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F-500 Encapsulator Agent is
Making Headlines Across the Globe
MSN
A Semi Hauling 31K Pounds of Lithium-ion Batteries Catches Fire
The fire, like other lithium-ion fires, involved high temperatures, dangerous gas, and explosive forces. The fire department was able to put the fire out with about 5,500 gallons of water and a product called F-500 EA®.
U.S. Department of Energy
EM Nevada Enhances Emergency Responses With Grant Funding
Nye County is a mostly rural county that encompasses the NNSS and is located about an hour’s drive from Las Vegas. The county recently used grant money to purchase a fire suppression agent known as F-500 EA®.
Review Times
Tanker Transporting 32K Pounds of Liquid Organic Peroxide Catches Fire
The fire burned for several hours as Sandusky Township Fire Chief, Dean Schneider, received the call just before 4 PM. At around 6 PM, firefighters were able to apply an F-500 EA® solution to put the fire out.
NBC WGRZ
Deep-seated fire at a scrapyard produces smoke visible for miles
The state and Erie County called in the Scranton Volunteer Fire Department of Hamburg with their two dispensing trailers that can upload up to 300 gallons at a time of a biodegradable substance called F-500 EA®.
KSN 16
Electric vehicle fires are a whole new animal to fight, says CJ Fire Chief
If crews with the Carl Junction Fire Department (CJFD) are called to a fire involving an electric vehicle, Perkins assures they’ll show up prepared thanks to a firefighting agent called F-500 EA®.
13 NEWS
PFAS-free fire defense arrives at Rio Rico Fire Department
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality helped the Rio Rico Fire Department remove over 250 gallons of cancer-causing chemicals used to put out fires. The agency replaced the carcinogenic products with a fluorine free agent, F-500 EA®.
NBC
Fires sparked by lithium-ion batteries are confounding firefighters
Some fire departments in Arizona and elsewhere have added a new tool to fight these kinds of fires. The product, known as F-500 EA®, has shown in early tests to be effective at putting out the stubborn fires created by lithium-ion batteries.
FIRE APPARATUS MAGAZINE
NFPA’s recognition of Encapsulator Agents is a real game changer
The new 2022 version of NFPA 18A, Standard on Water Additives for Fire Control and Vapor Mitigation, covers Encapsulator Agents in particular. It specifically delineates Encapsulator Agents as well as offers the fire testing criteria.
PSN
Firefighting: Federal Fire Service, DPR Certify F-500 EA®
The Federal Fire Service, Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) and the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) have certified the use of F-500 EA® for effective and efficient firefighting in Nigeria.
