by 911Control | Dec 19, 2015 | Challenging, Class A Foam, Education, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control, News
F-500 Encapsulator Agent excels at complex, three –dimensional fires where two or more Classes of fire are involved, because F-500 EA can be used on Class A, B, D and even some Class C fires. Tires are a Class A fire, but as they burn, they give up oil, becoming a...
by 911Control | Nov 4, 2015 | Automobile, Challenging, Ethanol, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control, Videos
Firefighters should know it is not safe to apply plain water or foam to car fires. Modern cars have magnesium components that can include steering columns, seat frames, door frames, dashboards and transmission housings that explode violently as the high temperatures...
by 911Control | Aug 26, 2015 | Challenging, Education, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control, Videos
After a difficult storage tank fire in San Paulo, Brazil in April, 2015, authorities were not impressed with firefighting foam’s performance. While researching new firefighting technologies, San Paulo decided to test F-500 Encapsulator Agent. This naptha/diesel...
by 911Control | Jul 31, 2015 | Class A Foam, Education, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control
Recently, I engaged in an online conversation where suppression agents were compared with one another. By the end of the discussion, three agents were left battling out details where we tried to out perform each other with facts and technical data. We weren’t...
by 911Control | Jul 28, 2015 | Challenging, Education, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control
This excellent article from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) was written after an investigation into a tragedy caused by a coal silo explosion in South Dakota. NIOSH describes what caused the explosion and how it could have been...
by 911Control | Jul 23, 2015 | News
Class is in Session There are four main classes of fire. We know these are class A, B, C, and D. The classes are meant to establish clear guidelines about what fuel is being consumed. Class A are common materials (wood, paper, etc.) class B is made up of liquids like...
by 911Control | Jul 21, 2015 | Class A Foam, News
In addition to F-500 Encapsulator Agent, HCT manufactures Pinnacle firefighting foams. The Class A foam produces a thick, durable, blanket and is perfect for everyday firefighting. Pinnacle AFFF is known for fast knockdown and excellent spreading characteristics. For...
by 911Control | Jul 14, 2015 | Automobile, Education, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control, News, Structure, Videos
Making Water More Effective Water versus fire. The everlasting struggle between elements. When fighting a fire, water cools down the source (fuel) of the flames and with enough water, you can douse any fire and remove the heat from the fuel. The problem with...
by 911Control | Jul 9, 2015 | Automobile, Challenging, Class A Foam, Education, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control, News, Videos
Firefighting foam has been around for over 100 years First invented in 1902 by Aleksandr Loran, foam has been a significant improvement to firefighting efforts all over the world. Foams have slowly improved over the past century to widen it’s use on different...
by 911Control | Jul 2, 2015 | Education, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control, News
By The Numbers The airdrop you see on the left is a pretty standard sight during a big wildfire. The plane flies overhead and the rust colored agent falls along fire lines or on the fire itself. After doing some research into the numbers, I see less fire suppression...
by 911Control | Jun 25, 2015 | Challenging, Fire Control
If you add heat and oxygen to a combustible dust, you have the potential for a fire. If the dust disperses in a confined area, a primary explosion can occur. The first explosion dislodges more dust resulting in a second, more destructive explosion. Combustible dusts...
by 911Control | Jun 20, 2015 | Challenging, F-500 Encapsultor Agent, Fire Control, News, Videos
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...
