by 911Control | Feb 29, 2016 | Challenging, Education, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control, Structure, Videos
If you have any fires at your facility, water is not the answer. Water does not penetrate under the surface of piles where fires can burn continuously. Water does not cool efficiently and water must never be used on Class D metal fires due to explosions. Foams are...
by 911Control | Feb 16, 2016 | 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, and even Class D fires. But can F-500 EA extinguish gas fires? You bet! How about this propane pipe rupture fire extinguished in one...
by 911Control | Feb 3, 2016 | Challenging, Education, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control, News
With Many Fires, the Correct Choice is F-500 Encapsulator Agent This formidable fire at Stern Oil in Iowa, once again showed why you should be prepared with F-500 Encapsulator Agent. Even after two crash trucks from nearby airports arrived with the finest mil-spec...
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,...
