Fire Extinguishers
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<strong>Transitioning from Fluorinated Foam to Fluorine Free Firefighting Foams</strong>
This is a follow-up to our November 2020 article on the development of fluorine free firefighting foams, Comparison Testing of the New “Fluorine Free” Firefighting Foams. AFFF: Aqueous film forming...
Comparison Testing of the New “Fluorine Free” Firefighting Foams
Water alone is typically not effective in controlling or extinguishing fires involving low flash point ignitable liquids. As a result, foam/water mixtures, utilizing Class B firefighting foams...
Kidde Fire Extinguisher Recall Guide
Kidde recently identified a potential product safety issue related to certain models of its fire extinguishers. As a result, the company is voluntarily recalling these extinguishers. The recall...
Halon Alternatives
Bromochloroflourocarbons (Halons) were developed in the 1930s. Halon is low in toxicity, non-flammable, non-corrosive and very compatible with many materials. Halon has thermodynamic and physical...
Fire Extinguishers
Portable fire extinguishers can be a first line of defense in the early stages of a fire. With proper training, they can be very effective is preventing a small fire from growing rapidly out of...
FM 200 vs. Inergen
Halon was the extinguishing agent of choice used up until the early 1990's. It provided a high level of property protection with very little secondary damage. The Montreal Protocol changed all this....