by 911Control | Mar 28, 2017 | Challenging, Class D, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control
Class D fires are becoming more and more common. Many magnesium components are used in today’s cars including steering columns, door frames, dashboards and seat frames, and cause a dangerous flare-up or explosion as plain water or foam is applied. Even a fire in a...
by 911Control | Mar 14, 2017 | News
NFPA 11, Annex A.1.1 – “Foam is not suitable for three-dimensional flowing liquid fuel fires or for gas fires.” How many fires are actually three-dimensional fires? Foam can’t form a blanket to smother these fires. F-500 Encapsulator Agent rapidly...
by 911Control | Mar 10, 2017 | News
“I just don’t understand why every firefighter isn’t using F-500 EA.” We hear that time and again. We’ve told you how F-500 Encapsulator Agent virtually eliminates carcinogens in the smoke and results in a warm vapor, instead of scalding steam. We’ve told you this...
by 911Control | Mar 8, 2017 | Challenging, Class A Foam, Education, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control, Transformer
Below, you can click on a link to a series of excellent articles in the 2nd/2010 issue of the FDNY magazine WNYF. These articles describe a transformer fire in Queens, NY that led up to the considerable commitment by ConEdison to begin testing fire suppression agents...
by 911Control | Feb 8, 2017 | Automobile, Challenging, Class D, Education, Ethanol, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control, Videos
According to NFPA, 17% of the fires firefighters respond to are car fires. Are you properly prepared? Today’s car fires are different from car fires of 20 years ago and you should be using the most current tools to fight them. ·Magnesium Components – Steering columns,...
