by Tom Resser | Aug 25, 2026 | Foam and Water
High Expansion Foam: Where It Fits in Industrial Fire Protection High expansion foam is foam with an expansion ratio above 200:1, meaning one gallon of solution becomes more than 200 gallons of bubbles. In practice, many generators operate between 500:1 and 1,000:1....
by Tom Resser | Aug 25, 2026 | Foam and Water
Types of Fire Fighting Foam: AFFF, AR-AFFF, Fluorine-Free, Class A and Class B Fire fighting foam is selected mainly by the fuel it must protect and whether the concentrate contains fluorinated surfactants. Class B foams are designed for flammable liquids, while Class...
by Tom Resser | Aug 25, 2026 | Skids and Trailers
Foam Trailers and Mobile Fire Suppression Units for Remote Sites A mobile fire suppression unit is a trailer or skid that carries its own agent and its own means of discharging it, so that a site with no hydrant, fire water main or permanent fire crew still has...
by Tom Resser | Aug 25, 2026 | Applications
Wellsite Fire Protection: What Equipment Belongs on a Drilling or Completion Site A drilling or completion wellsite needs four tiers of fire protection: portable extinguishers at every engine, generator and fueling point, wheeled dry chemical units at the rig floor...
by Tom Resser | Aug 25, 2026 | Skids and Trailers
Why Fire Protection Engineers Download BIM Models Instead of Calling Suppliers A fire protection engineer working on a petrochemical project places suppression equipment in the plant model long before the purchase order is written, and the fastest way to do that is to...
