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 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....
by 911Control | Dec 21, 2015 | Automobile, Challenging, Education, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control, News, Videos
Firefighters should know it is not safe to apply plain water or foam to car fires. Modern cars have magnesium components that can include steering columns, seat frames, door frames, dashboards and transmission housings that explode violently as the high temperatures...
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...
