Since 1877, when foam was first introduced as a fire suppression agent, it has been part of the firefighters’ arsenal. Over 100 years later, in the 1980s, foam was popularized as an effective wildland ...
Waterous, a global leader in firefighting technology announced the release of the ULTRAFLOW™ Industrial Foam System at FDIC that took place last week in Indianapolis, Indiana. The ULTRAFLOW Industrial ...
ORLANDO – There’s more to specifying foam systems for apparatus than simply checking off the option box on the specifications, according to experts who lectured at the 27th annual Fire Department ...
When resources are stretched thin, as they are in many rural areas, compressed air foam systems (CAFS) help firefighters accomplish more in the first few critical minutes of a fire incident. As such, ...
This report is a product of a research study on the impacts of low-expansion foam, high-expansion foam and deluge systems in aircraft hangars. A survey was conducted to determine the circumstances and ...
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 ...
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 ...
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