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 29, 2015 | Challenging, Education, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control, News
For Three-dimensional Fires, You Need F-500 Encapsulator Agent NFPA 11, Annex A.1.1 – “Foam is not suitable for three-dimensional flowing liquid fuel fires or for gas fires.” This excellent video shows a demonstration at a refinery in Italy of a...
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...
by 911Control | Apr 27, 2015 | Education
We’ve needed to call for “Lift Assist” for my 96 year old Mother-in-Law several times. I’ve always admired the local FD that supplied the help. Not only do they provide the “Lift”, but they’ve always been very careful as her...
by 911Control | Apr 23, 2015 | Education, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control, News
I recently read an article about Yuba City fire fighters who were going through water shuttle training. They were transporting water and filling man made pools that hold thousands of gallons of water. The piece had given insight on how our present situation calls for...
by 911Control | Apr 3, 2015 | Challenging, Education, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control, News
Time and again, we hear the same story. Firefighters wait hours until a blazing transformer is de-energized. All they can do is protect adjacent structures or equipment. After the power is turned off, they try to extinguish the fire with foam. When that fails, they...
