Society has long learned to accept fire as one of the many risks to life and property that simply must be effectively managed. Improved fire detection and protection systems, tougher construction codes, more extensive safety standards and more sensitive planning have all helped reduce the threat over recent years. But better ways still need to be found, not only in terms of limiting damages and costs, but also to ensure people safety, particularly as threats and our living and working environments become ‘denser’. This calls for a wider scope of emergency preparedness to intelligently respond to both traditional and new threats, a preparedness in which technology has an increasing role to play. Read More
