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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