Fire Hose Testing And Its Importance Testing your facility’s fire hose is incredibly important to find equipment failure and help reduce the risk of injury to any responders or bystanders. Regular testing of fire hose, couplings and threads is a necessary duty to...
Firefighting foams have long been used to extinguish even the most challenging fires. However, years of research have led scientists, environmentalists, and governing bodies to realize that one of these types of foams, aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF), can pose...
Per and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, collectively known as PFAS, are getting a lot of press lately. (Learn more about PFAS and how they impact fire protection). While these pervasive chemicals have been around for decades, experts have realized that these chemicals...
In the fire protection industry, firefighting foam is a key topic of discussion. Firefighting foam is an exceptionally effective fire suppression tool, helping to minimize the impact of some of the worst possible fires, including flammable liquid fires. Unfortunately,...
Various governing authorities require that your facility maintain fire extinguishers because they’re essential in protecting your employees, property, and products from harm. But let’s be honest here — a fire extinguisher can’t protect anything if nobody knows...
