Fire Safety News

Marine Group Boat Works, LLC, a boatbuilding and repair company with facilities in San Diego and Los Cabos, has announced it has been awarded a new contract by the San Diego Unified Port District to design, fabricate, and install a multi-deck live fire training simulator in support of the San Diego Harbor Police Department. The advanced simulator will be installed aboard the Port District’s existing LCM-8 troop landing vessel, converting the platform into a dedicated shipboard firefighting training asset.

R.M. Young Company and Western Weather Group will host a joint educational webinar titled "Powering Safer Grids with Wildfire Forecast Intelligence + Rugged Weather Hardware" on February 10, 2026, at 2:00 PM Eastern. The live webinar is free to attend with advance registration.As wildfire risk continues to grow across utility service territories, accurate forecasting and dependable environmental data have become critical to grid safety, operational planning, and Public Safety…

On December 3, the U.S. Coast Guard released their report on the Spirit of Boston fire on March 24, 2023. The fire occurred onboard the vessel in the Boston Harbor after an evening dinner excursion. The vessel suffered extensive fire damage and was taken out of service for repairs. The cause of the casualty was determined to be a fire in the aft section of the main deck wait station, most likely started when a heating fuel canister that was still burning was inadvertently dropped…

Fireboy, a leader in marine fire detection and suppression technology, is launching the BACC Mist System, a low-pressure water mist system designed specifically for the cooling and containment of battery rooms and machinery spaces. The Fireboy BACC Mist (Battery Area Cooling and Containment) system provides a compact, scalable and efficient solution for managing heat build-up and fire risk in critical onboard environments. Operating at pressures below 16 bar, it delivers effective water mist suppression using a small pump…