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Selection and sizing of conductors supplying electrical equipment that must remain functional during a fire – study
20.01.2011
Cables that are exposed to fire while being expected to retain their functionality and provide power to essential equipment at another location must be appropriately selected and sized to take account of the increased electrical resistance at elevated temperature.
Cables, including fire safety cables, are specified in terms that reflect their normal duty conditions; design parameters under fire conditions are rarely, if ever, specified. The objective of this study is to provide a clear methodology for designing fire safety circuits based on the derivation and application of correction factors and standard cable parameters.
The full story is available here.
New board of EФA invites to 17th Roundtable in Brussels – call for lectures
23.02.2014
The next EFA-Roundtable will be held in Brussels (save the date: from 30th till 31st of October 2014). The 17th Roundtable will offer best opportunities to invite high officials of the EU and relevant DG’s as well to participate within the different sessions planned. Members, fellows and partners of EFA are requested to contribute with lectures and presentations. The new board of EFA will accept and appreciate early incitations and proposals for topics presented to organise high qualified sessions and panels.
Jordí Leandro Blanca – Markus von der Forst -Ortwin Neuschwander – Albrecht Broemme
Otto Neuschwandter appointed to the Honorary President of EФA
22.02.2014
The present members of the General Assembly honored Mr. Ortwin Neuschwander, founding President of EFA and long-time Vice-President , for his activities and remarkable engagement within EFA. In recognition of his great services and initiatives to develop EFA towards one of the leading European NPO’s in civil services, he was appointed to the Honorary President of EFA.
Ortwin Neuschwander
The General Assembly of EFA appointed two new Vice-Presidents
21.02.2014
left: Jordí Leandro Blanca right: Markus von der Forst
Programm – 16th EФA ROUNDTABLE
23.01.2014
Protection and Security of the Citizen
LOCATION: EU-COMMISSION-JOINT RESEARCH CENTER, VIA ENRICO FERMI 2749.
21027 ISPRA/ITALY
DAY 1: Thursday 20 th of February 2013
12:00 CET Arrival of participants and registration
12:30 Lunch
13:30 – 13:40 Opening speech, Albrecht Broemme, EФA President
13:40 – 14:00 Welcome speech Dr. Stephan Lechner, Director of the Institute for the Protection and the Security of the Citizen
14:00 – 15.30 Visit of the European Crisis Management Laboratory Presentation of the activities and the actual projects in the field of disaster recovery and prevention
+ Discussion
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:30 Visit of the European Laboratory for Structural Assessment
Presentation of the activities and projects on the assessment of buildings before/after earthquakes
+ Discussion
DAY 2: Friday 21 of February 2013
09:00 – 9:45 How Fire and Rescue Service Staff Manage Risk and Make Decisions at Emergency Incidents Presentation of a report commissioned by Buckinghamshire, Kent, Hampshire, Merseyside and Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Services and the British Fire Protection Association
presented by: Alan Peton
9:45 – 10:30 Tuis-ICE Desaster-respone System – Presentation of a recent major incident with lessons learnt
presented by: Jordí Leandro Blanca, Tarragona/Spain
10:30 – 11:00 The City of Frankfurt’s planning to scope a major electricity incident lasting more than one day – up date
presented by: Markus von der Forst, Frankfurt fire-brigade
11.00 – 11.30 Coffee break
11.30 – 12:15 Flood-protection – best practice and lessons learnt during the great flood in Eastern and Northern Germany
presented by: Albrecht Broemme, THW
Presentation of a new and very flexible and efficient inundation protection system
presented by: Prof. Ries, Frankfurt fire-brigade
12:30 – 13:00 EФA Updates
Moderator: Albrecht Broemme
Closing remarks
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Departure
The 16th EFA-Round-table will be on 20th/21st of February 2014 in Ispra/Italy
08.11.2013
Joint Research Centre
Institute for the Protection and the Security of the Citizen
Via E. Fermi, 2749
I-21027 Ispra/Italy
Next Roundtable Fire Prevention
08.05.2013
The next Roundtable Fire Prevention will happen on 27 – 28th of June in Frankfurt am Main/Germany, hosted by Frankfurt Fire Brigade.
Find here the draft Agenda. Registration date-line 7 of June.
Fees 175 Euro (meals and accomodation included).
15 th EFA-Roundtable Frankfurt – Draft Program
Thursday 27.6.2013
12.00 h Arrival and Lunch
13.30 h Opening Speeches
* Presentations of the Frankfurt Fire-Brigade
* Thermal insulation composite systems for façade of houses
* Domestic Fire Safety – TV set Fire Resistance Standards
– France Government support for domestic Smoke Detectors
– Lakinal House, Southwark London – outcome from Inquest
– Combined Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detectors
*Fire Savety in a multi-storey Building
Dinner
Friday 28.6.2013
9:00 h start of the 2nd day
* From Fire Investigation to Fire-Safety from a fire investigator and from a fire insurance company perspective
* Fire Savety of Jails and Closed Institutions – Austrian Experiences
* “Fire-Savety” an optional Subject in Professional Schools – the example of the State Rhinland-Palatinate
* TIBRO – Latale CO Development in Domestic Fires: Consequences for the Fire Fighting Strategy
closing remarks and lunch
14.00 departure
To register please take contact with: n.neuhaus@europeanfireacademy.com
EFA workshop on NVBR conference
11.11.2012
The EFA workshop of the NVBR conference in Amsterdam on 1st and 2nd November 2012 has been scored as the best workshop of the NVBR conference. The EFA workshop, kindly hosted by Martyn Emberson, CFO of Northhamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service, and Vij Randeniya, CFO of West Midlands Fire Service, was entitled ‚European Innovation in Fire Fighting‘. It scored the highest among participants who participated in the NVBR conference.
Dr. Ricardo Weewer appointed Professor of Fire-fighting Sciences
19.08.2011
On the 1st of September Dr. R(icardo) Weewer will begin his work as Professor of Fire-fighting Sciences at the Fire Service Academy of the Dutch Institute for Physical Safety.
Dr. Weewer is known within the fire service community as a participant in several national projects and working groups. He was, amongst other things, project leader and spokesperson of the Fire Research Project, and he participated in the programme on Improving Learning Ability, the project group on Outdoor Attacks, the management group Innovation Courage and the Strategic Travel Fire-fighters project. He was also a member of the research commission entitled „Evaluation of Fire in The Point“, an initiative from the Fire Service Programme Council and Scientific Council of the NVBR. Since the completion of the „Fire-fighters about Tomorrow“ vision he regularly appears as a strategic advisor to the Council of Regional Commanders and gives presentations on innovations within the Fire Department and the Fire-fighters about Tomorrow.
Dr. Weewer will combine his position as a lecturer of Fire-fighting Sciences with his function as Deputy Commander of the Amsterdam-Amstelland Fire-fighters corps. The NIFV attaches great importance to this combination, as it is crucial for a knowledge institute to maintain close ties with the practical side of things. The latter also benefits from further knowledge development.
Lectures at the NIFV are targeted to gather and develop knowledge, and to translate this (new) knowledge and insights into schoolings, exercises and trainings.
Four professorial positions are currently in place at the NIFV:
– Fire-fighting Science
– Fire Prevention
– Crisis Management (joint lecture of NIFV and Police Academy)
– Transport Safety (joint lecture of NIFV and TNO).
12th EΦA Roundtable held
11.05.2011
On 5-6 May EΦA held its 12th Roundtable, at the MSB College in Revinge, Sweden. Over 30 participants took part in a fruitful and successful meeting, focusing on the transformation of Europe’s fire services in light of the financial crisis.