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Letters
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Thirsty work
Firefighters who get dehydrated while responding to road traffic accidents can perform poorly and suffer heat illness. Alan Davies reports.
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Taking a dive
Ben Weedon calls for the UK fire service to establish search and rescue diving units to provide sub-surface rescue capability.
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Shipping news
Mervyn Kettle reports on the progress of the UK’s ongoing firefighting at sea project.
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Safety in transit
Dr Yehuda Sinai explains how computer simulation was used to improve the fire safety design of a rapid transit station.
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Crash barriers
The investigations into the 1997 crash of Korean Airlines Flight 801 found that the emergency response was lacking. Jamie Horswell reports.
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Carpet burns
Ian Gough explains why a carpet factory decided to install a fixed protection system after experiencing two fires.
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Round the bend
Alan Stimpson explains the essential issues for consideration in the design of a sprinkler system using flexible connections.
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Counting the cost
Alan Tyldesley, Peter Rew and Richard Houlding report on a recent study on the cost-effectiveness of fire protection in chemical warehouses.
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Material risk
Fire tests on storage materials in the Netherlands are providing valuable information on the risk posed. Frans Paap reports.
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Storage capacity
Pre-incident planning at storage and distribution facilities can benefit the fire brigade, the facility and the insurer, argues Jeffery Hartle.
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Dwelling on success
Dwelling fire deaths and injuries in Merseyside have fallen dramatically thanks to a home fire risk assessment initiative by the fire service. Guy Keen reports.
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Regional reservations
FP&FEJ
reports from the recent Fire 2004 conference, where fire service regionalisation proved a major talking point.
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Purchasing power
The UK Government is seeking comments on its national procurement strategy for England. FP& FEJ reports.
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Work in progress
The Audit Commission’s final report on fire service modernisation presents a mixed picture. FP&FEJ reports.
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Getting in on the Act
The long-awaited Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 came into force on 1 October. FP&FEJ reports.
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