Letters
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Pole position
Pawel Kepka explains how state authorities in the Republic of Poland protect citizens from major emergencies and other crises.
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Defence mechanism
Captain Lim Siew Lian describes how Singapore’s Civil Defence Force is responding to the global terrorist threat.
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Island changes
New Zealand
is looking to reshape its fire and rescue services. FP& FEJ reports.
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Forward thinking
As part of a ‘Forward Look’ exercise, fire stakeholders have been discussing how Approved Document B can be improved. FP& FEJ reports.
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Engineering roles
MORE THAN 60 engineers from the structural and fire engineering professions came together at a conference, Developing the role of fire engineering, held in London on 12 April 2005. The event was arranged by the Institution of Civil Engineers’ publication, New Civil Engineer. Dr Eric Marchant reports.
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State of the Union
Alan Brinson assesses the use of fire sprinklers across the European Union.
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Down to the wire
Steve Prescott looks at the fire risks posed by communication cable installations.
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Quality control
Graham Ellicott discusses the different construction processes and how they impact on the quality of fire protection systems.
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Rising to the challenge
Mike Wood calls for better fire protection strategies in tall buildings.
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Eastern solutions
Dr Mingchun Luo, Dr Yingzhi Yin, Dr Susan Lamont and Dr Barbara Lane discuss some fire engineering projects being undertaken in China.
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Testing your metal
Mark Harris looks at the issues surrounding the fire performance of external sandwich panels.
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Dwelling on construction
Martin Shipp and Angela Richards introduce a range of standards which set performance requirements for the new generation of building systems for dwellings.
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Modern times
Michael Gale and Peter Brierley consider some safety concerns related to modern methods of construction and building design.
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Fire Industry Awards 2005
THE ACHIEVEMENTS of companies and individuals from across the UK fire arena were recognised at the Fire Industry Awards2005, held at the Hilton Metropole Hotel in Birmingham on 17 May.
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