Angus Fire Endorses EuropAid Initiative
At Fire Industry Conference

OXFORDSHIRE, U.K., February 16, 2007 –  In a presentation at this month’s Fire Across Europe Symposium, Angus Fire endorsed the creation of a unified fire fighting approach as critical to responding effectively to major incidents.  The initiative, known as EuropAid was first proposed by European Commissioner Michel Barnier.  Held at the British Houses of Parliament and organized by the Federation of British Fire Organizations (FOBFO), the symposium attracted more than 100 senior fire professionals from across Europe.  Angus Fire is part of UTC Fire & Security, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX).

During the presentation, Alec Nightingale, managing director of Angus Fire, emphasised that a European wide fire fighting strategy is needed to address major incidents.  He cited three recent examples – the Buncefield fuel depot fire in the U.K., the Repsol Refinery fire in Spain, and the Idemitsu Refinery fire in Japan – where initial planning measures did not match the scale of the actual event or the true risk potential.

He noted, “Angus Fire has always been committed to developing products and services of the highest quality.  We support the Fire Trade Associations and Standards bodies at both the national and international levels in order to promote excellence and best practices wherever possible.  A unified European fire fighting approach is achievable only through continued collaboration among the major fire safety organisations, and Angus is fully prepared to support this initiative.”

FOBFO’s aim is to achieve a safer Europe by encouraging knowledge sharing and firefighting experience. Since 1962 FOBFO has been presenting the views of all major fire organizations in the U.K. to national and international audiences including the International Technical Committee for the Prevention and Extinction of Fire, with members in 52 countries.

Angus Fire has been supplying fire fighting equipment around the world for more than 200 years. Today it is part of UTC Fire & Security, which provides fire safety and security solutions to more than one million customers throughout the world. Headquartered in Connecticut, USA, UTC Fire & Security is a business unit of United Technologies Corp., which provides high technology products and services to the building and aerospace industries worldwide.




Jonathan Brittain
Angus Fire
+44 (0) 1844 265021
jon.brittain@kiddeuk.co.uk

Kimberly Reidy
UTC Fire & Security
+1 860-284-3094
Kimberly.reidy@fs.utc.com