The video below was filmed in Houston at the Val
Jahnke Training Center. We floated 165 gallons of red diesel on
water in a 40 foot tanker, and extinguished it in less than 40 seconds
using about 8 gallons of Cold Fire and less than 100 gallons of
water. One line used a foam nozzle, the other was a regular attack
nozzle used to direct the foam.
In May 2009, JRT Environmental and RDR Technologies
demonstrated Cold Fire multipurpose foaming wetting agent against
four large tires, set in the back of a pickup truck. Diesel was
added to the pile as an accelerant. Soon, not only were the tires
on fire, but the entire back end of the truck was in flames. Armed
only with a 2.5 gallon extinguisher with a quart of Cold Fire added,
the fireman put out the tires and the truck bed in just a few seconds.
There are several videos that have been shot it
Mexico, where Cold Fire is in wide use. It is the exclusive firefighting
agent used by PEMEX, the national petroleum organization of Mexico,
because it has proven itself over many years to be the most effective
thing in fighting Class B (fuel) fires - for crude, gas, diesel
and alcohol-based fires.
Below is an excellent demonstration of Cold Fire
used against a tank battery fire in Brazil. Most firefighters I've
talked to will just walk away from a fire like this, and let it
burn itself out over several days - at a great cost of both equipment
and the environment. Now firefighters have something that will actually
work. This was extinguished in just a few minutes with a 3% solution.
Below is a demonstration done in Ecuador, again
simulating a tank battery fire. They test against gasoline,
diesel, crude and even alcohol (ethanol).
Each fire was put out completely in just seconds. Notice the change
in color of smoke - at first, huge clouds of black soot, changing
to clean white as the hydrocarbons are encapsulated and removed
as a fuel source. Also notice in the demo how the men are putting
their hands directly on the metal (which should be extremely
hot) - demonstrating the instant cooling ability of Cold Fire, which
lowers the temperature of whatever it comes in contact with.
This is a another oil tank
battery test, they are injecting a 3% solution of Cold Fire directly
into the tank through a flow line, decreasing the risk to personnel
and firefighters, and actually eliminating the need for a high-pressure
fire hose, especially on large tanks. Filmed in Mexico. Listen to
the audio at the end of the video, where the inventor of Cold Fire,
Jeurgen Giessler, comments how the Cold Fire solution is being fed
into the bottom of tank through the flow line.
Cold Fire is extremely effective
in neutralizing toxic chemicals (even when they're not of fire)
because of its properties as a hydrocarbon demulsifier. Below is
a short clip where the demonstrator drips strong sulfuric acid
on a plain cotton towel, then on a cotton towel treated with Cold
Fire. Seeing is believing!
This is Part 2 of the sulfuric acid test,
where the demonstrator NEUTRALIZES the acid, then actually stirs
with his hand. Cold Fire and Carbon Seal can be especially useful
in oil and gas applications where various corrosive acids are present
in gas or liquid form.
CLass D (metal fires) are some of the toughest fires
of all. Spray water on a magnesium fire, and you just make it mad.
It burns at 6500 degrees farenheit. A lot of car parts and other
engine parts are made from magnesium, so a firefighter never knows
what he may be up against in a car fire or garage fire. Here is
a demo of putting out a fire of magnesium in just a few seconds.
This was a huge test done with diesel in one 20'
pad, and heptane in the farthest 20' pad. This flame put out a tremendous
amount of heat - you can that the other spectators by the camera
couldn't stand unprotected for more than a few seconds before retreating
behind the wall. Again, both pads, even the heptane, were put out
in a little over two minutes.
Automatic sprinkler extinguisher demo with 12 litres
of Cold Fire
A large tire fire demonstration in Mexico
Cold Fire is also used extensively in the restaurant
industry. Below is a quick demonstration of Cold Fire against a
typical Class K grease fire.
For more information, contact RDR Technologies LLC at (405) 702-0055
or email us.
