by 911Control | Jan 11, 2018 | Automobile, Challenging, Class D, Ethanol, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control, Videos
Many of the fires firefighters respond to are car fires and today’s car fires must be approached with great caution. To make cars lighter for better fuel mileage, many components are made of Class D magnesium. Applying water or foam will cause a dangerous explosion...
by 911Control | Dec 27, 2017 | Challenging, Education, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control, Structure, Videos
This video shows the impressive Burn Back Resistance of F-500 Encapsulator Agent. Applied at only 1%, the wood won’t ignite, even with a 2000°F torch. One agent is all you need. You can use F-500 EA for Class A, B polar, B nonpolar, Class D, three-dimensional fires...
by 911Control | Nov 28, 2017 | Automobile, Challenging, Class D, Education, Ethanol, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control, Landfill, Structure, Transformer, Videos
If you are concerned about firefighter cancer, you should be using F500 EA. If you are concerned about the environment, you should be using F500 EA. If you are concerned about lithium-ion battery car fires, you should be using F500 EA. If you are concerned about Class...
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 | 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,...
