Alternative fire suppression systems are common in many commercial buildings throughout the United States. Wet-chemical, dry chemical, systems utilizing foam, clean agent, and carbon dioxide ...

Turkish modular construction manufacturer Karmod has developed a new line of storage tanks specifically designed for use in foam fire suppression systems, the company announced Friday. Engineered to ...

The rental car facilities have fire suppression equipment that must be removed because it contains toxic "forever chemicals." ...

Since 1877, when foam was first introduced as a fire suppression agent, it has been part of the firefighters’ arsenal. Over 100 years later, in the 1980s, foam was popularized as an effective wildland ...

REV Group has patented a fire suppression system that can shift between configurations to optimize foam concentrate distribution. The system includes water and foam pumps, multiple lines, and a valve ...

This report is a product of a research study on the impacts of low-expansion foam, high-expansion foam and deluge systems in aircraft hangars. A survey was conducted to determine the circumstances and ...

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Fire suppression systems are crucial components of any public building, especially busy facilities like airports. But if they malfunction or are set off at the wrong time, it can lead to a massive ...

WILMINGTON — A man was killed and several firefighters were hospitalized with injuries after a fire suppression foam system discharged a large amount of foam inside a hanger at the Wilmington Air Park ...

Sep. 12—A fire suppression system at Brunswick Executive Airport was flagged as "deficient" 14 months before it malfunctioned and discharged more than 51,000 gallons of toxic chemical foam that ...