by 911Control | Mar 30, 2016 | 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 | 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 | 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 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,...
by 911Control | Dec 31, 2015 | Challenging, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control, News, Structure, Videos
This impressive video was taken by the media covering a huge warehouse fire in Böblingen, Germany. After extensive testing, the entire region of Böblingen had recently converted from foam to F-500 Encapsulator Agent. On June 11, 2014, the Reisser AG bathroom fixtures...
