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Do you know the fire hose ?
A fire hose is a hose used to carry high-pressure water or flame retardant liquids such as foam. Traditional fire hoses are lined with rubber and covered with linen braid. Advanced fire hoses are made of polymeric materials such as polyurethane. The fire hose has metal joints at both ends, whi...Read more -
How to deal with the expiration of the fire extinguisher
In order to avoid the expiration of the fire extinguisher, it is necessary to check the service life of the fire extinguisher regularly. It is more appropriate to check the service life of the fire extinguisher once every two years. Under normal circumstances, expired fire extinguishers can not ...Read more -
Fire Service Technology Overload?
www.nbworldfire.com Everywhere you look today, there is new technology popping up. That really nice state of the art GPS unit you got for your car a couple years back is probably wrapped up inside its power cord and stuffed in the glove box of your car. When we all bought those GPS units, we we...Read more -
Fireplace Safety
www.nbworldfire.com One of the nicest things about the fall and winter is using the fireplace. There aren’t many people that use the fireplace more than me. As nice as a fireplace is, there are some things that you need to keep in mind when you purposely set a fire in your living room. Before w...Read more -
Sprinker system is a cost-effective active fire protection system
Sprinkler system is the most widely used fire protection system, It alone helps to put out 96% of the fires. You must have a fire sprinkler system solution to protect your commercial, residential, industrial buildings. That will help to save life, property, and minimize business downtime. ...Read more -
How to choose the best type of fire extinguisher
The first fire extinguisher was patented by chemist Ambrose Godfrey in 1723. Since then, many types of extinguishers have been invented, altered and developed. But one thing remains the same no matter the era — four elements must be present for a fire to exist. These elements include oxygen, heat...Read more -
How safe is firefighting foam?
Firefighters use aqueous Film-forming foam (AFFF) to help extinguish difficult-to-fight fires, particularly fires that involve petroleum or other flammable liquids ‚ known as Class B fires. However, not all firefighting foams are classified as AFFF. Some AFFF formulations contain a class of chemi...Read more