by 911Control | Jun 22, 2017 | Automobile, Challenging, Class A Foam, Class D, Education, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control, Videos
You may think water does a great job of cooling a fire, but water does not cool efficiently and creates a lot of dangerous steam. Foams are designed to form a blanket to separate the fuel from the oxygen, but foam traps in the heat, often resulting in reignition....
by 911Control | Jun 19, 2017 | Automobile, Challenging, Education, Ethanol, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control, Landfill, Structure, Transformer, Videos
You can easily reduce cancer-causing toxins in smoke by applying 1-3% F-500 Encapsulator Agent in the water stream. This reduces the carcinogens everyone on the fire scene is exposed to. Independent tests show toxins are reduced 98.6% and smoke is reduced 97%. Plus,...
by 911Control | Jun 12, 2017 | Automobile, Challenging, Class D, Education, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control, News
Never apply water or foam to Class D fires, but if you add just 3% F-500 Encapsulator Agent to the water, you change the way the droplets react with heat. A plain water drop inefficiently removes heat by steam conversion. F-500 EA droplets efficiently absorb the heat...
by 911Control | May 25, 2017 | Automobile, Challenging, Class D, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control, Videos
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 or foam is applied. Lithium batteries, being transported on our highways are a Class D hazard and even a fire...
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,...
by 911Control | Jan 25, 2017 | Automobile, Challenging, Class A Foam, Class D, Education, Ethanol, Fire Control, Landfill, News, Structure, Transformer
Firehouse World Expo San Diego Convention Center San Diego, CA February 7-8, 2017 Booth 1627 – Fire Etc. This is a great opportunity to learn how F-500 Encapsulator Agent can save your department money and improve safety at the scene. You’ll learn how a single...
