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 | Apr 13, 2017 | Challenging, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control, Videos
We’ve shown you how effective F-500 Encapsulator Agent is against Class A, Class B polar, Class B nonpolar, three-dimensional fires, lithium-ion battery fires, energized transformer fires and even Class D. But can F-500 EA extinguish gas fires? You bet! How about...
by 911Control | Mar 28, 2017 | Challenging, Class D, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control
Class D fires are becoming more and more common. Many magnesium components are used in today’s cars including steering columns, door frames, dashboards and seat frames, and cause a dangerous flare-up or explosion as plain water or foam is applied. Even a fire in a...
by 911Control | Mar 8, 2017 | Challenging, Class A Foam, Education, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control, Transformer
Below, you can click on a link to a series of excellent articles in the 2nd/2010 issue of the FDNY magazine WNYF. These articles describe a transformer fire in Queens, NY that led up to the considerable commitment by ConEdison to begin testing fire suppression agents...
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,...
