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Fighting fire with sealants: an introduction to fireblock and firestop sealant systems. (Adhesives & Sealants Industry)

Fire service update: Tom Allett presents a round up of airport fire service announcements.(Fire and Safety * Update) (Airports International)

Bullish Medium Armoured Vehicles: in the introduction to Armada International's 2006 Medium Armoured Vehicles supplement it was reported that three European members of Nato were set to select wheeled armoured fighting vehicles over the coming months. The honours were evenly divided.(Complete Guide) (Armada International)

Fighting with Ghosts: Querying Thailand's "Southern Fire" (Contemporary Southeast Asia)

Scheduling fire-fighting tasks using the concept of "deteriorating jobs". (Canadian Journal of Forest Research)

A380-fire cat 10: A380 operations will require category 10 fire coverage. Tom Allett looks at the Rosenbauer Panther fire-fighting vehicle, which has been adapted to meet the challenge.(A380 Equipment) (Airports International)

Fire-Fighting Robot Contest: Interdisciplinary Design Curricula in College and High School (Journal of Engineering Education)

To be the best: when the worst happens, you want the best people to deal with it. Tom Allett visited Serco's International Fire Training Centre which has a world class reputation for maintaining the highest fire-fighting standards.(Fire & Safety)(Organization overview) (Airports International)

The U.S. Army fire fighting training systems program (Army AL & T)

Now thrive the armourers -- armament developments: many argue that the true power of the armoured fighting vehicle rests with its main armament, be it gun or missile. Guided missiles are increasingly becoming `wooden rounds' that fall with the `fire-and-forget' bracket. For them, most of the old guided missile shortcomings no longer apply and they can even be fired while on the move. (Complete Guide). (Armada International)