In case you were wondering: Mixing alcohol with muscular fire suppression foam systems is not a good idea. A Marine in Okinawa, Japan, who was allegedly drunk, learned that lesson recently, according ...
Consumer Fire Products Inc. announced another successful deployment of its products in the Santa Barbara area. For a second time, its FOAMSAFE Mobile Systems were deployed to protect structures in ...
The system can be trailer or apparatus mounted, configurable in a variety of options and can control up to 16 individual foam discharges via one HMI touchscreen. South Saint Paul, MN, May 2, ...
One of the most promising technological advances to occur within the fire service over the last 25 years was the technology associated with Class A foam and compressed air foam systems (CAFS). This ...
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. - The Directorate of Emergency Services (DES) tested a newly-renovated fire suppression system inside the Phillips Army Airfield aircraft hangar on APG North (Aberdeen) ...
Many firefighters want to add foam to their tool arsenal. However, doing so can be very confusing and expensive. Do we add a fixed proportioner, a fixed foam tank or compressed air? And how do we pay ...
With inadvertant hangar foam system discharges on the rise, the aviation industry ponders if they reallly meet the purpose they were intended for. Accidental hangar fire foam discharge is a growing ...
It has been a mantra of TreeHugger that where possible, it is better to build foam free. Plastic foams are sometimes made with blowing agents that have serious global warming potential; they are made ...
Even an 11-ton search and rescue helicopter needs a bath sometimes, which is why this reporter was delighted to see a picture last week on the popular Facebook group Air Force amn/nco/snco of several ...