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Technology & ResultFor every stage of a fire…
Whenconventionalextinguisherswon’tdothejoborwhenafire
isdifficulttoreach,theDSPA-5offersasolution.TheDSPA-5gives
firstrespondersthemeanstofightafire,evenwhenitisspreading
further.Nolongerdotheyhavetowaitpowerlesswhilerescue
servicesareontheirway.Aquickandeffectiveinterventioncan
preventfurtherspreadingofthefireandcanbuyvaluabletime.
Aerosol, how does it work?
DSPAAerosolwasoriginallydevelopedasanalternativetoHalon.
UnlikeHalon,DSPAisenvironmentallyfriendly.Theactive
substancesoftheDSPAAerosolaresolidmicroparticlesthatfill
thecompartmentcompletelyandattackthecombustionprocess
atachemicallevel.Asaresult,theflamesareinstantlyknocked
downandtheenergyremovedfromthefire.
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The usage of DSPA-5, step by step… A handheld knock down tool for indoor fires…
Size
TheDSPA-5,theprofessionalinterventiontoolforfirstresponders,
issmall,lightandquicklydeployable.
Assess and decide…
Makesureyouhaveaclearpictureofthesituation,
followthestandarddoorprocedureanddecide,basedupon
thegivencriteria,todeploytheDSPA-5.
Activation of the DSPA-5
PullthepinoutandthrowtheDSPA-5directlyinside.
TheDSPA-5doesn’thavetobedeployedintotheseatofthefire.
Youdon’thavetoentertheroom.
Aerosol
TheextinguishingsubstanceofDSPAisaerosol.Aerosolacts
similartogas,soitwillexpandvolumetricallyandreacheven
themostdifficultplaces.
Close off the compartment
Closeoffthefireroom,sotheaerosoliscontained.
Iftheroomisproperlyclosed,theaerosolwillbemoreeffective.
Effect and further steps
After30to60secondsthefireisknockeddown.Theflamesaregone
andthefirenolongerspreads.Thereismoretimeforevacuation.
Firefightershavemoretimetoreachthescene.Uponarrival,notify
thefirefightersasquicklyaspossible.Withonlyalimitedamount
ofwater,theywillfinishthejob.
ExplodingAlthoughtheDSPA-5isactivatedanddeployed
similartothatofagrenade,theproductdoes
notexplode.Infactitdoesn’taddanysignificant
pressuretotheroom.
The advantages
The DSPA-5…
• canbedeployedquicklyandeasily
• canbedeployedwithoutenteringtheroom
• knocksthefiredown,flamesaregone
in seconds
• savescrucialtime&money
• preventsagreatdealofequipmentand
propertydamage
• considerablyreduceswaterdamage
The DSPA-5…
• doesnotdepleteoxygenlevels
• isfriendlytotheenvironment
• isharmlesstohumansandanimals
“Device (DSPA-5) proving itself at Grey-Bruce fires”The Sun Times (Can), 10-04-2011
“Having the DSPA will allow the fire department to enter the building sooner, call for mutual aid and to save the structure with minimal water damage”Ashton Fire Department, 21-01-2011
Waterdamageisoftenabigpartofthetotalcostsfollowingafire.
WhenusingtheDSPA-5,evenlargefullydevelopedfiresareknockeddown,
sothatonlyasmallquantityofwaterisnecessarytoextinguishthefire.
Timeisoftheessenceduringafire.Notjustthetimethatisnecessaryto
evacuateresidentsorpersonnel,butalsothetimethatisneededforfire
fighterstoarriveon-scenecanbecriticaltoasuccessfulending.TheDSPA-5
ensuresthatafirenolongerspreadsandthatvaluabletimeisgained.
Firecanhaveanenormousimpactonanyinstitutionorcompany.
Schoolsmayneedtobeclosedindefinitelyorcompaniessufferinghigh
costsforbusinesscontinuity.Manyproblemscanbepreventedbya
quickandeffectiveintervention.Butwhatifthefireisdifficulttoreach?
Whatifacommonfireextinguisherswon’tdothejob?Insuchcases,
theDSPA-5offersasolution.
FireCausesMillionsInDamage,FirefightersSayFirefighters said the fire at the commercial auto
body parts facility had already spread to an
attached building by the time they arrived. KCRA.com 26-03-2011
Million-dollarfiredestroysWellandlaundryserviceDamage done inside the building, in addition to the
fire, came from smoke and water as firefighters
tried to douse the blaze. An aerial truck poured
water on the roof from outside.
The Standard (USA), 09-04-2011
FireburnsschoolinCDOHigh School was almost burned
down after flames engulfed 10
classrooms and 3 laboratories
on Tuesday afternoon.
abs-cbnNEWS.com 13-04-2011
