard, Group Editor for the international fire sector since 2000,
Duncan White, UK Fire Editor Phil Martin, Director Dave Staddon said “Our aim
Gulf Fire Editor Neil Wallington and Asia at MDM is to provide the right material
Pacific Fire Editor Neil Bibby. It was the for the development of a global fire safe
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Avon Protection
awarded NFPA approval
Avon Protection announces The NFPA1801:2018 certification
NFPA1801:2018 certification of its includes the introduction of the IGNIS
argus range of thermal imaging cameras Engine to all Mi-TIC models. The IGNIS
which include the Mi-TIC E, Mi-TIC E L, Engine, along with its sensor and lens
Mi-TIC 320 and Mi-TIC S models. Once improvements, provides unrivalled scene
again, Avon Protection offers the most detail, enabling firefighters to see more of
diverse range NFPA compliant thermal the important background details such as
imaging cameras. exit points, obstacles and casualties, even
NFPA1801:2018 is the latest edition in the presence of a fully developed fire.
of the ‘Standard on Thermal Imagers Commenting on the approvals, Richard
for the Fire Service’. First published in Tweddle, Thermal Imaging Product
2013, the standard defines the minimum Manager said, “We have redesigned,
performance requirements for Thermal redeveloped and redefined thermal
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Imagers worldwide. imaging, we continue to meet the needs of
Key changes in the 2018 edition our customers to ensure they remain safe
include limitations on cameras with visible in the most demanding of environments.”
light sensors; an increased battery run- The combination of NFPA1801:2018
time of at least 2 hours while capturing certification along with the IGNIS engine
video: a requirement for a refresh rate of maintains Avon’s position as the leading
at least 25Hz; and new battery locking suppliers of NFPA1801 certified Thermal For more information, go to
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New event recorder to
be showcased at Intersec
TLX Technologies will showcase our supervised latching solenoid actuators
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suppression systems at the Intersec customers with an investigative tool for
show in Dubai this coming January. The understanding system activation. Event
event recorder provides a historical log recorder features include:
of both actuator maintenance and events
(independent of the fire control panel), ■ Trigger points are scalable to unit
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■ Actuator functions independent
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NFPA Special Achievement Award
for Telgian Executive Chairman
Russell B. Leavitt, Executive Chairman Over the course of 18 months, Leavitt conferences, answering questions, and
of Telgian Holdings, Inc., was recently exhibited incredible dedication to the ultimately alleviating any lingering concerns
recognized with a Special Achievement project, attention to essential details, around the restructuring. The daunting
Award by the National Fire Protection and strong leadership skills. “Under his undertaking of this restructuring was
Association (NFPA). direction, the task group developed a made successful and seamless by Russ’s
The award, which was presented methodology for tracking changes of each personal investment in achieving the task
during the Technical Committee Session section of the 2016 edition,” says Bell. In assigned by the Correlating Committee.”
at the NFPA Conference in Las Vegas, addition, “Russ educated stakeholders
celebrates the significant contribution of the impending reorganization: For more information go to
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Changing for the better at AFAC18
his year the premier annual the expo helped us to imagine what he has identified over the course of 500
T conference for the emergency
management sector, AFAC18
is possible for the sector, and the
partnership with ADRC allows us to
Presidentially-declared disasters. Mr
Fugate said the public is a resource,
powered by INTERSCHUTZ, returned take a more holistic approach to not a liability during disasters and
to Perth for the first time in six years. protecting our communities. ” when it comes to saving lives “it’s not
Over 2,800 attendees came together The conference opened with the just uniforms and lights and sirens, it’s
to explore the changes to their industry Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC neighbours checking on neighbours.”
and the communities they protect, Research Forum, providing insight into Singapore’s Civil Defence Force
informed by the latest in emergency the ways research shapes emergency (SCDF) Commissioner Eric Yap offered
management research and practice. services and how it can be embedded another international perspective,
The event was held at the Perth into practice. presenting the innovations in emergency
Convention and Exhibition Centre in Senior Principal Research Scientist management driven by the complexities
conjunction with the inaugural AIDR of the Department of Biodiversity, faced on the densely populated and
Australian Disaster Resilience Conference Conservation and Attractions WA Dr Neil urbanised island state. SCDF is working
(ADRC), bringing the critical topics Burrows opened the program by tackling toward a ‘Nation of Lifesavers’ by 2025,
of emergency services and disaster the conflicting evidence between bushfire engaging the public through mobile app
resilience under the same roof. observations and simulations, urging land MyResponder to report and respond
The four-day event, from 5-8 managers to question bushfire science to hazard and health emergencies in
September, centred on the theme that contradicts their experience. Chief real time.
‘Changing Lives in a Changing World’ Executive of the Australian Academy of First Assistant Secretary of the
and provided stimulating thought and Science Anna-Maria Arabia followed, National Resilience Taskforce Mark
discussion on how change is fast suggesting scientists deepen their Crosweller AFSM brought the topic back
becoming the new normal for emergency relationships with policy leaders and home, taking a philosophical perspective
services and how the sector can change improve their communication skills to on the importance of identifying our
itself for the better. better influence national and regional vulnerabilities to develop our resilience.
“The conference theme changing policy development. Individualism, materialism and a
lives in a changing world encouraged In recognition of ADRC’s launch, separation from nature has eroded social
attendees to think about the future of fire many speakers took the stage to address cohesion and community resilience
and emergency services and the direction the importance of disaster resilience. ahead of a challenging fire season.
of our industry,” AFAC CEO Stuart Ellis President Obama’s former FEMA Safety was the focal point of an
AM said. “The impressive schedule of Administrator Craig Fugate opened entertaining presentation from former
speakers on stage and an extensive the proceedings by sharing the ‘seven NASA Astronaut Mike Mullane that
display of technology, equipment at deadly sins’ of emergency management opened the third day of the conference.
He drew comparisons between space
exploration and the emergency service
sector as both high risk, high pressure
environments where people must put
their lives in their colleague’s hands. He
used the 1986 Challenger tragedy as
a grave example of the importance of
upholding best safety practice.
Strong leadership is a key component
of safety and the subject of Dr Dana
Born’s research at the Centre for Public
Leadership at Harvard Kennedy School
of Government. Although there have
been over 1,000 studies of leadership,
there is little evidence that any set of
traits ensure effectiveness. Dr Born
identified this as a good thing, because
it destroys the concept of a leadership
mould and celebrates individuality and
distinctiveness.
The conference program was
populated with panel discussions, inviting
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attendees to share and discuss issues
at the current core of the emergency AFAC/CRC Conferences
management sector. Prescribed burning,
Indigenous partnerships, volunteering Delegates were given time to explore the exhibition at the Welcome Drinks on the opening day and
and public warnings were all debated, given the opportunity to meet their fellow delegates and exhibitors.
with positive engagement from the Exhibitors included all of the major truck manufacturers such as Volvo, Scania, Mercedes-Benz,
audience. Other topics popular with ISUZU, Fuso, HINO, Rosenbauer, Magirus/IVECO and TATRA.
attendees included mental health and Other exhibitor categories included PPE, fire suppression, aerial solutions, rescue and
wellbeing, climate change and diversity respiratory equipment, confined space equipment, first aid, communication technologies, detection
within the sector. systems, fire station high-speed doors and dispatch systems and more.
Last year at AFAC17, AFAC CEO The exhibition featured several product launches. Amongst these were the all-new Scania
Stuart Ellis and President Paul Baxter CrewCab; CITIC / ENGYTECH RXR Mobile Reconnaissance & Firefighting Vehicle; Humanihut
announced a new partnership with Male innovative field infrastructure system; All Sat Communications satellite communication solutions;
Champions of Change that began an Code 3 and BMW’s new emergency response and police vehicles; Spookfish launched new aerial
active effort to move towards gender real time condition imagery technology; TPL Systems new critical paging messaging systems.
equality, inclusion and a broader goal of From Germany, Weber Rescue Systems launched a series of Rapid Intervention Tools (RIT).
culture change throughout the fire and The live demonstration area proved to be a huge drawcard to attendees and TV crews alike!
emergency services sector. One year on, This year’s demonstrations included:
they returned to the stage to share insights
from the ‘listen and learn’ engagement ■ CITIC / ENGYTECH RXR Mobile Reconnaissance & Firefighting Vehicle
sessions undertaken across the industry. ■ Husqvarna DXR140 Demolition Robot
Achievements in the sector were ■ PVStop – Solar Solution
recognised at the opening ceremony, with ■ Deakin University – FLAIM Trainer
Dr Simon Heemstra of the NSW Rural Fire ■ Fire System Supplies – Deployed Logix ASAP18 Shelter
Service taking the Laurie Lavelle Award for ■ ARRO – Road Crash Rescue
his dedication to fire behaviour research ■ Roadrunner Parts – Foxfury Nomad 360
and the SA Metropolitan Fire Service
received the Stewart and Heaton Award Another feature of the exhibition was the Expo Stage which had over forty presenters on the
for leading practice in mental health. program. The Expo Stage was open to all attendees and provided a broad variety of content,
Zoe Mounsey of Fire and Emergency sessions included topics on the future of firefighting and technological advances, resilience
NZ was awarded the Individual Motorola planning, and PPE advances right through to climate change impacts.
Solutions Knowledge Innovation Award, Simulators were also popular destinations on the showfloor. The RAC virtual reality helicopter
and Bushfires NT were celebrated with and the DFES truck simulator being the highlights.
the agency equivalent. The Bushfire and Also on display was the newly commissioned DFES Incident Control Vehicle, which was due to
Natural Hazards CRC awarded their leave for the Kimberley region of Western Australia the day after AFAC18. This contrasted nicely
Special Recognition Award for research with the range of boutique classic appliances, again supplied by DFES.
support and advocacy to John Schauble AFAC19 powered by INTERSCHUTZ will take place at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition
from Emergency Management Victoria, Centre from 27-30 August 2019 and will see a larger exhibition of 12,000 sqm. At the time of writing
the Outstanding Contribution to Research over 50% of the larger exhibition space had been reserved. Further details available from Rob Keen,
Award to Dr Melanie Taylor and the the AFAC19 Sales Manager (rob.keen@hannoverfairs.com.au).
Special Recognition Award for Early
Career Researcher Dr Briony Towers.
Barry Kennedy from the NSW Rural
Fire Service Association won the AFAC
and Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC
lucky dip prize, taking home a large
trauma first aid kit donated by St John
Ambulance WA.
Proceedings from the conference are
available to view at view on the AFAC
website at www.afac.com.au/events/
proceedings.
The event will return to Melbourne next
year, 27-30 August 2019, with AFAC19
running concurrently with the Institution
of Fire Engineers national conference.
For more information, go to
www.hannoverfairs.com.au
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Magirus AirCore
A new generation of firefighting
he efficiency of water mist in July 2017 when a fire developed in Firefighting robot or truck – two
T beating fires is no secret in the
firefighter community. Water mist
the chemical production site after the
leakage of a corrosive and flammable
solutions allowing fire brigades
to be ready in any situations
has a greater cooling effect and needs liquid, which immediately combusted. AirCore TAF = Firefighting robot:
less water at the same time. The problem Initial extinguishing attempts were only Implemented as a remote-controlled
so far was, that with traditional methods moderately successful. “We used the firefighting robot, the turbine can
and tools nothing could bring water mist remote control to direct the AirCore TAF35 access the operation site without
at long distances. The idea of using a safely to the fire, raise the turbine with the putting firefighters lives in danger.
turbine to atomize the water into fine water lift arm and – thanks to the built-in camera A wide range of options like winches,
mist, brought two successful players system – directly targeted the source of the forks, GPS geo system or a rail way kit
together: Magirus and EmiControls. fire, without endangering any firefighters,” make this robot a multi-versatile and
In 2014, both companies decided explains Mr. Bucci, Department Head of flexible firefighting machine.
to combine state-of-the-art turbine Technology at Wacker. “Water or foam AirCore Truck = turbine aided
technique with over 150 years’ experience was selectively and efficiently used for firefighting vehicle: If the turbine is
in the field of firefighting vehicles and direct firefighting. No comparable fire mounted on a truck chassis, it can be,
technology and to collaborate in the truck on the market can do this.” He was raised to 50°, and lowered to -20°. The
development of an innovative firefighting particularly surprised at the low noise level drive is electric or electro-hydraulic and
concept: The “Magirus AirCore”. of the AirCore TAF35. Even at maximum needs only 25 kW of drive power – an C
performance, efficient communication advantage in terms of the reduction in M
Highly efficient operating in amongst the team members was possible. requirements for the chassis. E.g. built Y
chemical industries without With the Evonik Industries AG, another on an Iveco Daily 4x4, the AirCore is a
endangering firefighters
CM
world-wide leading specialty chemicals highly maneuverable vehicle for off-road
Wacker Chemie AG (Germany) positions company has lately placed an AirCore use, which offers fire brigades a variety MY
itself as pioneer in the field of chemical TAF35 in service. of tactical advantages in operations. CY
industries when it has been purchasing CMY
a Magirus AirCore TAF firefighting robot Revolutionary concept: AirCore firefighting trucks K
in 2015. The Burghausen plant, Wacker’s mobile firefighting turbine at Audi and BMW plants
principal production site and the largest The Magirus AirCore concept is based on Since a couple of weeks an Magirus
chemical site in Bavaria, is using to this the idea to use forced air plus nebulized AirCore firefighting truck is located in
day two completely remote controlled water or foam to control a fire in a short Mexico in San Luis Potosi at BMW.
AirCore vehicles to protect pipeline time with less water. It combines three A new plant will be built here with
openings or incipient fires. operations in one machine: planned production start in 2019 where
The AirCore TAF already demonstrated the AirCore mounted on Dodge Ram will
its strengths during an operation in 1 VENTILATION to push out smoke and be in service. Already in 2015, another
temperature and carry nebulized drops AirCore firefighting truck based on a
2 COOL-DOWN the fire temperature and MAN chassisruck was sent to Mexico,
gas emission this time to the Audi AG plant in San
3 EXTINGUISH fire José Chiapa, Puebla. The 12th plant in
the Audi production network has been
The heart of the concept is the put in operation in 2016 and is producing
innovative high-performance firefighting the premium SUV Audi Q5.
turbine. The advantage of using a Besides chemical, petrochemical or
turbine is that the water jet can reach a automotive sectors, the highly efficient
distance of up to 80 metres. Compared AirCore firefighting technique can also be
with conventional monitors, the droplets used effectively in forest, tunnel firefighting
produced by these mist cannons are or terroristic attack scenarios as well as
smaller and are sprayed by a propeller. on airports or industrial facilities of electro
These small droplets have a relatively technology or mining industries.
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large surface area and therefore a large
heat-transfer area. The fine mist also has For more information, go to
a lower rate of deposition and can reach www.magirusgroup.com/en/
hidden areas of the fire source better. aircore
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Jacinto – You know us, you trust us
The company, the new urban
vehicle and the ARFF Lusitano
or over 30 years building fire new vehicles a year for all over the world. the company launched about the vehicle,
F fighting vehicles of excellence,
Jacinto attends to all the
At the moment the main markets are
Europe, South America, North Africa,
which will show some more details about
the innovations that this product contains.
requests of its clients by customizing the Middle East and Asia too. This model is a MAN TGM 18.340
vehicle to meet their needs, integrating In May, Jacinto launched its new Urban 4x2, it has 4000L capacity (3700L water
the customer in the same project. Due Vehicle, with a new design and able to + 300L foam), and equipped with a
to the materials most used, as stainless fit to different cabins. The new fairings pump of 3000l/min at 10 bar with foam
steel and aluminum, thus ensures grater design by Jacinto, also have some LEDs inductor, Telescopic mast, a 10 Kva
durability and functionality of its products, that were developed by the company. Electric Generator and an Hydraulic
always bearing in mind the constant The true structure is always there, but extrication group. Full equipped for the
improvement and simplification, always at some new materials and some new ideas first Portuguese Fire Department of
the forefront of technology. have made the vehicle with visual lines Póvoa de Santa Iria.
It is located in Esmoriz, 25 km much more attractive and will improve its Jacinto has developed also a ARFF
south of Oporto, in Portugal, with 130 aerodynamics too. People can find more vehicle named Lusitano, with several
employees and it builds about 200 of it in Jacinto website and in a video that features that comply all standards of
NFPA; ICAO and ECR29. The named was
t Jacinto Urban inspired in the Portuguese horse Lusitano
Vehicle 2018. since it is fast, reliable and can be trusted.
The cabin was designed totally by Jacinto
and has the ability to fit in standard
chassis of different brands, like the
prototype was built over a MAN chassis,
this will make the vehicle cheaper and
easier to get maintenance. The prototype
has only 2,5 meters width which can be
driven in civil roads too and it was sold to
Oman. Although the prototype has these
features, Jacinto can provide different
options to their clients, since a chassis
q ARFF Lusitano. 4x4, 6x6 or 8x8, and a tank capacity till
14ooo liters. The vehicle can be 2,5 or
3 meters width, depending on what the
customer wants it, and it can be fully
customized. Despite its height, the center
of gravity is low due to the location of
the tank.
Jacinto already sold vehicles to
around 30 countries, and its continued
growth can be seen in the improvement
of quality of all vehicles that they produce.
Jacinto is always trying to innovate
and presenting new products to their
customers, and they are preparing some
big news to announce in 2020 that will
change the paradigm of firefighting to
7 Image courtesy of Jacinto
the world.
For more information, go to
www.jacinto-lda.com
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