by 911Control | Jan 29, 2016 | Challenging, Class D, Education, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control, Videos
Are You Prepared for Today’s Class D Fires? Class D fires are becoming more and more common. Many magnesium components are used in today’s cars and cause a dangerous flare-up or explosion as plain water is applied. Lithium-ion batteries, used for storage or in hybrid...
by 911Control | Jan 26, 2016 | Challenging, Education, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control, News, Transformer
The video in our last posting showed the F-500 Encapsulator Agent testing for fighting transformer fires initiated by ConEdison generated a lot of interest. Below, you can click on a link to the 2nd/2010 issue of the FDNY magazine WNYF. There are several articles...
by 911Control | Jan 13, 2016 | Challenging, Education, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control, News, Videos
According to the Department of Energy, one in five transformer failures will result in a fire. With 132,000 large transformers in the United States and an average age of 40 years, failures are expected to increase 500%. Are you prepared for a transformer fire? Water,...
by 911Control | Dec 31, 2015 | Challenging, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control, News, Structure, Videos
This impressive video was taken by the media covering a huge warehouse fire in Böblingen, Germany. After extensive testing, the entire region of Böblingen had recently converted from foam to F-500 Encapsulator Agent. On June 11, 2014, the Reisser AG bathroom fixtures...
by 911Control | Dec 22, 2015 | Automobile, Challenging, Education, Ethanol, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control, News, Spill Control, Videos
You are the guardians of the highways in your area. And those car fires are hotter than ever with synthetics, plastics, tires, magnesium components, lithium-ion batteries and polar or nonpolar Class B fuels. One agent handles all of those hazards – F-500 EA....
