by 911Control | Dec 12, 2016 | Automobile, Challenging, Class D, Education, Ethanol, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control, News, Transformer
How do we get you to believe F-500 Encapsulator Agent is the fire suppression agent of the future? Encapsulator Agents are now recognized by NFPA because they are a valuable alternative to foams and wetting agents. • Less inventory – One agent for Class A,...
by 911Control | Dec 5, 2016 | Challenging, Class D, Education, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control, News, Videos
Never apply water to a Class D fire, unless you add 3% F-500 Encapsulator Agent. The F-500 EA prevents the water from separating into explosive hydrogen and oxygen. The F-500 EA molecules form a protective skin around the water droplets and rapidly absorb the heat. ...
by 911Control | Nov 28, 2016 | Challenging, Ethanol, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control, News
With foams, you need ARFF to extinguish nonpolar, Class B fires and you need the more expensive AR-AFFF to extinguish polar, Class B fires, like the ethanol-blended fuels cars are using across the country. With F-500 Encapsulator Agent, it doesn’t matter what type...
by 911Control | Nov 21, 2016 | Challenging, Education, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control
NFPA 11, Annex A.1.1 – “Foam is not suitable for three-dimensional flowing liquid fuel fires or for gas fires.” Which makes more sense? Trying to lay foam on a three-dimensional object, like the plane in this video, OR, Rapidly cooling the plane...
by 911Control | Nov 14, 2016 | Challenging, 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 | Nov 7, 2016 | Challenging, Education, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control, Videos
FPA 11, Annex A.1.1 – “Foam is not suitable for three-dimensional flowing liquid fuel fires or for gas fires.” This impressive video shows a simulation of a jet engine cowling fire, which is a typical three-dimensional flowing liquid fuel fire....
