by 911Control | Oct 26, 2017 | Challenging, Education, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control
This short video shows how effective F-500 Encapsulator Agent is on three-dimensional fires. Foam is not recommended for three-dimensional fires because it can’t create a blanket to smother the fire. In fact, NFPA 11 Annex A.1.1 states, “Foam is not...
by 911Control | Oct 18, 2017 | Challenging, Education, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control, Transformer, Videos
You have homes and businesses in your area with solar panels. Whether the building or the solar panels are on fire, you should be concerned. If the sun is shining, the panels are electrified. Be safe – use F-500 EA for all solar panel fires. ConEdison and FDNY found...
by 911Control | Oct 5, 2017 | Challenging, Education, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control
Among the many modern challenges facing firefighters are Class C fires related to aging transformers in the United States, the growing use of lithium-ion batteries for energy storage and solar panels for residential, commercial and industrial applications. Facts:...
by 911Control | Aug 4, 2017 | Challenging, Class A Foam, Education, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control
A fire department in Arizona asked us to demonstrate F-500 Encapsulator Agent on a creosote railroad tie fire. The creosote adds a Class B component to a Class A fire, so water would have trouble extinguishing this fire. And foam is not recommended for...
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,...
