May 2025 Issue – Fire Buyer – Security Buyer

As this International Fire Buyer goes to press, attention turns to the NFPA Conference & Expo – the crucible for fire-protection innovation. Beyond debuting tech, the event drives conversations that set global standards, from suppression to digital integration.

Dana Kamal, NFPA Director for MENA, dissects the challenge of harmonising codes and building capacity in emerging markets, showing regulation and education must advance together for resilient protection.

We examine innovation under pressure: water-mist and multi-agent systems for complex scenarios, plus equipment marrying durability with intelligence, diagnostics, and power management.

Remote operations feature too. FLIR’s Peter Dekkers shows thermal imaging evolving into real-time decision tools, while our USAR piece details modular, rugged tech guiding collapse-site precision.

We spotlight Perimeter Solutions’ SOLBERG Spartan, advances from Stat-X, Hochiki, F&G Detection, and Sensitron, and preview NFPA 2025 trends shaping tomorrow’s safety engineering.

Great technology proves itself in reality; better outcomes start with understanding. Stay prepared, stay safe.