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....
by 911Control | Aug 30, 2016 | Automobile, Challenging, Class D, Education, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control, News
Last week, we shared a video showing the new TKO Nozzle (Turbo Knockdown and Overhaul) extinguishing a car fire using only a few ounces of F-500 Encapsulator Agent in about ten seconds. Think about how you could use this nozzle for rapid deployment using a 1 ½” hand...
by 911Control | Aug 22, 2016 | Automobile, Challenging, Class D, Education, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control, Spill Control, Spill Control, Videos
We call it a “TKO Nozzle,” short for Turbo Knockdown and Overhaul nozzle. Two liters of F-500 Encapsulator Agent is attached to the nozzle for rapid attack on intermediate sized fires. Two models are available with 20 gpm (75 liters/minute) and 35 gpm (130...
by 911Control | Aug 16, 2016 | Challenging, Class A Foam, Education, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control, Videos
For Three-dimensional Fires, You Need F-500 Encapsulator Agent NFPA 11, Annex A.1.1 – “Foam is not suitable for three-dimensional flowing liquid fuel fires or for gas fires.” This excellent video shows a demonstration at a refinery in Italy of a...
by 911Control | Jul 30, 2016 | Challenging, Class A Foam, Education, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control
Fiberglass boat fires can be a challenge for water or foam. Water mostly evaporates from the intense heat and since boats are a three-dimensional fire, foam has trouble forming a blanket. And foam doesn’t cool! F-500 Encapsulator Agent not only encapsulates fuel and...
by 911Control | Jun 24, 2016 | Automobile, Challenging, Class D, Education, Ethanol, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control, Landfill, News, Structure, Transformer, Videos
Watch this video and you’ll just have to say, “I wish everything I own worked as well as F-500 Encapsulator Agent at extinguishing fires.” Faster extinguishment means less exposure to carcinogens, less water and agent used, less drafting, less diking, reduced fatigue,...
by 911Control | Jun 17, 2016 | Challenging, Education, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control
3% F-500 Encapsulator Agent is used with salt water to fight this oil well fire demonstration in United Arab Emirates, which was successful in less than a minute. This is a three-dimensional, flowing liquid fuel fire. NFPA 11 Annex A.1.1 states, “Foam is not suitable...
by 911Control | Jun 16, 2016 | Class A Foam, Education, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control, News
But you mostly use water, which saves a lot of money, right? Not so fast. Even using F-500 EA at ½ % on Class A fires can save money. Why? Knockdown is incredibly fast with F-500 EA, so there is less property damage, less water used, fewer calls for additional...
by 911Control | May 20, 2016 | Challenging, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control, Structure
This interesting article appeared in BrandSchutz Firefighting magazine 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. The limited supply of...
by 911Control | May 11, 2016 | Class A Foam, Education, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control, Spill Control
F-500 Encapsulator Agent extinguishes a fire by encapsulating the fuel, rapidly cooling and interrupting the free radical chain reaction, but the ability to encapsulate fuels makes F-500 EA a very versatile tool.You’re at a highway accident scene with a leaking fuel...
by 911Control | Apr 2, 2016 | News
You can easily reduce toxins in smoke by applying 1-3% F-500 Encapsulator Agent in the water stream. This reduces the carcinogens everyone at the fire scene is exposed to. Independent tests show toxins are reduced 98.6% and smoke is reduced 97%. Plus, the scalding...
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....
