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FIRE

ISSUE NO 14 SEPTEMBER/ OCTOBER 2011

MIDDLE EAST

THE MAGAZINE FOR FIRE PREVENTION, FIREFIGHTING AND RESCUE

Fire at Sea: Maritime Fire Safety

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Glazing: Mitigating Against Fire, Ballistic and Blast Risks

Smoke Detection: New Technology and Applications

Firefighting and Rescue Vehicle Gallery

Aviation Fireﬁghting and Rescue Training

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Fire Middle East Case Studies

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Exhibition Round Up: Qatar Civil Defence P30 • IFSEC Arabia P33 • Intersec 2012 P05

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CONTENTS FIRE MIDDLE EAST MAGAZINE ISSUE 14 » SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2011

FOREWORD: IN THE LINE OF FIRE The Editor comments on recent ﬁre related topics and events

REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL NEWS Recent signiﬁcant international ﬁre and rescue emergency incidents and news

FIRE AT SEA: MARITIME FIRE SAFETY Fire Middle East reports on fires on a container ship and a cruise liner to illustrate that fire at sea can be one of the most difficult emergencies to confront

A PERSPECTIVE IN GLASS: FROM 9/11 TO THE FREEDOM TOWER Tim Kempster, Managing Director of Wrightstyle, describes how glass formed a memorial to all those who lost their lives on 9/11

THE APPLICATION OF SMOKE DETECTION IN OPEN AREAS Peter Massingberd-Mundy, Technology and Expert Practices Manager of Xtralis, describes the principles behind the use of beam and aspirating smoke detection in large open areas

FIREFIGHTER TRAINING: A GLOBAL FIRST AT DUBAI WORLD CENTRAL AIRPORT Dubai’s new international airport, Dubai World Central, has recently taken delivery of its new full size Airbus 380 fire training simulator, the first of its kind in the world

DEVELOPMENTS IN ASPIRATING SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEMS A review of some new technology applied to further enhance smoke detection systems

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3RD QATAR CIVIL DEFENCE EXHIBITION AND CONFERENCE A look ahead to this growing Fire, Rescue and Safety event in Doha, Qatar, being staged on 14th to 16th November 2011

IFSEC ARABIA A review of this new Fire & Security exhibition being held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from 20th to 22nd November 2011

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Front Cover Image The 65,000 ton Panamanian-registered container ship Hyundai Fortune adrift and burning furiously off the coast of Yemen after its crew had been forced to abandon ship following an explosion and fire. The explosion and fire was believed to have been caused when flammable fluids were stored below deck near the engine room and then involved containers full of fireworks. See Page 10 for a full report. (Photo courtesy of the Royal Netherlands Navy)

The Editor also acknowledges the use in this edition of several images from West Yorkshire, Strathclyde and Hampshire Fire & Rescue Services, UK

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It continues to be very rewarding for all of the Fire Middle East team to receive very positive comments from readers and advertisers both within the region and beyond regarding our now well-established journal. When the concept of Fire Middle East magazine was first conceived back in 2007, we much hoped that the new publishing initiative would be well supported by the fire industry, as indeed it has been ever since our first edition appeared. We continue to be very grateful for the advertising support received from fire and safety companies both in the Middle East and globally. In addition, their occasional editorial contributions particularly regarding new technology and its applications is always welcome. One of our main features in this edition is that of Fire at Sea and Maritime Fire Safety. The account of just these two separate ship fires graphically illustrate that firefighting installations, crew training and the control of hazardous cargo are all interlinked when a fire emergency arises at sea. With likely assistance from other vessels perhaps some time away, history recalls that a nightmare scenario can quickly unfold. The International Incident pages of Fire Middle East continue to tell of a number of recent serious global outbreaks of fire and other emergencies affecting a wide range of occupancies. It is, of course, only possible to highlight a few of these

that have occurred in recent months. Apart from non-fire incidents including a fatal multiple train crash and mudslides, we also recount serious fires in an oil refinery, an ammunition depot, a home for the mentally disabled, a high rise tower, a sports stadium, and a shoe factory. I make no apology for once again stating that fire has a habit of regularly reminding us that in an uncontrolled form, it can be one of man’s most deadly enemies. This is exactly why the science and application of modern fire safety and protection has never been more important in safeguarding life and property in communities, commerce and industry not just in the Middle East region, but around the world. We are now beginning to approach the annual season of regional fire & rescue exhibitions and conferences. In this issue we preview the respective gatherings held during November in Doha, Qatar, and in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In January 2012 will come the annual Intersec event in Dubai. The commercial and visitor support for all these forthcoming shows will undoubtedly illustrate and showcase the importance in the modern world of fire safety and prevention, and the provision of effective firefighting & rescue measures. Neil Wallington Editor

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NEWS INTERSEC, DUBAI: 15TH–17TH JANUARY 2012 DOUBLE GROWTH FOR FIRE & RESCUE SECTION AT INTERSEC: NEW ENTRANTS TO THE REGIONAL FIRE & RESCUE MARKET

The most comprehensive trade and networking event for security and safety in the Middle East, Intersec trade fair and conference is building up momentum for its 2012 edition. With that, organiser Epoc Messe Frankfurt has announced that there will be a major emphasis on the ﬁre & rescue section, which is predicted to double in space for January’s edition. New entrants to the ﬁre and rescue industry in the region, as well as growth of existing participants has meant that the dedicated Fire & Rescue section at the trade exhibition will take up twice as much space than in previous years. This is in line with the exhibition’s stance as the region’s foremost exhibition for security and safety in the Middle East. With Halls 1 to 8 almost fully booked a full 6 months prior to show date, the 2012 edition is pointing towards strong growth trends and promises to be the biggest showcase for the event to date. Amongst some of the key exhibitors already signed up within the Fire & Rescue section are: Siemens, Naffco, Sffeco,

Rapidrop, DuPont, Bristol, Underwriters Laboratories, Cooper, Al Arabia Safety & Security, Scott Health & Safety, Komtes, Teknoware, LPG, UAE Civil Defence, Bauer Kompressoren, LPCB, Akron Brass, Hochiki America, Kentec, Eurofunk, Apollo Fire, Firetrace, Fike, Mavili, Arasca Medical, Olympia Electronics, Sibca, FirePro to name a few. NAFFCO, long term supporters of the event, will return once more with one of the largest stands at the trade fair, while first time exhibitor Siemens will join the fore of key international players at the event. “We are constantly looking at evolving the show to suit the needs of our exhibitors and visitors,” said Wilbert Heijmans, Group Exhibitions Director of organiser Epoc Messe Frankfurt. “We are building on the quality and scope of Intersec year on year. The growth of the Fire & Rescue section at the event reflects the regional industry and already we have confirmed many of the key names for next year’s event – both newcomers and long term partners.”

NAFFCO, the largest firefighting equipment manufacturer in the Middle East, has been exhibiting at Intersec trade fair and conference since its inception 14 years ago. For NAFFCO, the exhibition has become an integral component of their long term growth strategy. Eng Khalid Al Khatib, NAFFCO’s Chief Executive Officer stated: “We have watched Intersec grow from strength to strength over the years and at the same time we too have been growing our business and are now considered one of the top manufacturers of fire fighting equipment worldwide. The importance of fire safety cannot be under emphasised and Intersec provides a strong business platform in which to communicate this message as well as build more awareness for our brand.” Global mega brand Siemens will make its debut in January, exhibiting its range of fire products including detection and suppression systems and solutions. Siemens, with 160 years experience in fire safety has been operating in the Middle East market for 75 years and intends to further expand its presence through the exhibition. Mr Carsten Liesener, Head Fire Safety Systems & Products at Siemens, commented: “As a leading international provider of fire safety technology we are looking forward to exhibiting at Intersec in Dubai next year. We aim to use the exhibition to showcase our range of innovative, high quality fire safety products, systems and solutions. In an increasingly competitive environment, it is essential to stay

close to our customers and market needs. We see Intersec as an ideal platform to feel the pulse of regional trends as well as to talk to customers and understand their speciﬁc requirements.” In addition to the increased space indoors, the UAE International FireFit Championships are also expanding and have increased the scope for the 2012 edition. With increased country participation from across the GCC and beyond, the 3rd edition of the FireFit Championships once again promises to be a lively and entertaining event. With its range of value added features, as well as unsurpassed quality of exhibitors and trade visitors, Intersec trade fair and conference, which will also feature exhibitors in the ﬁelds of Commercial Security, Information Security, Safety & Health, Homeland Security & Policing and Aviation Security has established itself as the forerunner trade and networking event for safety, security and policing outside of Europe. Intersec trade fair and conference will take place from January 15th to 17th 2012 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre.

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NEWS UK RESCUE CHALLENGE, LONDON, 23–24 SEPTEMBER 2011 This annual British national challenge is the most high profile and prestigious event for fire and rescue services in the United Kingdom. As part of the challenge, firefighters from across the country compete in various rescue disciplines, showcasing their skills and hi-tech equipment used by today’s firefighters. The annual event has now grown to become probably the biggest of its kind in the world. London Fire Brigade hosted the 2011 competition on behalf of the United Kingdom Rescue Organisation (UKRO) and it was funded entirely from sponsorship. This year’s challenge event focused around four rescue disciplines:

• Extrication - cutting out trapped casualties from crashed cars • Trauma - treating casualties at the accident scene before the arrival of medics • Line Rescue - rope rescues from tall buildings, cranes or bridges • USAR (Urban Search and Rescue) - rescues from collapsed building or confined spaces UK Rescue was held at the award-winning ExCel in London’s Docklands, one of the Olympic 2012 venues. The event gave Londoners an opportunity to experience at first hand how firefighters in the capital and

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across the country undertake a range of complex rescues. Free of charge and open to the general public, this was an event with a difference. In addition to the challenges, the two day event also featured a community safety village where Londoners had a chance to learn how to keep their home safe from fire.Various attention-grabbing real time demonstrations like water rescues using boats and simulated fires also took place throughout the two days. UK Rescue Challenge not only encourages healthy competition between fire and rescue services each year but most importantly leads to improvements in performance

and techniques that ultimately help save lives. London Fire Brigade Assistant Commissioner Steve Hamm, in charge of firefighter training, said: “By participating in the UK Rescue Challenge, our firefighters get a chance to test new equipment, use innovative rescue procedures and share best practice with other brigades, all of which helps improve the way we rescue casualties at real incidents.” For more information about the United Kingdom Rescue Organisation (UKRO) go to to www.ukro.org

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NEWS SWEDISH TUNNEL FIRE TESTS AIMS FOR GREATER SAFETY A three year project commences this autumn in Sweden that will examine ﬁre and explosion hazards in Metro tunnels and stations in order to improve safety in underground mass transport systems. The project will include

evacuation, rescue and the control of smoke. Full scale tests will involve commuter trains and tunnel infrastructure. More information on the project can be found at: www.metroproject.se

FPA ENHANCES ITS EXPERIMENTAL AND RESEARCH FACILITIES A new fire test ground has been added to the well-established facilities of the Fire Protection Association (FPA) at it headquarters in Moreton-inMarsh, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. The new test ground is designed for small to medium fire testing and enhances the FPA’s existing capability which includes a mobile fire laboratory. The new fire test ground will enable a wider range of testing to

be undertaken including fire scenario reconstruction and the investigation of fires. Other new work will include tests of flame and heat detectors, inservice sprinkler heads, and the proofing of new products and applications. More information is available from the FPA’s Technical Division email: technical@thefpa.co.uk

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NEWS RECENT SIGNIFICANT INTERNATIONAL FIRE AND EMERGENCY INCIDENTS MAY 2011 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; SEPTEMBER 2011 21 MAY: HULA LANGAT, SELANGOR, MALAYSIA

13 JUNE: SPRINGS, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

TWO LANDSLIDES CLAIM 16 LIVES FOLLOWING HEAVY RAIN

TWELVE RESIDENTS DIE IN FIRE IN HOME FOR MENTALLY DISABLED

Heavy prolonged rain appears to have been the cause of two separate landslides that hit a Malaysian orphanage killing 15 boys and an adult caretaker. Nine other persons were partially buried but managed to scramble clear with minor injuries. 31 MAY: DOCKSIDE, GRAND HARBOUR, GIBRALTAR

EXPLODING TANK INJURES 12 PASSENGERS ON CRUISE SHIP 12 passengers on the cruise ship Independence of the Seas and a dockside worker were injured when a high tank containing oil and water in Gibraltar dockside exploded and caught fire whilst the vessel was moored close by. The blast and fire appears to have been caused by a welding operation. The 150,000 ton cruise ship was undamaged but was quickly moved to a safe distance away from the berth whilst fire crews tackled the blaze which also ignited a second fuel tank.

12 female residents were killed and 27 others were injured when fire broke soon after midnight in a home for the mentally disabled in a town east of Johannesburg. Despite the efforts of firefighters, the fire severely damaged an entire wing of the home. The fire is believed to have been caused by a cigarette. 28 JUNE: BERMONDSEY, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

40 RESIDENTS FLEE FIRE IN HIGH RISE TOWER BLOCK 40 residents had to evacuate a block of residential flats when fire broke out on the 17th floor. 50 London Fire Brigade firefighters were rapidly on the scene to tackle the fire and fortunately only one resident suffered minor injuries. Early indications are that the fire was caused by a defective freezer. 7 JULY: ENSCHEDE, NETHERLANDS

2 JUNE: UDMURTIA, CENTRAL RUSSIA

28 INJURED AS HUGE FIRE SWEEPS THROUGH AMMUNITION DEPOT A massive evacuation of nearly 30,000 people took place when fire broke out and swept through an ammunition depot in central Russia. Shells continued to explode causing widespread damage to properties in a radius of up to six miles from the affected site. The cause of the fire was not immediately known. 2 JUNE: CHEVRON OIL, PEMBROKE DOCK, WALES, UNITED KINGDOM

FOUR DEAD IN OIL REFINERY BLAST Four maintenance workers were killed and one other seriously injured when a storage tank exploded and caught fire, which in turn ignited another adjacent fuel tank at the Chevron refinery at Pembroke Dock. The refinery is one of the largest in Europe and employs 1,400 people. The cause of the explosion is under investigation.

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ONE DEAD AS SPORTS STADIUM ROOF COLLAPSES Off-season building work was under way when the roof of an outdoor sports stadium suddenly collapsed, killing one worker and injuring 14 others. Fortunately, no members of the public were in the stadium area. The cause of the collapse is under investigation. 10 JULY: ZYGI, SOUTHERN CYPRUS

EXPLOSION AND FIRE IN STORAGE WAREHOUSE KILLS ELEVEN FIREMEN AND SERVICEMEN A small brush fire spread into a storage building at the Evangelos Florakis Naval Base ignited gunpowder that had been stored there since being confiscated in 2009 from a vessel believed to be shipping the explosive to Gaza. Five firemen, four soldiers and two sailors were killed in the blast which also knocked out the largest power station on the island. Widespread collateral damage also occurred.

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NEWS 14 JULY: BOSTON, LINCOLNSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM

8 AUGUST: HAI PHONG, VIETNAM

FIVE DIE IN BLAST AND FIRE IN INDUSTRIAL UNIT

17 WORKERS PERISH IN SHOE FACTORY FIRE

Five men were killed in an explosion and fire inside an industrial unit in which it was believed that illicit vodka was being produced. The first fire crews were faced with a severe fire in the building and such was the damage to the doors and roller shutters, were forced to use hydraulic cutting gear to gain entry before tackling the fire. Cars outside the premises were also alight.

It was reported that in anticipation of a tropical storm, a lightning conductor was being welded to the roof of the factory when sparks from the operation ignited roofing insulation. The fire and smoke spread rapidly and falling insulation blocked internal exit routes, trapping many workers inside the premises. 12 SEPTEMBER: LUNGA LUNGA, NIGERIA

23 JULY: WENZHOU CITY, CHINA

32 KILLED AS TWO HIGH SPEED TRAINS COLLIDE AFTER POWER FAILURE 32 passengers died and 89 injured when a high speed electric train was struck by lightning and lost traction power, only to be struck from behind by a following similar train. The collision pushed one carriage of the front train off a 100ft high bridge.

120 DEAD IN FUEL PIPELINE EXPLOSION AND FIRE 120 slum dwellers, including women and children, perished and over 100 were seriously burned when fuel leaking from a pipeline ignited following an explosion and created a huge fireball that caught many dwellers who had gathered to collect the leaking fuel. Tin shacks close to the pipeline were engulfed in flame as the burning fuel spread into the shantytown. A similar tragedy occurred in Kenya in 2009 when a fuel tanker overturned.

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MARITIME FIRE SAFETY

Fire at Sea: The Worst Case Scenario Fire on board a vessel at sea is probably the worst case scenario that can be imagined. History provides many examples of such incidents, where an outbreak of fire was not able to be contained and extinguished and where loss of life occurred and the ship and its cargo have been lost. Fire Middle East looks at a particular maritime fire in the Gulf from five years ago and a more recent emergency in Norwegian waters

Hyundai Fortune, 21 March 2006: Container ship 60 miles south of Yemen Hyundai Fortune was launched in August 1996 and sailed under the flag of Panama. She had a gross tonnage of 64,054 tons and was capable of speeds of up to 25 knots. Her cargo capacity was 5,551 containers. On March 21, 2006, the vessel was on passage from ports in China and Singapore through the Gulf of Aden about 60 miles south of the coast of Yemen. It was sailing west towards the Suez Canal on the way to various European ports. Around 1235 hrs, a huge explosion of unknown origin occurred below deck and aft of the accommodation, sending 60 to 90 containers tumbling into the ocean. The explosion started a fire that developed rapidly into a conflagaration that spread through the stern decks of the ship, including the accommodation and the containers stacks in front of the accommodation.

Secondary explosions followed as seven containers full of fireworks also became involved in the spreading fire above deck on the stern section. A large chunk of the hull was blown out below deck and above the waterline on the port side. After efforts to contain the fire failed, all 27 crew members abandoned ship and were rescued by the Dutch destroyer HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën. This naval vessel was performing maritime security operations in the area as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. One sailor was evacuated to the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle with non-life-threatening injuries. On March 23, firefighting tugs began to arrive on the scene. By then the stricken vessel’s engine room was destroyed and completely flooded, and the listing Hyundai Fortune continued to burn for several days. One third of the containers were damaged by the inferno with every container aft of the superstructure either incinerated or lost at sea. However, most of the containers forward of the superstructure

A view of the Hyundai Fortune drifting out of control with its stern section and containers heavily involved in fire. (Photo courtesy of the Royal Netherlands Navy)

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were left intact, although after the ship lost power early on, cargo in the refrigerated containers had spoiled. An estimated ten per cent of the cargo was uninsured. The combined cost of the damage to the ship and its lost cargo was estimated at over 800 million US dollars. Although Hyundai Fortune was still floating, experts initially predicted its hull might be irreparable but the vessel was eventually towed to Salalah, Oman, where over 2,000 salvageable containers were offloaded for transhipment to Europe. The empty hull laid off the coast of the UAE for a while before being towed to China for major repairs. Hyundai Merchant Marine and other charter companies were expected to suffer substantial losses as a result of the explosion and fire. Theories concerning the cause of the explosion still vary. Calcium hypochlorite reacts violently when exposed to moisture or heat, and has been involved or suspected in other explosions aboard container ships in recent years. Notable examples include the Sea Elegance, MV Hanjin Pennsylvania, CMA Djakarta, Aconcagua, Sea Land Mariner and MV DG Harmony. Investigators also considered the possibility that volatile cargo (specifically, the seven containers of fireworks) may have detonated due to heat, triggering the larger explosion that crippled the ship. According to a statement to the Homeland Security Sub Committee on Appropriations, United States House of Representatives: “The cause of the fire is believed to have been a container loaded with petroleum-based cleaning fluids stowed near the engine room.The shipper failed to indicate the hazardous nature of this shipment to the Hyundai Fortune, undoubtedly to avoid the special handling fees associated with transporting hazardous materials.”

Another view of the Hyundai Fortune drifting out of control with its stern section and containers heavily involved in fire. (Photo courtesy of the Royal Netherlands Navy)

The Hyundai Fortune eventually underwent major repair work in China including a new stern section necessitating 5,000 tons of steel. Then, having been renamed Fortune, the ship took to sea again as a container carrier in 2008.

MS Nordlys: 15th September 2011: Cruise ship off the western coast of Norway An explosion in the cruise ship’s engine room is believed to have started an intense ﬁre that killed two crewmen, injured nine others and forced more than 200 passengers to evacuate a popular cruise off Norway's craggy western coast. Three rescue workers were hospitalized with minor injuries.

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Thick smoke issuing from the Norwegian cruise liner MS Nordlys

MV Ebn Majid: deep seated fire in cargo hold off SW UK coast

Thick black smoke billowed from the stern of the MS Nordlys, of

Norway's Hurtigruten line even before it pulled into the dock at Aalesund, 230 miles (375 kilometres) northwest of the capital of Oslo. With the fire still burning, parts of the town were sealed off as smoke engulfed buildings near to the dock. The ship's emergency evacuation began after the fire started at 9 a.m., with more than 100 passengers taking to the lifeboats in the chilly waters. The rest of the ship's 207 passengers and 55 crew were evacuated at the dock at Aalesund. All the passengers were unharmed but nine crew members were admitted to hospital, two with serious burns and smoke inhalation. After more than 12 hours after the fire began, dockside firefighters confirmed that they were in control, but with the ship taking in water, its stability was a prime concern. Passengers said the cruise ship, which was under way north of Bergen, had organized an orderly evacuation. A full investigation into the explosion and fire is under way.

VLCC Pacific Glory: fire following collision in English Channel

During its regular meetings in 2011, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Sub Committee on Fire Protection have been working on a number of amendments to existing fire safety and fire suppression methods on board vessels. These have included revised guidelines for the approval of fixed water-based firefighting systems for roll-on/roll off spaces and special category spaces, and for fixed deck foam fire-extinguishing systems

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A Perspective in Glass from 9/11 to the Freedom Tower On 11th September this year, the world remembered the terrible day 10 years ago when terrorists flew fuel-laden airliners into New York’s iconic Twin Towers, and crashed two other airliners in Washington DC and Pennsylvania. It was a co-ordinated and horrific attack that brought war to Afghanistan and Iraq, costing countless more lives and one which is still changing the face of the world. Tim Kempster, the managing director of Wrightstyle, the international steel glazing company which designs and fabricates specialist glazing systems to mitigate against fire or ballistic or blast attack, describes how glass has formed a central part of the memorial to all those who lost their lives on 9/11

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10 Years on from that fateful day in September 2001, a memorial to the dead was ﬁnally opened. The memorial consists of two pools, each nearly of one acre, set within the footprints of the Twin Towers, with the largest man-made waterfalls in the USA running down their sides. The names of the almost 3,000 people who died in New York, Pennsylvania, the Pentagon, and the February 1993 World Trade Centre bombing are inscribed around the edges.

One World Trade Centre – Freedom Tower It was be a symbolic ceremony on 9/11, but an end of the beginning rather than the beginning of the end. Around the memorial, work on new mega-structures will continue for some years. Completion of the centrepiece, One World Trade Centre, also known as the Freedom Tower, is scheduled for 2013 – although it has already risen to over 70 storeys, and is growing by a storey a week. It is now part of the New York skyline. Some 2,500 construction workers are employed at Ground Zero, and not all of them above ground. Underground, there are transit links to complete and a cavernous memorial is taking shape. Above ground, an eight-acre landscaped Memorial Plaza is also planned to create a contemplative and quiet area away from the noise and bustle of the surrounding city. Tragically, 9/11 was not the first time that an aeroplane had brought disaster to the New York skyline. That had first happened in July1945, when a USAF Mitchell B-25 bomber accidentally flew into the Empire State Building, killing 14 people. However, on that occasion, such was the structural overkill of the building that it sustained only relatively minor damage. Ironically, after 9/11, the Empire State Building once more took on the mantle of the New York’s tallest building.

View of the construction progress of One World Trade Centre - Freedom Tower, New York

The Use of Glass in One World Trade Centre The new Freedom Tower, which will take back the title, will have echoes of the Twin Towers. Its base is 200 feet square (19 sq. metres), the same footprint of the original towers, whilst its observation deck will be at 1,362 feet (415 metres), the height of World Trade Centre Tower Two. Its glass parapet will be at 1,368 feet (417 metres), the height of World Trade Centre Tower One. The key word is glass because the new architecture of the World Trade Centre comprises 538,420 square feet (50,021 sq. metres) of glass. In total, that adds up to more than twelve acres, and is a testament to the combined efforts of the glass industry over the intervening ten years to design glass and glazing systems of hitherto unimaginable strength.

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FIRE RESISTANT AND BALLISTIC GLAZING

View of the construction progress of One World Trade Centre - Freedom Tower, New York

The Risk from Flying Glass

In urban areas, it is estimated that between 80-85% of all secondary blast injuries are caused by ﬂying glass. To put that into context, in New York on 9/11, 15,500 windows were damaged within a mile of Ground Zero – nearly 9,000 within half that distance. The Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities puts it more graphically: “When a terrorist bomb explodes in an urban area, it produces devastating effects, including structural and non-structural damage to buildings, injuries, and deaths. Numerous injuries in explosions result directly and indirectly from window glass failure. Direct glass-related injuries occur when glass shards ﬂying and falling from fractured windows cause lacerations and abrasions. Secondary glass-related injuries occur when the shock front of the blast wave passes into buildings through fenestrations vacated by fractured glazing.”

Lessons Learnt The glass industry has learned many lessons in recent years, partly in response also to natural threats such as hurricanes, and has worked in partnership with engineers, architects and scientists to build better, stronger and safer glazing systems. Of course, no façade - of any material - could withstand an assault such as happened on 9/11. However, what the glass industry has managed to achieve are protective levels that would have impossible a decade ago. Companies like Wrightstyle have spent the intervening period better understanding adverse loading and the blast dynamics of different kinds of attack, then building and testing systems to withstand them. Our test regime, in Europe, the USA and the Far East, tests both the glass and its framing system together in integrated units that we have also designed. That element of design compatibility is vital to the

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integrity of the overall system; and in an uncertain world compatibility is everything. In our biggest test, we subjected our structurally-glazed system to the equivalent of 500 kilos of TNT, acknowledged as an average-sized lorry bomb. The independent and successful test took place within a specialist and high-security RAF base in the north of England. Our high-performance systems, not just for blast mitigation, can be found from Europe to the Middle - and Far East and from the USA to South Africa. We are involved in the London Olympics and were involved in the Athens Olympiad. In such a specialist area of design and supply, it’s a very small world.

The Future The real paradox is that, in an age of terrorism, architects are also looking to introduce more daylight into buildings and to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions – a new agenda for the glass industry where sustainability and environmental responsibility are also key design criteria. One World Trade Center will stand at a symbolic 1,776 feet (541 metres), marking the year 1776 when the American Declaration of Independence was signed. According to the developers: “It will serve as a beacon of freedom, and demonstrate the resolve of the United States, and the people of New York City.” Looking ahead, perhaps we can begin to reﬂect on the emerging Freedom Tower, and of the kind of hope that it offers - an architecture that the glass industry has helped to inspire. And an architecture born out of enormous suffering, but once more allowing architects to build mega-structures to inspire current and future generations. For more information on Wrightstyle, visit the company at www.wrightstyle.co.uk

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SMOKE DETECTION

The Application of Smoke Detection In Open Areas Challenges to detection in open areas such as stadiums, large atria, airports, stations, lobbies and warehouses have to date been addressed utilising line detectors using an optical light beam (“beams”) or using aspirating smoke detectors (ASD). While specific risks can be detected using other technologies such as flame detection or video smoke detection, it remains the case that generic fire detection in large open areas is most often provided by either beam or ASD technology. Peter Massingberd-Mundy, Technology and Expert Practices Manager at Xtralis reports Background Both technologies derive their smoke measurement over an area, not at a single location. Such integrated measurement is inherently better for detecting smoke which is distributed and consequently diluted as it rises to high level or fills large volumes. Moreover, both technologies have well established product standards (EN54-12 and EN54-20 respectively) and are included and recognised in most installation codes (such as BS5839-1 and NFPA72). Thus they can be used with confidence and installed according to an established set of rules to provide “code compliant” smoke detection.

Simple Beam Detectors Relating well to the human observation that a light gets dimmer when smoke obscures the view, the simple beam detector is arguably the easiest to understand of all the smoke sensors available. However, a beam detector cannot reach the level of stability and hence sensitivity of a light scattering detector, particularly over short distances. Thus beam detectors are not considered to be as capable of very early warning performance as technologies based on light scattering (such as most ASD systems). Put simply this is because a scattering detector is measuring a large increase in a near-zero signal whereas an extinction detector needs to resolve a small decrease in a big signal. This gives beams an inherently lower stability, higher noise reading and thus low sensitivity. Nevertheless, beam detectors when applied correctly can be surprisingly effective in many circumstances and can often signal an alarm earlier than point –type smoke detectors because of the integrating behaviour already mentioned. They do, however, have some fundamental issues which have given them a poor reputation for reliability rooted in their proneness to false alarms and the challenges of achieving and maintaining alignment.

To overcome this susceptibility to false alarms, Open-area Smoke Imaging Detection (OSID) uses dual wavelength technology which has never been applied to a beam detector before. Fundamentally, while the attenuation of light by smoke or other particles is complex, there is a distinct difference between the attenuation of infrared (IR) light and ultra-violet (UV) light when particles are small but this difference is not present for large particles or solid objects. By measuring the attenuation of these two wavelengths over time (making 3 dimensions), OSID can differentiate between partial attenuation resulting from large dust particles (or intermittent intrusion by solid objects) and partial attenuation caused by smoke. This is what makes OSID so much less susceptible to the false alarm triggers commonly associated with beam detectors.

External Influences Measuring the light received from a distance light source sounds easy and would be if there were no other light sources. Unfortunately this is not the case and so most beam detectors (including OSID) carefully arrange for the receiver to respond to a narrow band of light (typically IR because it is cheaper) which is matched to wavelength of their light source (or transmitter). More sophisticated beams (including OSID) also modulate (flash) the light so that even if there are external influences in the frequency band of interest, they can be eliminated because they are not flashing at the expected rate and pattern. A third effective technique used to ignore light from external influences is to focus the receiver to only observe the transmitter - rather like a sailor who uses a telescope to observe the flashing of a distant lighthouse. The disadvantage of this approach is that the telescope must be carefully and consistently aligned – hence OSID does not use this technique.

Misalignment of the Source Propensity to False Alarms Because the beam detector is responding to attenuation of light between two points, anything that partially obscures the beam is potentially a trigger for a false alarm. Thus false alarms may be triggered by objects such as waving banners, balloons or even birds entering the beam path, or by dust in the air or insects crawling on the optical surfaces of the transmitter, receiver or reﬂector. Consequently, beams detectors and false alarms are synonymous for many practitioners of ﬁre detection.

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Before explaining how OSID overcomes the challenges associated with aligning the receiver of a traditional beam detector it is worth considering the consequences of misalignment of the transmitter. One can appreciate that the beam from a lighthouse is not consistent being brightest at the centre of the beam and tailing off at the edges. If the beam was static and aligned to a distant ship – a sailor on that ship with his telescope observing the intensity of light received would find that the alignment of the beam to his ship has a significant effect on the intensity observed – in fact our sailor would find it hard to be sure that a small fall off in intensity was due to smoke in the beam or movement of the distant lighthouse! However, if the lighthouse

SMOKE DETECTION

The Trafford Shopping Centre in Manchester, UK, is protected by Vesda aspirating smoke detection

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SMOKE DETECTION ﬂashed alternately blue and red then if the blue beam diminished

Multi-dimensional detection

more than the red he could be more conﬁdent that it was smoke causing the reduced intensity! QED for OSID!

To supplement its technological innovations, OSID takes advantage of the wide viewing angle achieved by the Imager to allow for monitoring of multiple Emitters. As such, a single Imager can watch for smoke between itself and up to seven Emitters positioned in multiple planes. To complete the package the Emitters can be battery powered so smoke detection over a huge area can be achieved by wiring to a single location!

Achieving and Maintaining Alignment To avoid the challenges associated with accurate alignment of the receiver OSID uses imager technology. Essentially a wide-angle camera is used and the position of a red/blue ﬂashing spot within the picture can be monitored. If the camera shifts then the spot can be tracked – in much the same way as image stabilisation is achieved on modern digital cameras. What is particularly advantageous about this approach is that accurate alignment of the imager during commissioning is not necessary AND subsequent shift in alignment can be tolerated and tracked. Thus OSID largely avoids the importance and challenges normally associated with aligning beam detectors. Having made this point it is important to note that alignment is still necessary during commissioning– after all, the lighthouse (Emitter) needs to shine towards the ship and the sailor (Imager) need to be looking in the right direction too! To make this task as easy as possible OSID is provided as a locking eye-ball. Using a simple laser screwdriver alignment tool each eyeball is simply aimed and locked into position with a convenient one-handed operation – essential simplicity when working at height.

Acceptable Innovation Never before has the potential and convenience of a beam detector been provided in such a reliable and innovative package. Innovations on this scale typically struggle to gain acceptance in the conservative and safety conscious ﬁre industry but as OSID is being approved to existing beam detector standards (such as EN54-12 in Europe) it can be used in full compliance with the installation rules for standard beam detectors. Xtralis’ Open-area Smoke Imaging Detection (OSID) was unveiled in October 2009. Following successful Beta trials during 2010 and UL approval in December 2010, the product was launched in the US. EU approval to EN54-12 was obtained in July 2011.

Smoke is one of the prime hazards for firefighters and victims alike in any fire situation. Here a breathing apparatus crew work a covering jet and spray during firefighting operations at this fire involving an industrial unit.

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AVIATION FIRE TRAINING

A Global First in Aircraft Fire Simulators at Dubai World Central Airport The provision of realistic training for airport firefighting crews is of paramount importance where seconds can count in a safe outcome of a real-life emergency. Dubai’s new second airport, Dubai World Central, has recently taken delivery of a new full-size replica Airbus 380 fire training simulator, the first of its kind in the world The design and construction of the new A380 Category 10 facility took three years. The fire trainer has a high degree of realism right across its three inner decks including flight deck, passenger cabin seats and cargo, and also features fully inflatable escape slides, hydraulic and manual cargo doors. In total, the aircraft simulator has 19 separate fire scenarios fuelled either by clean burn Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) or vapour. All the fires are controlled by a central computerised state of the art system that reacts to the firefighting action being taken, which if ineffective, results in the re-ignition of the fire. Cosmetic smoke can be injected into each fire scenario thus creating even greater realism for firefighting crews under training.

Cosmetic smoke adds to the realism of firefighting training in the passenger cabin

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An impressive view of the new Airbus 380 fire training simulator recently commissioned at Dubai's new World Central Airport

The A380 fire trainer at Dubai World Central can also be utilised for rescue training and the firefighting water supply to the trainer is recycled to reduce the demand upon limited water supplies. Dubai World Central’s new A380 fire trainer was designed and constructed by Kidde Fire Trainers who are based in Doha, Qatar. More details can be found on: www.utcfireandsecurity.com

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Safe FM-200® systems designed in accordance with the applicable international standards (NFPA 2001, ISO 14520) pose no danger to personnel inside the protected enclosure. Best practice is to ensure all personnel evacuate an area where a fire has been detected, but when this is not possible (nuclear facilities, air traffic controllers, hospitals), it is critical to choose an agent that when discharged does not itself pose any danger to persons in the room. FM-200® is the clear choice for these situations. Unlike inert gas systems, FM-200® systems do not significantly lower the oxygen level in a room. Instead the FM-200® agent puts

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Environmentally sustainable FM-200® has a zero Ozone Depletion Potential, which makes it a viable and sustainable alternative to Halon. It holds relevant approvals around the world and continues to set the performance benchmark for clean agent fire suppression systems. HFC fire extinguishing agents are also accepted under all current global warming initiatives. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the United States estimates that less than 0.01% of climate change impact is due to HFC fire extinguishing agents. This makes FM-200® an environmentally sustainable solution well into the foreseeable future. There are no bans or restrictions in place on the use of FM-200® globally. The latest F-Gas regulation assessment report from the European Union, due out in July, discusses options to further reduce F-gas emissions. The current draft imposes no limitations on the use of FM-200® and proposes no new fees or taxes to impede its use. To further support the sustainability of FM-200® in the Middle East, DuPont recently announced the launch of the FM-200® Falcon Customer Protection Program. Falcon CPP gives customers in the region the assurance that they have chosen the best fire protection for their critical applications. The Falcon Customer Protection Program provides a 20 year warranty for DuPont customers and is currently available in Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen.

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NEW TECHNOLOGY IN SMOKE DETECTION

An Overview of New Technology and Other Developments in Aspirating Smoke Detection Since the arrival of Aspirating Smoke Detection (ASD) on the fire protection scene, there has been a steady growth of new technology applied to ASD principles to maximise its performance in various applications. Fire Middle East provides this brief overview of some new technology associated with ASD, including the use of in-line filters Traditional Applications Aspirating Smoke Detection systems have traditionally been applied in various applications with different environmental conditions. The background levels of airborne particles can vary from one environment to another. For example, in typical industrial applications, such as in coal and steel plants, the air is usually laden with several types of particulates in a larger density, more so for instance, than that in an office environment resulting in higher background pollution. The performance of the ASD system may be compromised in higher background environments, particularly when subjected to prolonged exposure. ASD systems used in these environments must address potential challenges such as nuisance alarms created by the environment, reduced detector life, degradation of smoke sensitivity and be able to provide continuous fail-safe operation. Traditionally, mechanical filtration in ASD systems has long been accepted as the best method to address these challenges. However it comes at a cost and requires a strict maintenance regime thus increasing the total cost of ownership of the smoke detection system.

New Technology New technology combines ASD with intelligent filtration to address the above challenges in a more cost effective manner. A built-in intelligent filter effectively reduces the level of pollutants from the sampled air before it enters the detection chamber and dramatically extends the detector operational life without compromising its functional integrity. This is achieved by placing the filter in the airflow path before the detection chamber, where it removes a constant proportion of all sizes of airborne particles from the sampled air. It incorporates an innovative airflow splitting and airflow measurement arrangements together with HEPA filtration. The filter is supervised and its loading is constantly monitored using airflow sensors. This enables the detector to intelligently maintain its sensitivity over time.

The Effect of Background Pollution Environmental background pollution can have adverse effects on the smoke detection system resulting in premature failure, compromised performance and increased maintenance requirements. Generally, in-line ﬁlters are used in the ASD pipe network to address this issue where they typically remove particles associated with non-thermal events. In-line ﬁlters are based on the principle that dust particles are generally much larger than smoke. Smoke particles may

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vary in concentration and size depending on the fuel type and combustion conditions. The in-line filter type is usually chosen according to the type of dust particles present and the type of smoke to be detected in the protected environment. Whilst in-line filters have proven to be effective in addressing high background pollution levels,they tend to load over time and will eventually restrict the ASD system airflow.

Operational Experience with Filters Experience has also shown that loaded in-line filters tend to attenuate smoke long before a reduction in airflow or pressure difference is observed. Therefore regular maintenance and testing is essential to ensure continued reliable performance, which is recommended when in-line filters are used. Typically, for a well-maintained pipe network, the airflow through the pipe inlets remains relatively constant, whereas the airflow through the unfiltered path increases with an increase of the HEPA filter loading. The increased unfiltered airflow provides a fail-safe operation as smoke concentration through the detection chamber is guaranteed to increase.

False Alarm Safeguards Further safe-guards against nuisance alarms are achieved through an operator-controlled clean air zero function. This feature introduces clean air into the detection chamber through an internal mechanism followed by taking a reading of the chamber background. This in-ﬁeld clean air reading is then offset against the actual smoke readings, to further safeguard against nuisance alarms and maintain absolute smoke detection consistently.

Industrial Applications Very early warning smoke detection in industrial applications requires special attention. Aspirating Smoke Detection systems such as VESDA VLI, coupled with intelligent filtration, provide a reliable method of achieving very early warning fire detection at a lower total cost of ownership. Intelligent filtration of the air sample before it passes through the aspirator and detection chamber not only prolongs detector life but also ensures that the detector sensitivity remains unaffected, thereby providing guaranteed and reliable early detection of a fire. The innovative airflow splitting and measurement techniques employed in the intelligent filter maintain absolute smoke detection and ensure consistent performance over time.

FIREFIGHTING VEHICLES

Firefighting & Rescue Vehicle Gallery The development of the design of today’s firefighting and rescue vehicles continues to see new build applications and specifications to meet the wide ranging demands of modern-day fire and emergency situations. This Fire Middle East Gallery reflects just a few of the newer fire and rescue vehicles, both large and small, that have appeared on the scene, both in the Gulf and beyond. One particular new type of dual-function fire vehicle currently emerging from Europe is the combined aerial rescue pump (CARP). As their name implies, these provide an aerial ladder rescue facility allied to a heavy duty chassis, that in addition incorporates all the functions and equipment of an ordinary pumping fire engine. 1 & 2.A CARP of West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service, UK, at work at two separate operational incidents. This version is mounted on a Volvo chassis also with a 2,250 lpm pump. Note the wide and effective range of both operational projection and depression of the aerial ladder. 3. A new compact Firex Mercedes water/foam tender designed and built in the company’s Sharjah factory. 4. A CARP of Strathclyde Fire & Rescue Service, Scotland, UK, mounted on a Scania 6 x 4 chassis with a 2,250 litres per minute pumping output. 5. One of the smallest fire vehicles available for immediate attack in situations where ready access to the fire by larger trucks might not be immediately possible. This first strike 4 x 4 mini was built by SFFECO and seen here on display at the Intersec show in Dubai.

Photos Nos 1, 2 and 3 by courtesy of Strathclyde and West Yorkshire FRS, UK, respectively.

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FIRE MIDDLE EAST DIARY I N T E R N AT I O N A L T RA D E S H O W S , EXHIBITIONS AND CONFERENCES TA K I N G P L A C E O V E R T H E COMING MONTHS

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3RD QATAR CIVIL DEFENCE EXHIBITION DOHA INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION CENTRE DOHA, QATAR www.civil-defence-exhibition.com

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3RD QATAR CIVIL DEFENCE EXHIBITION & CONFERENCE

3rd Qatar Civil Defence Exhibition & Conference Doha: 14th to 16th November 2011

Brigadier General Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Suwaidi (centre right in uniform) escorts VIP's and other dignitaries at the opening ceremony of the 2nd Qatar Civil Defence Exhibition and Conference, Doha, in November 2009.

Qatar will host the 3rd Civil Defence Exhibition and Conference from 14th to 16th November 2011 at the Doha International Exhibition Centre, which is considered to be the first specialized exhibition in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) for civil defence and public safety. This exhibition comes at its third session whilst Qatar prepares to host the 2022 World Cup. This major event requires the establishment of numerous sports facilities, towers and infrastructure development demanding a comprehensive plan to implement a full range of safety requirements in these multiple facilities. Through this exhibition, Qatar is seeking to create significant challenges for officials in the private and public sector for the security and safety of community members and property, and for the selection of suitable suppliers and expertise to provide the best advanced technology and safety facilities. The event will also provide an opportunity for participants in the exhibition and multinational companies to offer their services to visitor and delegates. During its previous sessions the exhibition fulfilled all security requirements and prevention in the best possible way; for example in terms of planning, design, construction and use of suitable technology and materials. More than 260 local, regional and global leading companies in the field of safety and firefighting participated in the previous exhibitions, offering a range of modern technology products. Several workshops, seminars and lectures have been organised for 2011 on the lines of those staged at previous exhibitions to increase the efficiency of engineers in consulting offices and contracting companies in matters relating to fire engineering and safety. According to Mr. Eiz Eldin Abdurhaman, Executive Director of the exhibition on behalf of the organizers Dar Al-Sharq, the organising

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committee headed by Brigadier General Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Suwaidi, Director of the General Administration of Civil Defence has secured everything to host this exhibition, with more than 80 companies specializing in the ﬁeld of safety participating and exhibiting products. Several events will also be held on the sidelines of the exhibition to raise both safety awareness and the experience of companies and individuals.

Mr. Eiz Eldin Abdurhaman, Executive Director of the Exhibition on behalf of organisers Dar Al-Sharq

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Ifsec Arabia Brings Together The Global Fire And Security Industry This November Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Centre: 20th to 22nd November 2011 Bringing together the fire, safety and industrial security industries from around the globe, IFSEC Arabia is set to take place at the Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Centre (RICEC) from 20th to 22nd November 2011. Organised by world’s leading organiser of security events and media UBM Live, the show will enable collaboration between international protection solution providers, the government and commercial buyers in Saudi Arabia and the MENA region. Set to provide a wealth of commercial opportunities to visitors and exhibitors at the show, UBM Live is launching its new Global Partners Programme which will see prominent providers such as Axis, Milestone, Biostream, Ozak Turnstile, Texecom, AnalyticsReady, Nittan, TDSI, General Dynamics, Tyco and Dahua in attendance. The global partners programme will enable exhibitors to maximise return-oninvestment across the portfolio of IFSEC events from the UK, South Africa, West Africa and India. IFSEC Arabia 2011 is set to showcase some of the latest innovations from across the security and fire industry, including the launch of the new Fireray 3000 end to end infrared optical beam smoke detector from Fire Fighting Enterprises Ltd. The new detector offers costeffective protection of large, open area spaces with high ceilings and in situations where ceiling mounting is difficult or inappropriate. Ideal for applications where line of sight for the IR beam path is narrow, or where the building structure uses especially reflective surfaces, the Fireray 3000 has been designed to be discreet, helping it fit well into many environments, from modern architectural buildings to ornately decorated heritage sites. Ozak Turnstile will be launching its new range of turnstiles including the Half Height HT400 which is perfect for areas where there is limited vertical space to accommodate a regular, full height turnstile. The Optical Turnstile – OG01 which is suitable for high traffic areas where there is a high level of flow rate will also be on show. Visitors will also get to see the unveiling of Baldwin Boxall’s new CARE2 Emergency Voice Communication System which includes firefighter telephones, disabled refuge points and disabled toilet alarms all on one system.

IFSEC Arabia will be co-located with OSH Expo Arabia which will provide professionals involved in occupational safety & health with a platform from which to source the latest products, services and innovations within the market, network with industry peers and take advantage of an extensive educational programme. IFSEC and OSH Arabia will provide the experience to the Saudi Arabian industrial security sector which will strengthen the security of the critical infrastructure protection of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia represents a highly profitable market as one of the top ten fastest growing countries in the world and the largest and most influential economy in the Middle East, accounting for 27% of the region’s GDP. Riyadh, as the capital of Saudi Arabia, is central to all decisionmaking and with a population approaching 5 million, is Saudi Arabia’s largest populated city. The venue for IFSEC Arabia and OSH Arabia, RICEC, is the Middle East’s newest and most state-of-the art international exhibition centre providing 20,000 square metres of exhibition space. Centrally located, the centre offers all the facilities expected of an international exhibition complex including conference facilities, management offices, catering and ample car parking. James Blue, Portfolio Director for Fire & Security at UBM Live said: “Our aim with IFSEC Arabia is to provide a regionally and internationally respected exhibition to attract international leaders and solutions providers to the region. Saudi Arabia offers suppliers unparalleled business opportunities and we are delighted to be able to facilitate a route into this highly profitable market.” Companies who are interested in exhibiting should contact Kristan Johnstone on + 44 (0)20 921 8057 or kristan.johnstone@ubm.com. For further information please visit www.ifsecarabia.com or www.oshexpoarabia.com or www.ubmlive.com

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SEE THE TOP SECURITY SOLUTIONS IN ACTION Visit IFSEC Arabia, the only commercial security and fire safety event to bring the entire security industry supply chain together. IFSEC Arabia is supported and endorsed by the Saudi Ministry of Interior and has the Royal Patronage of Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud. Visit IFSEC Arabia to: Discover the latest innovations and cost-effective solutions from international exhibitors Learn from leading industry experts Network with other high-level fire safety and security professionals Exhibitors include AMG Systems, Axis Communications, General Dynamics, March Networks, NITTAN and Tyco Security

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FREEDOM OF DESIGN FOR SAFETY Fire resistant glazing made from PYRAN® and PYRANOVA®, built for highest safety with maximum freedom of design. Since its introduction in the 1970’s, fire resistant glazing in building projects have become increasingly important. The material glass as an element of architectural design has led to ever greater transparency in buildings and has become the driver of creative ideas. The protective effect is nowadays simply assumed. In the place of traditional roofs, doors and partitions, today’s special glass allows user-friendly and virtually invisible fulfilment of safety requirements for room integrity. Improvements during the past few years in fire resistant glazing mean that architects and designers no longer have to compromise their designs. SCHOTT fire resistant glazing enables architects and designers to create and build impressive buildings that are functional, more aesthetically pleasing and safer. Why use Fire Protection Glazing? Fire Resistant Glazing is essential to fire safety. Its application is strictly dedicated by norms and regulations which differ from country to country. But the sense behind using Fire Resistant Glazing is the same everywhere: avoiding the occurrence of fire; avoiding the spread of fire and smoke as well as securing rescue and extinguishant measures. Therefore – depending on the national codes – the application of fire resistant glazing is specified. Possible application are partitions, doors, transoms, facades or roof glazing in hospitals, hotels, administration buildings, shopping malls, schools, airports, stadiums, theatres, passenger ships, leisure parks, and industrial plants – so mainly public buildings filled with people or of high value.

PYRAN® S: Up to two hours integrity in case of fire Borosilicate glass is the base material for the entire PYRAN® family of fire resistant glazing products. PYRAN® S is a monolithic, fully toughened borosilicate glass with special strength and impact resistance. It fulfils the requirements for monolithic safety glass, at the same time is suitable for all applications up to fire resistant class E (G) 120 and guarantees room integrity against fire, hot gases and smoke. Pyranova® is a compact multi-pane composite. Used in fire resistant glazing which meets the requirements of fire resistant class EI (F), it provides reliable protection against the spread of fire, hot gases, smoke and heat radiation. SCHOTT’s fire resistant glazing gives variety to the enjoyment and functionality of buildings! Our extensive portfolio of products and services together with the strong brand name SCHOTT, are understood as an international synonym for highest quality and creativity. With the trust of its customers, suppliers and partners, Schott’s more than 16,000 employees worldwide have committed themselves to continuous innovation and a strong entrepreneurial spirit. www.schott.com/pyran

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MINIMISING THE RISKS OF FIRE AND BLAST A short-sighted approach to passive fire and blast protection can ultimately cost money and lives, an issue that has been the focus of increased media attention over recent months following numerous high-profile incidents around the world in power facilities, warehouses, airports and on off-shore platforms. As awareness of the risks incurred directly from the use of insufficient fire and blast protection increases, organisations are acknowledging the need for more substantial protection and are investing heavily into high-specification systems that will minimise damage and maximise safety in the long-term. New Doha International Airport is the latest in a long line of projects to recognise the need for such increased protection, where it has recently introduced the 4-hour fire rated Durasteel product as its preferred high-specification fire and blast protection system. External substation buildings located in close proximity to the runways and taxiways have been entirely encased with Durasteel firewalls, providing complete two-way protection, not only containing any transformer explosion that may occur inside the substation, but also protecting the transformers inside from any external fires and blasts. Both of these present extensive risk issues considering that ground staff and fuelfilled, passenger-carrying aircraft will be operating in close proximity to the substations, and the loss incurred from a fire or explosion could be colossal, not only in financial-terms but also loss of life.

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Durasteel is a 9.5mm thick 4-hour fire rated composite panel, combining a fibre-reinforced cementitious core mechanically punched to two outer steel sheets, and provides extensive fire protection in addition to blast protection, impact protection and being completely

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modular and demountable due to its lightweight, foundation-less construction. Certified to many international standards, including Factory Mutual, UL and Lloyd’s Register, and approved by Civil Defense in the UAE, Qatar and Oman, the product has been tried and tested in Europe for over 60 years, but was only introduced to the Middle East market by Invicta Durasteel in 2008. Since then, the systems have been used extensively on projects such as the Dubai Metro, Jebel Ali Power and Desalination Plant ‘Station M’ and numerous sites for Dow Chemicals and Air Liquide, in systems ranging from fire walls, blast barriers and fire-rated ceilings to valve enclosures and cable encasements. The Dubai Metro has recently seen the installation of 40 Durasteel fire barriers in 19 separate underground and overground stations on the Green Line. Each fire barrier was designed primarily to stop the spread of fire and contain any explosions in public areas, but also needed to be completely demountable in order to allow access for the maintenance and removal of machinery, something that a traditional block wall would not facilitate. On the Jebel Ali Power and Desalination Plant ‘Station M’ project, 94 separate underground tunnel fire barriers have been installed in order to provide effective fire compartmentation in the DEWA site’s tunnels, cable trenches and basements, which house cables vital to the operation of the plant. Dow Chemicals has also introduced Durasteel valve enclosures on its sites to protect main deluge valves within chemical storage areas from fires and explosions. The externally located enclosures had to be completely freestanding, wind-resistant and weatherproof, and maintain their integrity within harsh chemical atmospheric conditions to allow safe and continued operation of the valves in the event of a fire.

Awareness for the need of high-speciﬁcation ﬁre and blast protection systems is ever increasing throughout the Middle East, and as regulations continue to develop and become more stringent, the longterm safety on high-risk sites should only continue to improve. www.durasteel.net

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ONE-STOP-SHOP FOR FIRE FIGHTING Saudi Factory for Fire Equipment Co. (SFFECO), an ISO 9001 certified manufacturing company by TUV of Germany and LPCB of UK, is a market leader which specialises in manufacturing end-end range of products for the fire fighting industry matching international standards with quality. With its innovative approach, SFFECO provides a vast range of products which reflects the global Fire Protection and Fire Fighting industry. This makes SFFECO a one-stop-shop for customers, fulfilling their end-to-end needs in products, solutions and services for the industry. Fire & safety professionals from all disciplines can depend on SFFECO to responds to their needs supplying everything from Fire Extinguishers to Fire Hose Reels, Fire Doors to Fire Suppression products & systems and Fire Trucks to Ambulances. Clients in clean rooms, airports, the oil & gas industries and many other sectors rely on SFFECO. Represented globally in over 40 countries worldwide with an extensive distributor and dealer network SFFECO has a large number of highly qualified staff and the company is certified and licensed to design, supply install, commission and maintain services throughout the GCC, Asia, Africa and Europe. As global leaders, SFFECO believes in

manufacturing quality products and services and extend exceptional service standards in the global market thereby rewarding our customers by keeping their investments safe and secure. The SFFECO team of product experts and quality control associates, collaborate closely with certifying bodies, government regulatory, technology associations, suppliers and other partners from across the globe, to build innovative and beneficial products and technologies for all our areas of operation. SFFECO continually expands its knowledge and services to keep its clients updated with the latest fire fighting technology in the world and achieving international standards. www.sffeco.com

SUSTAINING LIVES LIFECO serves Civil Defence, Industrial, Commercial and Consumer markets with its wide range of quality and innovative products. The Company’s strengths are underpinned by a National and International infrastructure, a highly skilled workforce, and a diverse range of quality products and services. LIFECO provides a ‘one stop shop’ for all of its Customers’ Fire and Life Safety requirements. LIFECO has remained at the forefront of the Fire Fighting Equipment market by constantly striving to provide innovative solutions and services that surpass customers’ expectations and by tirelessly seeking to improve quality standards. To this end, the company maintains a quality management system accredited by BSI to ISO 9001:2008. In addition its products, where applicable, hold accreditations issued by major inspection organisations such as Loss Prevention Certiﬁcation Board (LPCB), BSI Kitemark, Underwriters Laboratories (UL) and Marine (MED) approval. LIFECO focuses its sales activities in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA Region). Within this highly competitive region LIFECO has established an enviable reputation for innovation, quality and customer service resulting in healthy sales and organic growth. Its reputation has allowed us to establish a number of strategic alliances with established and respected Middle Eastern companies and set-up a reputable dealer network. Sales within the UK have mainly been achieved via word of mouth or by association with a number of UK

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based blue chip companies whose main area of activity has closely matched our own. LIFECO’s comprehensive product range includes; EN3 standard confirming Fire Extinguishers bearing KITEMARK, CE MARK, BAFE MARK, LPCB MARK, WHEEL MARK and SASO Marks and the Marine Approvals EN671 Standards approved Fire Hose Reels bearing the KITEMARK, WHEELMARK, LPCB MARK and SASO MARKS and hose racks, couplings and cabinets, branch pipes and nozzles UL Listed Fire Alarm System and Equipment: Conventional and Addressable UL Listed Valves (gate valves, check valves, globe valves, butterfly valves, indicator post etc...) UL Listed Sprinklers & Water Spray Systems UL listed HFC227EA Clean Agent Extinguishing Systems UL Listed Dry Barrel Fire Hydrant and Standard Wet Barrel Fire Hydrant UL / FM, ULC, BM Trada listed Fire Doors also bearing the LPCB Mark and SASO Marks BS Standard confirming Wet Riser and Dry Riser Equipment and Standard Lay flat hoses Water Monitors Vertical in-line Multistage Pumps, G-Max Fire Pumps Hi-Tech Motors & Megaforce Engines Wet & Dry Risers www.lifeco-uk.com

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ARCHIVE & IT SERVERS GET DEDICATED FIRE PROTECTION As part of a major reassessment of its fire detection and suppression needs, Riyadh-based Al Sayed & Sons Company has opted to provide dedicated fire detection and suppression for its business archives, electrical cabinets and computer servers The Al Sayed & Sons Company is an entrepreneurial business with extensive trading interests throughout Saudi Arabia embracing investment, real estate, electrical materials and carpets. With such diverse trading interests, the company has to maintain a significant quantity of carefully catalogued and easily accessible business records, and utilise the very latest IT and communications equipment to run its entire operation. To protect these vital business assets from damage or destruction by fire, it was decided that the chosen fire detection and suppression technology would have a number of essential characteristics. In addition to proven error-free reliability, a prerequisite when making the selection was that the activation of the system did not in any way damage either the delicate electronic equipment in the cabinets and computer servers or the hard-copy paper records in the archive. This, naturally, eliminated any potential solutions using either water or foam. Additionally, as the archives are in regular use and so could be occupied when a fire broke out, this also precluded any system that used a suppression agent that depleted the oxygen level to dangerous and potentially lethal levels. For that reason, solutions using carbon dioxide were rejected. Being acutely aware of the business continuity importance of these assets, Al Sayed & Sons’ management also identified the need for the fastest possible detection and suppression with the least achievable clean up following a suppression agent discharge. This disqualified the option of relying on a ceiling-mounted, facility-wide detection and suppression system, which has the twin disadvantages of having the very real potential of being too slow to react and, once activated, to unnecessarily flood the entire area rather that be directed at the seat of the fire. These limitations were a particular concern when considering the protection of the electrical cabinets and computer servers, as any fire would be within an enclosure that would further lengthen the time between a fire occurring and it being detected. For a solution to these challenges, Al Sayed & Sons turned to specialist fire protection company, Husam Sinjab Contracting. After taking all of these considerations into account, it recommended that the archives, electrical cabinets and computer servers be protected by a total of 53 Firetrace International Firetrace® automatic fire detection and suppression systems, as part of an integrated fire protection installation. Firetrace is designed specifically to protect in-cabinet or “microenclosure” environments. It is intrinsically safe and provides around-the-clock, unsupervised protection that requires neither electricity nor external power. It comprises a cylinder containing the extinguishing agent that is attached to specially developed leak-resistant polymer tubing. This proprietary Firetrace Detection Tubing is a linear pneumatic heat and flame

detector. Immediately a fire is detected the tubing ruptures at the point where the heat is detected, automatically triggering the release of the suppression agent – in this instance 3M™ Novec™ 1230 Fire Protection Fluid – extinguishing the fire precisely where it starts and before it has had time to escalate or spread. Explaining the reason for selecting Novec 1230 from the various options that Firetrace International could have provided, Husam Sinjab says: “Novec 1230 was chosen for Al Sayed & Sons applications for several reasons. It is a clean suppressant agent that leaves no residue to clean-up after discharge, and does not damage either Al Sayed & Sons’ sensitive electronic equipment or the company’s archive hard-copy records.” He continues: “Novec 1230 is also completely safe for discharge in occupied areas. The flexibility of the Firetrace Detection Tubing enables it to be routed throughout the electrical cabinets, the computer servers and archive records. The result is that wherever a fire breaks out the tube will rupture and the agent be discharged to suppress it in less than ten seconds.” Despite there now being in excess of 150,000 Firetrace installations around the world, there has not been a single instance recorded where a Firetrace system that has been correctly installed and maintained has either false alarmed or failed to detect and suppress a genuine fire. In fact, ISO 9001:2008-certified Firetrace International’s Firetrace is the only UL [Underwriters Laboratories] listed and FM [Factory Mutual] approved tube-operated system in the world that is tested as an automatic fire detection and suppression system. www.firetrace.com

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PROVIDING CRITICAL PROTECTION & DETECTION SYSTEMS Oil, Gas and Petrochemical facilities provide some of the most challenging risks for Fire Protection and Fire Detection Systems. The critical nature of the operations, the volatility of the products involved and the hazardous nature of the environment mean only the highest standards of design, product features, quality and safety will sufﬁce. At Tyco Fire & Security UAE, we have been providing critical Protection and Detection Systems to the region’s leading Oil & Gas and Petrochemical companies for nearly two decades. Be it a new plant or upgrade of an existing facility, we offer the complete range of products and services for onshore and offshore sites:

Foam and Deluge Systems for fuel tanks, jetty loading and storage facilities Watermist Systems for turbine and generator applications Fire Fighting equipment

With over 800 personnel in the region our unrivaled experience in working in these most challenging of environments, as well as Tyco’s world renowned brands, has ensured we have become the company of choice for the regions owners, operators and contractors. At our ISO approved facilities located in Abu Dhabi we can locally build and fabricate Fire & Gas systems, Foam & Deluge skids and clean agent enclosures to meet customer-speciﬁc solutions and our comprehensive service and maintenance capabilities provide the peace of mind required by our clients at these most critical of facilities. www.tycofireuae.com

Fire & Gas Detection Systems for the earliest possible warning of a critical situation Public Address,Voice Alarm and Telecoms systems Inergen & Sapphire Clean Agent Systems for protection of essential control room, electrical, instrumentation and switchgear areas

FIRE PROTECTIVE COATINGS DESIGNED FOR INDUSTRIAL PLANTS At the Big 5 show in Dubai, German specialist AUDAX-Keck presents its latest innovation: The new fireproof protective coating RENITHERM EP 809 which is especially designed for the special requirements of industrial fire protection, saving human life and material values. Exclusively produced in Germany under the requirements of EN ISO 9001 standard, RENITHERM EP 809 is a solvent free epoxy coating which forms a high build thermosetting plastic with reliable stability and chemical resistance. Based on the ingenious RENITHERM principle of quickly expanding to a foam barrier when exposed to high temperatures, EP 809 is extremely resistant against fires with high hydrocarbon proportion, such as pool fires and jet fires, e.g. at offshore plants for oil and gas production and for chemical plants and refineries. In case of a fire, the utilisability of technical plants and installations is maintained for a preliminarily defined time period. Due to its outstanding resistance

and its excellent anti-corrosion and fire protection properties, EP 809 is especially suitable for the protection of tanks which are used for the storing, conveying and processing of highly flammable materials such as oil, gas and chemicals. VERSATILE BENEFITS FOR HIGHEST DEMANDS EP 809 achieves remarkable hardness and long-lasting fire protection, even when applied in low concentration per unit to achieve a given fire resistance. The processing is simple, efficient and cost-saving. When applying thick coatings, e.g. flexible silicate mesh may be used. Application procedures vary from spraying methods to using hand scrapers, always guaranteeing excellent productivity. Authorised specialists who have to document their international evidence of conformity are exclusively qualified for the processing of EP 809. A full line of tests and approval procedures guarantee a comprehensive fire protection, according to British standard 476:21. www.audax.de

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SIEMENS EXPANDS ITS CERBERUS PRO PORTFOLIO The addition of two new detectors from Siemens - again featuring the company’s unique ASAtechnology™ (Advanced Signal Analysis) and selectable parameter sets - means the comprehensive Cerberus® PRO portfolio has been expanded and is the one solution for any application Cerberus® PRO from Siemens is the powerful yet straightforward fire protection system, whose wide range of products provides innovative technology with extensive safety features. It is distributed exclusively by a network of approved Siemens Solutions Partners, who are trained to design, supply, install, commission and maintain the Cerberus® PRO products, without direct intervention by Siemens.. Just like the existing range, the new detectors again ensure very fast and highly reliable fire detection, alarm signalling, and control, even in the most demanding environments. The advanced signal processing of ASAtechnology™, combined with the detectors’ selectable parameter sets, ensures accurate detection of the fire criteria - smoke, heat and now, carbon monoxide. This ensures the maximum protection of people and property, whilst minimising the possibility of false alarm. The new ASA neural fire detector (OOH740) and ASA neural fire and CO detector (OOHC740) both have the capability of earliest detection of flaming fires caused by the combustion of liquid and solid matters. They are especially suited to exacting applications such as data centers, IT and telecommunications equipment, hospitals and nursing homes, restaurants, canteens and kitchens, car repair shops and garages and industrial production facilities. They are also immune to deceptive phenomena such as machine exhaust gases, industrial dust or steam. As a result, they eliminate unwanted alarms that otherwise would cause unnecessary and costly interruptions and delays. The new carbon monoxide sensor ensures earliest detection of all CO-generating fires. It can detect the gas independently from fire thanks to its autonomous carbon monoxide alarm channel. Moreover, the carbon monoxide

parameter sets, which comply with Life Safety norms, can be set separately from the ASA parameter sets. Clever detection technology Both detectors contain two optical sensors with forward and backward scattering, as well as two thermal sensors. This means that they can be used as multi-sensor fire detectors, smoke detectors or heat detectors. At the core of the detectors are pre-programmed ASA parameter sets. From highly sensitive to very robust, it is possible to select the parameter set that meets the anticipated environmental conditions of each individual detection area. The optimal parameter set is selected, taking the individual risks and the detector’s immediate environment into account. Interpretation of the situation in real time results in the selected ASA parameter set being dynamically adapted. This automatically shifts its optimum application range. Consequently, the detector reacts more sensitively in the event of a fire and more forcefully in response to deceptive phenomena. The result is unique fire detection with unprecedented reliability against such deceptive conditions. It also offers real flexibility if usage of any area changes, the existing detector can be re-programmed with a new parameter set appropriate to its new operating conditions. A broad portfolio with complementary options Cerberus® PRO comprises different control panels, fire detectors, peripheral devices, and accessories - all of which have smart, unique safety features (such as built-in turbo isolators, degrade mode, standby functionality etc.). The system includes a broad range of detectors for any type of fire as well as for carbon monoxide concentrations. They are powered and communicate via the C-NET. The detector line-up is completed by specialist devices such as linear smoke detectors, aspirating smoke detectors as well as those for explosion-protected zones. Its uniform hardware concept facilitates the planning process and even expansion of the network at a later time. Even large, campus-wide networks can be easily realized with little additional planning. Floor repeater terminals are loop-powered directly on the C-NET, saving cabling and installation costs (the system’s “distributed” intelligence enabling the use of unshielded cables). This also means less planning for connection and power supply. They display system status and events at floor level and enhance user convenience, as visibility can be configured individually. Terminals FT2010 and FT2011 also enhance safety because they remain functional, even in case of an open or short circuit. Cerberus® PRO can be readily integrated into an existing IT network. The backbone of the systems is an innovative, EN 54approved industrial LAN network that offers increased planning flexibility, allowing the networking of up to 64 panels. Commissioning of the system is simple thanks to auto-configuration This also enables immediate fire protection during a building’s construction and thereby assists in its on-time completion. Enhanced remote operating functions are available for system diagnosis and monitoring, thus saving time and costs by reducing on-site visits when the system is operational. www.siemens.com/cerberus_pro

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RED BOOK FIRST IN THE REGION FOR ATEIS The VELOX range of wireless sensing and alarm systems is the first in the Middle East to have obtained LPCB approvals. ATEIS has augmented its entry into the fire alarm industry in the Middle East with the launch of its wireless fire alarm systems. The VELOX wireless range of fire alarm and detection devices are the first in the ME region with LPCB approvals and certified as fully compliant with British and European standards. This puts ATEIS among a unique list of manufacturers offering a wide spectrum of solutions encompassing fire detection and signaling on wired and wireless networks, public address and voice alarm, emergency voice communication, acoustic solutions, and guest room management systems, with the unprecedented possibilities of integrating all the above components for centralised monitoring and control. Hussam Al Haddad, Managing Director of ATEIS Middle East, said: “At present, we are well equipped with a broad range of possibilities to offer innovative solutions for the fire alarm industry. ATEIS fire alarm systems, including the wireless range, have acquired the Dubai Civil Defence approvals and operating frequency licenses. All our wireless devices are compliant with the EN54-25 standard for components using radio links. The LBCP approvals have made us the first manufacturer in the region to have such a competent mix of life safety products for multiple market segments.” Wireless systems undoubtedly offer the advantages of cable-free environments and hassle-free installation. However, the greatest appeal for wireless detection systems lie in its scalability features. The client does not bear additional cost in opting for a wireless detection system because the feature is inherent in the wired fire alarm detection loop. “We’ve observed a growing demand for applications that enhance life safety in buildings but at the same time do not interfere with interior architecture, put additional strain on cabling and resources, or disrupt the normal functioning of an office or retail outlet. Wireless technology having been well established in several other fields is now preferred and being more accepted in the fire alarm industry for its numerous advantages. We have overcome the limitations of conventional wireless systems, such as insufficient signal strength, frequency channel use, battery life and so on,” explained Hussam Al Haddad.

The ATEIS wireless fire alarm network is an expandable feature of the wired fire detection and alarm loop. A wireless sensor, sounder, etc., is interfaced with the fire alarm loop by using a wire to wireless interface or translator module. This links the wireless devices with the wired fire alarm network, thereby enabling the fire alarm control panel to monitor the wireless network. Technology advancements in radio fire detection systems have made it possible to obtain the same reliability as that of wired systems. Earlier concerns with the communication range of wireless sensors are not relevant anymore. Before installation of a wireless device, a radio survey kit is used to determine the quality of the radio signal from the translator module. Furthermore, the wireless devices have an inbuilt feature to evaluate the strength of the wireless signal during installation. Regular survey of the wireless network helps improve the network design and helps maintenance personnel to audit the network performance. All VELOX wireless devices operate on a primary battery and have a standby secondary battery. This ensures that the wireless network continues to operate if the primary battery fails. Battery failure is transmitted as a warning signal to the fire alarm control panel. While hardwired fire alarm systems are well established in the life safety industry, wireless systems are gaining wider acceptance for their flexibility in installation and competitive pricing. A combination of wired and wireless fire alarm systems is ideal for building complexes and large open spaces such as shopping malls, airports, and educational institutions. In historical and religious buildings with rich interior architecture and decoration, wireless devices are suitable as they do not interfere with the aesthetics of the buildings. “The VELOX 4000 series of integrated fire alarm panels enables full monitoring and control of both wired and wireless systems on an expandable network. The wireless fire alarm system expands the functionality of the wired system while retaining the same response and security features of the wired network. At ATEIS, we go the extra mile to ensure that life safety is not compromised at the cost of increased flexibility,” Hussam Al Haddad concluded. www.ateis.ae

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SIGMA A-XT... NEW UL/FM APPROVED VALUE-PACKED EXTINGUISHANT CONTROL PANEL Kentec’s new Sigma A-XT releasing panel is cleverly designed to be packed with efficiencies and performance for all small to medium fixed firefighting installations. Designed and manufactured to the highest standards, the A-XT meets UL and FM approvals and features extensive configuration options that permit the functionality of the system to be extensively modified with ease. With three initiation circuits as standard, release can be configured to allow (among other combinations) any two from three type activations in configurations most often required for detection, such as ceiling void, room and floor void applications. The large and readable LED display enables easy configuration and control, with the time remaining until release clearly displayed for added user safety. Releasing delays and releasing duration are configurable in 5 second steps, with detection and sounder delays also configurable with comprehensive programming functions. In addition, the countdown timer can be duplicated on up to seven remote status units to provide local indication of the system status.

Other programmable options include use with I.S barriers, zero time delay upon manual release, non-latching zones to receive signals from other systems such as aspirating equipment or addressable modules and inversion of the low pressure switch input. With all of the electronics mounted on a single, easily removable, steel plate, Sigma A-XT panels are both robust and easy to install. Sigma A-XT is supplied in an enclosure that matches the design and colour of the Elite RS range and is available in standard red or optional grey. With its simple-to-programme flexibility, Sigma A-XT has all the intelligent solutions needed to enable modern fire alarm systems to be engineered and installed, simply and efficiently. Kentec Electronics Ltd, the UK's leading independent manufacturer of fire detection and alarm control panels, has the most comprehensive range of conventional, analogue addressable fire detection and extinguishant control panels available. Kentec's total commitment to their customers is reflected in their sophisticated technical support and customized software development that offers many language variants for all mainline products. www.kentec.co.uk

SLEEPING SOLUTIONS Hochiki America Corporation has developed a unique solution to the difficult issue of sleep room fire alarm coverage in commercial settings, such as hotels, motels, dormitories, nursing homes, assisted living, etc. By connecting a new cost-effective detector to the system control panel, the people who need to know about a fire, smoke or trouble situation can be notified. This includes security guards, nurse station personnel, and hotel front lobby attendants, as well as room occupants. Further, the system will generate the appropriate local or building-wide sound depending on the situation detected. Immediate notification allows for quick investigation and rapid discovery of potential dangers, resulting in a higher level of safety for building occupants. Historically, sleep rooms have been protected by stand-alone 110 VAC-powered smoke detectors with internal alarm sounders. These detectors were not connected to the building fire alarm system. This code-driven operation was designed to prevent evacuating the building during non-emergency conditions; for example, if someone burned

toast in their room. But this way there are two separate systems: the fire alarm control panel with its notification appliances, and the stand-alone smoke detectors in each room with built-in local alarm sounders. Now Hochiki has developed a simple and cost-effective solution that addresses these challenges. The Hochiki ACA-V is a multi-criteria analog sensor, combining heat and smoke detection in a single device. If an actual fire event is present, heat from the fire will activate the heat sensing element in the ACA-V. This now becomes a Fire Alarm situation, and the control panel will activate all notification appliances, including all of the analog sounder bases, in a fire alarm Temporal pattern. Or, if someone investigates the Supervisory condition generated by the smoke sensor in the sleep room and discovers it to be an actual fire, they may operate a manual pull station, thereby setting the fire alarm control panel into a Fire Alarm state, and operating all of the notification appliances, including all of the ASBs. www.hochiki.com

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KENTEC

FIKE

UL and FM approved Sigma A-XT

Integrated voice evacuation & messaging system

Kentec's new UL and FM approved Sigma A-XT releasing panel is packed with performance for all small to medium fixed firefighting installations, plus extensive configuration options for easy system modification. With three initiation circuits as standard, release can be configured for any two from three type activations in selections most often required for detection, such as ceiling void, room and floor void applications. Releasing delays and duration, detection and sounder delays, are all configurable with comprehensive programming functions. Available in standard red or optional grey, the panel matches the Elite RS range. TEL +44 (0)1322 222121 WEB www.kentec.co.uk

Fike Alarm Systems has rounded out its complete line of fire alarm solutions with the 2010 Integrated Voice Evacuation and Messaging System. Fike’s Integrated Voice System offers a safer means of communicating in an emergency situation, and features integrated back-up amplifiers for built-in redundancy, virtually unlimited messaging, multiple levels of fault protection, and the flexibility to fit any application, from single-channel to large distributed systems. Fike’s Integrated Voice Evacuation System is built around the intelligent and dependable CyberCat® fire alarm panel technology. The seamless combination of fire detection and voice messaging, simplifies operation, installation and programming of the entire system. For more information on all of Fike’s safety products visit our website. WEB www.fike.com

SCHOTT GLASS

XTRALIS

PYRAN® retains its transparency

Powerful Solutions

The safety glass Pyran® S retains its transparency even under the greatest thermal shock. Depending on its thickness (5 to 12 mm), it is available in the sizes 1650 x 3100 mm2 and 1800 x 3600 mm2, and has been tested and approved according to building standards. It is superior to the approved sizes of the conventional sodalime based ESG glazing. As a component of fire-resistant glazing, it meets the requirements for fire-resistant classes G30, G60, G90 and G120. Pyran® White is another alternative for fire-resistance class G30. This in part thermally annealed borosilicate glass has an improved transmission similar to white glass and an even lower weight (11.1 kg/m2) at a thickness of 5 millimetres. TEL

+971 4887 2571

info.middleeast@schott.com

WEB

www.schott.com/pyran

Xtralis is the leading global provider of powerful solutions for the early detection of fire, gas and security threats. Our solutions include VESDA by Xtralis – the world’s No.1 brand of very early warning aspirating smoke detection (ASD) systems, VESDA ECO by Xtralis™ – ASD plus gas detection and environmental monitoring, ICAM™ by Xtralis – flexible aspirating smoke detection, ICAM ECO by Xtralis – ASD plus gas detection and environmental monitoring, OSID by Xtralis – smoke detection for open areas, ADPRO® by Xtralis – perimeter, multisite and enterprise security, and ASIM™ by Xtralis – traffic detection. Xtralis’ technologies prevent disasters by giving users time to respond before life, critical infrastructure or business continuity is compromised. TEL + 962 79 5211139 EMAIL marketing@xtralis.com WEB www.xtralis.com

MAVILI ELEKTRONIK A.S.

VICTAULIC

Maxlogic ML-125XX series intelligent analogue addressable fire alarm control panels

Victaulic AquaFlex® Sprinkler Fitting Range

Designed and manufactured according to EN 54-2 and EN 54-4. 64 Panels network each other. Extendable loops up to 16 loops, max. 2032 address capacity for each panel. Printer, public announce and telephone modules options. Interaction to building management systems with Modbus protocols . 1000 automation (action-reaction) scenario. 1000 user-defined zones and 1000 event log memory. Graphically control and monitor fire alarm system with “Supervisor”. Real time clock. Communication interrupt for fast fire alarm detection in 1.5 sec. 4 programmable supervised remote control inputs. Protection from electromagnetic interference. Day and night mode, pre-alarm, contamination warning.

Victaulic AquaFlex® offers fast, dependable installation, durable performance and is cost effective for maintenance and retrofit applications, requiring fewer man hours to install. It is a convenient and safe solution that is easier to position than rigid piping. AquaFlex® stainless steel sprinkler fittings are suitable for commercial suspended and hard ceilings and for round or square duct work to provide fire protection where combustible gasses may be present. The range comes preassembled and consists of a flexible stainless steel hose, a reducer for connecting the sprinkler and a branch nipple for attachment to the piping system. A versatile and time saving installation-ready bracket is included when ordered as kit. For more information about the AquaFlex® product line, visit www.victaulic.com/aquaflex.

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TEL +971 48838 870 WEB www.victaulic.com/aquaflex

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TELECTRON

BALDWIN BOXALL

Ideal for industrial flame detection

Baldwin Boxall Launching CARE2 at IFSEC ARABIA

Telectron, a specialised engineering house operating since 1974 based in the UAE, is pleased to work with Detector Electronic Corporation in offering a premier solution in Fire & Gas monitoring for industrial applications. As part of a complete solution, the X3301 Multispectrum IR flame detector is ideal for harsh industrial settings that require the highest level of false-alarm rejection. This single device detects flames from multiple fuel sources, can detect a n-Heptane fire at 210 feet, and has a solid cone of vision for methane. Accurate performance is enhanced by the detector’s heated optics and automatic optical integrity check. TEL +971 2679 5333

Baldwin Boxall is launching a new Emergency Voice Communication system – CARE2 – at IFSEC ARABIA. The company looks forward to demonstrating the new products at the show and welcoming you to their stand (number A30). Also on display will be CallCare Assistance Call System and VIGIL EVAS voice evacuation system. CARE2 includes firefighter telephones, roaming telephones and disabled refuge points on one system. Radial wired, simple to install and operate, CARE2 is built to the same high standard that customers have come to expect from Baldwin Boxall. TEL

+44 (0) 1892 664422

mail@baldwinboxall.co.uk

WEB

www.baldwinboxall.co.uk

APOLLO

Wireless Fire Detection with Xpander Apollo has updated and extended its XPander range of wireless fire detectors. Designed for use in areas where hard-wired fire detection is impossible or impractical, XPander devices are ideal for use in educational buildings such as schools and universities. The extended XPander range includes two new products and now consists of an optical smoke detector, a multisensor smoke detector, heat detector types A1R and CS, a wireless base, a manual call point, a sounder and a sounder beacon and Single and Dual Input/Output Units. The complete range has been granted the new wireless link fire standard EN54 Part 25, which is the standard for European-compliant radio products. TEL +44 239249 2412 EMAIL marketing@apollo-fire.co.uk WEB www.apollo-fire.co.uk

XTRALIS

ATEIS

Wired to Wireless Interface for Fire Alarm Systems VELOX wireless systems from ATEIS provide a convenient and cost-effective solution to expand a hardwired intelligent fire alarm and detection network without additional cabling and interference with interior decoration. The interface between the wired and wireless fire alarm networks is established by the WLTM100 translator module, which is installed on the fire alarm loop and communicates with the fire alarm control panel and wireless sensors and alarm devices. This in turn allows the fire alarm control panel to indirectly address, monitor and control all the wireless devices. Wireless communication is enhanced by means of two antennas on the WLTM100 module positioned orthogonal to each other. The WLTM100 module indicates faults in the wireless network, such as battery failure, loss of communication, tampering attempts, hardware problems, and fire events. The fault messages are sent to the fire alarm control panel. TEL +971 43262730 EMAIL info@ateis.ae WEB www.ateis.ae

Open Area Smoke Imaging Detection Xtralis™, the company behind VESDA, will launch the award winning OSID (Open Area Smoke Imaging Detection) revolutionary technology designed for open spaces where fire detection presents unique challenges. OSID delivers verified results including fast, unsurpassed immunity to reflections, vibrations and extreme building movement; and highest immunity to dust, steam, fog, condensation and other obstructions. A significant benefit of OSID is its ability to provide volumetric coverage. As many as seven emitters can be placed within the field of view of a single imager, each placed at different heights. The imager's large viewing angles, both horizontal and vertical, enable three-dimensional area coverage for design flexibility and additional deployment savings. TEL + 962 79 5211139 EMAIL marketing@xtralis.com WEB www.xtralis.com

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