by 911Control | Dec 19, 2015 | Challenging, Class A Foam, Education, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control, News
F-500 Encapsulator Agent excels at complex, three –dimensional fires where two or more Classes of fire are involved, because F-500 EA can be used on Class A, B, D and even some Class C fires. Tires are a Class A fire, but as they burn, they give up oil, becoming a...
by 911Control | Jul 31, 2015 | Class A Foam, Education, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control
Recently, I engaged in an online conversation where suppression agents were compared with one another. By the end of the discussion, three agents were left battling out details where we tried to out perform each other with facts and technical data. We weren’t...
by 911Control | Jul 21, 2015 | Class A Foam, News
In addition to F-500 Encapsulator Agent, HCT manufactures Pinnacle firefighting foams. The Class A foam produces a thick, durable, blanket and is perfect for everyday firefighting. Pinnacle AFFF is known for fast knockdown and excellent spreading characteristics. For...
by 911Control | Jul 9, 2015 | Automobile, Challenging, Class A Foam, Education, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control, News, Videos
Firefighting foam has been around for over 100 years First invented in 1902 by Aleksandr Loran, foam has been a significant improvement to firefighting efforts all over the world. Foams have slowly improved over the past century to widen it’s use on different...
by 911Control | May 20, 2015 | Challenging, Class A Foam, Education, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control, News
I read in the local #ModBee newspaper about #Tracy #BioMass fire. F-500 is very effective in these types of fires. These fires burn beneath the surface, so you need an agent designed to penetrate. Enough oxygen is available beneath the surface to sustain combustion,...
by 911Control | Apr 28, 2015 | Class A Foam, Education, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control, News, Videos
F-500 is an encapsulator agent that rapidly cools the fuel and traps the hydrocarbons involved within a fire. Advances in fire suppression technology are needed to battle modern day fires. What if you could fight a fire in a better, smarter fashion? What if the fire...
