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FireAde 2000 has
multipurpose functions and eliminates the need to stock various different agents
for different kinds of fires. The cost of buying and storing agents for every
situation will total more than any similar single quantity of FireAde
2000. Also, because FireAde 2000
will knock down fires up to six times faster than UL 162 rated Class B Foam and
will use up to six times less medium, there are other cost benefits related to
product consumption, manpower deployment and damage limitation. Because foam needs
frequent applications to maintain a barrier layer over a fire, FireAde
2000 is far more economical as it would only require one application
to totally extinguish the same fire. Also, less water and faster knockdown times
mean less water damage and less clean-up costs, less wear and tear on equipment,
less economical loss and less insurance risk and liability to fire-fighters and
property owners.
FireAde 2000 contains no elements reported
under the Superfund Amendment and Reauthorisation Act (SARA) Title III, Section
313 of CRF-372 or the Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) of July 1, 1995.
FireAde 2000 is able to decay rapidly in the
environment, causing no harm to plants, animals or any other parts of the environmental
structure. FireAde 2000 has a low BOD / COD
(low oxygen demand) requirement and, under RCRA CFR261 regulations, it may be
discarded safely as a non-hazardous waste product.
FireAde 2000 is well below toxic levels on
acute toxicity tests.
FireAde 2000 is no more corrosive than potable
water and has a virtually neutral pH value of 7.2 (water is 7). It is also 30
times less corrosive than AFFF Foams and is therefore much more beneficial to
delivery systems and to structures and property involved in a fire.
FireAde 2000's
integrity is not diminished by rain or windy conditions; in fact the emulsification
process will be enhanced by heavy rain. Other products on the market, based solely
on a foam blanket, can be adversely affected by poor weather conditions.
FireAde 2000 is non-corrosive to gaskets,
fire hoses, nozzles, sprinkler systems and fire fighting apparatus. Because it
has lubrication qualities, the product has a beneficial effect on hardware life
expectancy. A single water flush effectively cleans equipment. Because
FireAde 2000 may be diluted with potable water,
sea water or brackish water, equipment can be replenished from any convenient
water supply. FireAde 2000 may be used
with standard equipment provided the equipment is primarily designed to utilise
water or foam as a medium of fire control such as:
NOZZLES (aspirated and
non-aspirated nozzles, foam tubes and multi-purpose jet spray and fog nozzles).
EDUCTORS (inline, by-pass etc.)
PROPORTIONERS (on board, around the pump etc.)
PRE-MIXED (in portable or fixed tanks etc.)
FireAde 2000
concentrate and dilutions have an unlimited shelf life. Once premixed with
water, at the desired percentage, the mixture will not separate.
FireAde 2000 has the ability to eliminate or reduce smoke
toxins, flammable vapours, radiant, and ambient heats which may be hazardous to
operational personnel as well as casualties.
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