https://belgianfiresafety.com/blog/ Practical guides on fire hoses, nozzles, monitors, foam and irrigation equipment for fire brigades, industry and agriculture in the Benelux. en https://belgianfiresafety.com/blog/camlock-coupling-types/ https://belgianfiresafety.com/blog/camlock-coupling-types/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Camlock types A to F, DC and DP explained: which halves connect, which material suits which liquid, and the 10 and 16 bar limits of EN 14420-7. https://belgianfiresafety.com/blog/dry-riser-and-wall-hydrants/ https://belgianfiresafety.com/blog/dry-riser-and-wall-hydrants/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT A dry riser is an empty pipe the pumper fills. In high buildings the Belgian basic norms ask for a 70 mm riser and 2.5 bar at 500 l/min; outlets carry DSP. https://belgianfiresafety.com/blog/fire-hose-coupling-sizes-how-to-measure/ https://belgianfiresafety.com/blog/fire-hose-coupling-sizes-how-to-measure/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Storz couplings go by lug spacing (31, 66, 81, 89 or 133 mm), Belgian DSP, AR and Guillemin couplings by hose diameter. Size tables and how to measure. https://belgianfiresafety.com/blog/fire-hose-friction-loss-45-70-mm/ https://belgianfiresafety.com/blog/fire-hose-friction-loss-45-70-mm/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT At 500 l/min a 45 mm fire hose loses about 6 bar per 100 m, a 70 mm hose 0.6 bar. Rule-of-thumb tables, the square law and a worked example. https://belgianfiresafety.com/blog/fire-hydrants-in-belgium/ https://belgianfiresafety.com/blog/fire-hydrants-in-belgium/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Belgium has above-ground hydrants (sign B) and underground hydrants (sign H) used with a standpipe. How to read the sign and what the 1000 l/min rule asks. https://belgianfiresafety.com/blog/firefighting-foam-types/ https://belgianfiresafety.com/blog/firefighting-foam-types/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Fluorine-free AR foam at 3 % covers hydrocarbons and polar solvents, class A foam works at 0.1 to 1 %. Foam types, expansion ratios and how much to stock. https://belgianfiresafety.com/blog/how-to-choose-a-fire-nozzle/ https://belgianfiresafety.com/blog/how-to-choose-a-fire-nozzle/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Choose a fire nozzle by flow at 6 bar, flow control, pressure system and coupling. For interior attack in Belgium: 45 mm, EN 15182-2, 500 l/min, DSP 45. https://belgianfiresafety.com/blog/inline-foam-inductor-how-it-works/ https://belgianfiresafety.com/blog/inline-foam-inductor-how-it-works/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT An inline inductor draws foam concentrate by Venturi effect and uses about a third of its inlet pressure. Set-up in seven steps and checks when no foam comes. https://belgianfiresafety.com/blog/open-water-supply-suction-strainer/ https://belgianfiresafety.com/blog/open-water-supply-suction-strainer/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT A fire pump draws water 10.33 m high in theory, about 7 m in practice. A Belgian circular allows 6 m. Which strainer, suction hose and fittings you need. https://belgianfiresafety.com/blog/pfas-firefighting-foam-ban-eu-deadlines/ https://belgianfiresafety.com/blog/pfas-firefighting-foam-ban-eu-deadlines/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Public fire services stop using PFAS foam on 23 April 2027, Seveso sites on 23 October 2035. From 23 October 2026 a management plan and labels are required. https://belgianfiresafety.com/blog/portable-or-fixed-fire-monitor/ https://belgianfiresafety.com/blog/portable-or-fixed-fire-monitor/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT A monitor takes over above 1000 l/min or where no crew should stand. Portable or fixed, 750 to 5000 l/min, and what 3000 l/min asks of hoses and hydrants. https://belgianfiresafety.com/blog/storz-dsp-guillemin-couplings-compared/ https://belgianfiresafety.com/blog/storz-dsp-guillemin-couplings-compared/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Belgian fire services use DSP couplings on 45 and 70 mm hose and AR on 110 mm, by Royal Decree of 30 January 1975. The neighbours use DSP or Storz. https://belgianfiresafety.com/blog/water-curtain-firefighting/ https://belgianfiresafety.com/blog/water-curtain-firefighting/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT In a Dutch test a wall behind a vertical water curtain still heated up by 130 °C, against 180 °C without. Kept wet, it rose 25 °C. Flows, pressure, placement. https://belgianfiresafety.com/blog/how-to-choose-a-fire-hose/ https://belgianfiresafety.com/blog/how-to-choose-a-fire-hose/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Which fire hose fits your brigade or site? Compare hose types, DIN 14811 classes, diameters and couplings, and learn how to make a hose last longer.