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Robot firefighter tackles blaze in Los Angeles
The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) has become the first in the US to employ a robot firefighter, putting it to work on a fire
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Firefighters utilise drones to battle US wildfires
To combat wildfires in the US, firefighters have increased their use of a piece of technology that can access areas of danger where helicopters and
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#42 Surviving a tunnel fire
This week we are bringing you an episode of our newly launched Tunnelling Podcast, made in partnership with the British Tunnelling Society. In March 1999,
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FIRE 4: New tech for a safer future
From apps that can tell building residents what to do in a fire, to smart psrinklers and localised external fire detection and suppression, new technologies
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FIRE 3: In event of a fire use the lift
In the event of a fire do not use the lift, use the stairs. We have been conditioned to fear using an elevator to escape a
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FIRE 2: Incentivising good practice
In the second of our series of podcasts examining fire safety in tall buildings we ask how can developers of tall buildings be incentivised to
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FIRE 1: Making buildings safer
Now is the time for change when it comes to fire safety in tall buildings. The catastrophic events at Grenfell Tower in London on 14