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New Technologies in Fire Suppression
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lot of people think the be all and end all of fire suppression is
water. It’s basic, true, but it’s not the only thing there is to fire
suppression. Water, actually, isn’t the best option to suppress fire.
It’s true that water has always been the natural fire suppressant, but
there are a lot of scenarios wherein using water to fight fire ends up
making it worse. When the fire is caused by hot oils, chemicals, or
electronics, using water would be dangerous.
Water isn’t the only fire suppressant to rely on, thankfully. There are so many innovations available today that you can actually go for any of these new technologies. Water isn’t the best choice, as mentioned earlier, so it’s a good thing that there are better options. These options are safe for electrical equipment, won’t be dangerous to health, and easy to cleanup – unlike water.
Its about time that a bit of discussion is accorded to these new technologies. One reminder, though. When we say “innovations”, these are new only to laymen who don’t know much about fire suppression. In fire fighting circles, they already know about these, obviously. One of the new technologies you ought to know about is dry aerosol fire suppression. It makes use of dry powder, often times in a canister that can easily be carried on your person. Throwing it into a burning room will have quick results. It’s quick, it’s easy, and it isn’t harmful to electronics and people.
Equally interesting is compressed foam – another one of the fire fighting industry’s latest technologies. It can be used even in small areas, and it’s an easy alternative to us when water isn’t viable. It won’t damage electrical equipment. Also, it’s easy to deploy even in a small car fire.
Yet another technology that you ought to take note of is the darling
of the fire fighting industry at the moment. Inergen isn’t new to
specialists, but ordinary people probably have never heard of it. Using
Inergen is a lot safer and really makes fire suppression much easier for
everyone.
The common problem these days is that even if fire doesn’t destroy your equipment, your fire suppressant could. You could use chemical fire suppression systems, but some a rather dangerous to humans and shouldn’t be used in rooms that contain people. Carbon dioxide is one of these examples. It can suppress fire by lowering the oxygen in the room, but it can also suffocate human beings in the same close quarters. Inergen, on the other hand, is safe to use and won’t be dangerous to humans.
Inergen actually is a replacement for a previously toasted fire suppressant: Halon. It was a favourite up until research discovered how disastrous it was for the environment. As it turns out, Halon was detrimental to the ozone layer, and therefore contributed to global warming. Given what is now known about Halon, firefighters were keen to look for a safer option.
In the end, it all boils down to accepting the fact that you can’t be complacent when it comes to fire suppression. New technologies appear regularly, and pretty soon even better options will be made available. Just make sure that you try to keep up with these advancements and see if you can find better means to protect your family, your employees, and your possessions.
Water isn’t the only fire suppressant to rely on, thankfully. There are so many innovations available today that you can actually go for any of these new technologies. Water isn’t the best choice, as mentioned earlier, so it’s a good thing that there are better options. These options are safe for electrical equipment, won’t be dangerous to health, and easy to cleanup – unlike water.
Its about time that a bit of discussion is accorded to these new technologies. One reminder, though. When we say “innovations”, these are new only to laymen who don’t know much about fire suppression. In fire fighting circles, they already know about these, obviously. One of the new technologies you ought to know about is dry aerosol fire suppression. It makes use of dry powder, often times in a canister that can easily be carried on your person. Throwing it into a burning room will have quick results. It’s quick, it’s easy, and it isn’t harmful to electronics and people.
Equally interesting is compressed foam – another one of the fire fighting industry’s latest technologies. It can be used even in small areas, and it’s an easy alternative to us when water isn’t viable. It won’t damage electrical equipment. Also, it’s easy to deploy even in a small car fire.
The common problem these days is that even if fire doesn’t destroy your equipment, your fire suppressant could. You could use chemical fire suppression systems, but some a rather dangerous to humans and shouldn’t be used in rooms that contain people. Carbon dioxide is one of these examples. It can suppress fire by lowering the oxygen in the room, but it can also suffocate human beings in the same close quarters. Inergen, on the other hand, is safe to use and won’t be dangerous to humans.
Inergen actually is a replacement for a previously toasted fire suppressant: Halon. It was a favourite up until research discovered how disastrous it was for the environment. As it turns out, Halon was detrimental to the ozone layer, and therefore contributed to global warming. Given what is now known about Halon, firefighters were keen to look for a safer option.
In the end, it all boils down to accepting the fact that you can’t be complacent when it comes to fire suppression. New technologies appear regularly, and pretty soon even better options will be made available. Just make sure that you try to keep up with these advancements and see if you can find better means to protect your family, your employees, and your possessions.
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