Conference success
A European conference on firefighter safety – the first of its kind to be held in the UK – has been hailed a huge success.
More than 120 delegates representing 22 countries attended the Federation of the European Union (FEU) Fire Officers Associations spring meeting and conference, hosted by Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service and sponsored by DuPont. The theme, ‘Improving Firefighter Safety – A European Perspective’, had been chosen to address one of the five key themes in the FEU’s 2020 vision document.
Among the speakers were manufacturers in the personal protective equipment (PPE) industry. Whilst no PPE will ever give complete protection against the risks from firefighting, manufacturers are constantly looking at ways to improve turnout gear to give extra seconds of safety when it counts. Representatives from DuPont, Hainsworth and Bristol Uniforms were on hand to explain the technology, hard work and innovation that goes into keeping firefighters safe through fibre development, fabric construction and garment design.
