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Fire system users: Foam Or Halon/FE 36?

Old Nov 17, 2008 | 11:30 PM
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Default Fire system users: Foam Or Halon/FE 36?

For those who run a fire system, what is your preference in extinguishing agent?
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Old Nov 18, 2008 | 06:11 AM
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Old Nov 18, 2008 | 06:30 AM
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I have seen Halon work first hand on a ship in a matter of minutes, but Ive also seen AFFF (foam) being sprayed on **** for hours trying to get the fire out...
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i think now the Fe 36 is spec... i may be wrong...
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It depends on what you are fighting.. AFFF works excellent with Fuel Fires.. I've put out Fuel Fires on a flat surface in a matter of seconds. Applied correctly, it creates the Blanket and smothers the Fire.

Halon is pretty much working it's way out of the Fire Dept., for the nature of Fire that occures with a Crash, expecially with Gas/Fuel and other types of combustible liquids, I would prefer Dry Chem.
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FOr a race car F#36 as Madman suggested. One of the things that I'd definately put in a race car, and will hve in my next one, or the one I have if it doesn't sell.
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