fire risk News
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Fire risk in Mediterranean Europe mapped using satellite images
Satellite observations are valuable aids to detect and monitor fire activity. A recent study has investigated how satellite images of fire activity, together with information on vegetation cover and fire risk associated with long and short-term atmospheric conditions could be used to help authorities better manage the risk of wildfires in Mediterranean Europe. Wildfires, especially in southern ...
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Fire risk in Mediterranean Europe mapped using satellite images
Satellite observations are valuable aids to detect and monitor fire activity. A recent study has investigated how satellite images of fire activity, together with information on vegetation cover and fire risk associated with long and short-term atmospheric conditions could be used to help authorities better manage the risk of wildfires in Mediterranean Europe. Wildfires, especially in southern ...
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Stopping fire risks in their tracks with Conveyor Fire Detector
Land Instruments have developed a Conveyor Fire Detector for reducing the costs of damage due to coal fire or explosions as coal is transported throughout the plant, a dangerous point of the process particularly when highly volatile Powder River Basin coal is used. Other products in the coal fire detection range include a Mill Fire Detector, Conveyor Fire Detector, IR Coal Fire ...
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Bandweaver to showcase the benefits of DTS linear heat detection solutions for road and rail tunnel applications at global webinar series
Global provider of fiber optic sensing solutions, Bandweaver Technologies will lead the opening webinar session of Tunnel and Metro Fire Protection 2021 – ‘Mitigating fire risk of tunnels: systems approach to underground safety’. The technically-lead webinar series will take place from 22-26th March and is accessible to the global rail community via video ...
By Bandweaver
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Wide ranging system fights fire risk at all points of the process
Untitled Document The Land Coal Fire Detection system is one which provides solutions for the important problem of damaging plant fires and explosions simultaneously at many stages of the coal handling, grinding and storage process. It targets those areas susceptible to hotspots and deflagration and so provides plant operators with a comprehensive means of detecting and ...
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PG&E Deploys Innovative Technologies to Enable Layers of Protection to Mitigate Wildfires
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) reports that the company is deploying innovative and emerging technologies, including a remotely operated controlled-burn system, next-generation drones, and wireless remote grids, building upon the proven layers of protection that are reducing wildfire risk from its equipment by 94% (based on established methodologies) in 2023 to help keep its ...
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Plymovent gains foothold in automotive industry
Plymovent has been one of the market leaders in the metal industry for many years with its advanced welding fume extraction systems. Plymovent introduced its SHIELD fire safety solutions last year. This system solution is ideal for oil-laden welding and cutting applications in the automotive industry. Oil-based welding and cutting operations generate oily fumes which increase the fire risk ...
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Bandweaver’s superior fiber optic linear heat detection solution outperforms competition for the protection of industrial plants and buildings
Despite the obvious challenges of 2020, large-scale, industrial and manufacturing sites will always carry a significant fire risk. It’s as important as ever to manage and reduce that risk, making the safety and protection of people, assets and property a priority. Whether a fire begins intentionally, due to human error or because of dangerous environmental conditions, the costs can be ...
By Bandweaver
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Hydrological drought amplifies wildfires in Borneo’s humid tropics
The area of wildfires in Borneo during drought years turns out to be ten times larger than during non-drought years, an international research team reports in Nature Climate Change of this week. The fires recurrently affecting Borneo’s humid tropical ecosystems have negative influence on the biodiversity and lead to large CO2 emissions, affecting atmospheric composition and regional climate ...
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AMETEK Land to Showcase Biomass Spontaneous Heating and Combustion Detection Technology at Pellet Fuels Institute Conference
The conference highlights the various applications for densified biomass, as well as trends and best practices within the woody biomass industry. The conference attracts a broad range of individuals from the public and private sectors, academia, and local, state and national governments from North America and beyond. “With their many desirable characteristics, biomass fuels, such as ...
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ASTM F2417 - 11 standard specification for fire safety for candles
1. Scope 1.1 This specification is intended to prescribe minimum safety requirements for candles to provide a reasonable degree of safety for normal use with candles, thereby improving personal safety and reducing fires, deaths, and injuries. 1.2 This ...
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Detector tackles expensive risk of fire during coal transportation
The risk of fire at points in the process where coal is moved is great due to the friction and dust produced. Increased further by factors such as the growing use of highly volatile Powder River Basin coal, the danger of self-ignition due to oxidation cannot be neglected. With their new detector Land recognise the transfer of coal from railcar to plant as a susceptible point. Land have ...
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Experts: Expect bigger, fiercer wildfires in West
There's a dangerous but basic equation behind the killer Yarnell Hill wildfire and other blazes raging across the West this summer: More heat, more drought, more fuel and more people in the way are adding up to increasingly ferocious fires. Scientists say a hotter planet will only increase the risk. More than two dozen wildland fires are burning from Alaska to New Mexico, fueled by triple-digit ...
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PG&E Testing Artificial Intelligence Which Could Expand Wildfire Detection Capabilities
During extremely dry, hot, and windy weather, being able to differentiate wildfire smoke from fog and other false indicators is invaluable to analysts in Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (PG&E) Wildfire Safety Operations Center and fire agencies. For this reason PG&E is testing artificial intelligence (AI) and machine-learning capabilities in the growing network of high-definition ...
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Keeping Coal Stockyard fires in check with continuous monitoring
As part of the Coal Fire Detection System Land have developed the Coal Pile Fire Detector to tackle the problematic storage of coal in large and difficult to access facilities. The hotspot detection system mounted at a suitable viewing point is able to scan a very large area for dangerous hotspots, its pan and tilt mechanism providing great flexibility and a wide range of view. A clear display on ...
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Climate Models Project Increase in U.S. Wildfire Risk
Scientists using NASA satellite data and climate models have projected drier conditions likely will cause increased fire activity across the United States in coming decades. Other findings about U.S. wildfires, including their amount of carbon emissions and how the length and strength of fire seasons are expected to change under future climate conditions, were also presented Tuesday at the ...
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BTS and Bandweaver awarded contracts for 18 FireLaser Fire Detection systems to protect new Istanbul Airport
BTS Yangin, together with Bandweaver Technologies has been awarded a contract for additional fiber optic fire detection systems for Istanbul International Airport. This is the fourth phase of an ongoing contract, which includes 18 FireLaser systems and more than 40,000m of fiber optic linear heat detection cable. The FireLaser systems are being utilised to protect a wide range of assets ...
By Bandweaver
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Bandweaver to host webinar to highlight the advanced capabilities of linear heat detection for protecting building and industrial facilities
Global provider of fiber optic sensing solutions, Bandweaver Technologies will host its own webinar series next month on the ‘Protection of buildings and industrial facilities using fiber optic Linear Heat Detection (LHD)’. The webinars will take place on Tuesday 29th June and will be delivered in two online sessions, to ensure attendees from all over the world will be able to view ...
By Bandweaver
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Fire patterns in Spain under a changing climate
A recent study has found that fire regimes have changed in Spain over the past 42 years. The pattern of changes has affected the number of fires and burned area, reflecting a changing climate and environmental conditions, such as land use changes caused by a population shift from rural to urban areas, and modern fire suppression activities. Understanding the fire regime, which is defined by ...
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Being involved in preventing fires and saving lives is something I`m very proud of.
It is a gray and windy morning, and as we make our way towards the quay, Martin smiles and says: “I hope you brought warm clothes.” Martin joined Consilium in Gothenburg in 1997 and has since traveled all over the world to supply fire safety systems on over a thousand ships. He reflects on the changes in technology since he started, noting that they used to send technical ...
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