The BMC is planning to introduce a Compressed Air Foam System (CAFS) to enhance firefighting efficiency in the high-rise buildings. “CAFS offers superior fire suppression capabilities. This technology ...

Despite PMC granting permission for construction of high-rise buildings, the fire department is facing challenges in ensuring regular maintenance of firefighting systems at these structures The Pune ...

Elkhart Brass recently announced it has received an order from the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) for their award winning high-rise firefighting technology, the HEROPipe system. The order will be ...

Bhubaneswar: In a first for Odisha, the state fire and emergency service will procure advanced turntable ladders and articulated water towers to strengthen its firefighting capabilities in high-rises.

Nearly a decade after its last major upgrade, the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) is finally set to boost its firefighting capacity with two new hydraulic platforms (snorkels) of 104 metres and above. The ...

When a fire breaks out in an industrial complex or rips through the aluminium cladding of a high-rise, firefighters face an impossible choice — approach and risk their lives. That, said Eng Ali Al ...