FIRST RESPONDER TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT

Posted: 06 Jan 2007 09:46 AM CST

FIRST RESPONDER TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT

Piercing Nozzles - How often do you need them?

Posted: 05 Jan 2007 09:26 PM CST

AUGUSTUS Fire Tool^® introduces its new Series 2000 "Bayonet Style" Piercing Applicators Designed to Safely combat Compartmentalized Fires Using the Indirect Method of Attack.

The Series 2000 "Bayonet" Piercing Applicators are designed with a striking plate on their back end allowing them to be driven with a sledgehammer, maul or ax. They also come equipped with a 6.5 ft. 1-1/2" flat hose "WHIP" which has a 1-1/2" NST swivel for connection to a controlling nozzle/bale for ease and flexibility of operation.

These high quality tools were designed with the primary objective of SAFETY for FIRE SERVICES PERSONNEL. They are precision machined to .003"from corrosion and rust resistant heavy-duty (Schedule 160) aluminum tubing and 416 stainless steel. The hardened, novel stainless steel piercing tip is easily removed for cleaning, sharpening, or if it ever requires replacement. All AUGUSTUS Fire Tool^® products are manufactured in the USA.

These tools' novel design will:

PROVIDE	Firefighters with a Safe, Quick and Efficient means of knocking down and extinguishing fires in confined and hard to reach spaces such as: Balloon Walls, Storage Facilities, Frame Construction Voids, Attics, Trailer and Mobile Homes, Hay & Cotton Bales, Stacks of: Waste Paper, Cardboard, Wood Chips, & Peat, Crawl Spaces, Basements, etc.
PENETRATE	exterior surfaces such as: sheet metals, plywood, sheet rock, cinder blocks, etc.
ELIMINATE	the need to attempt immediate time consuming, sometimes risky, forcible entry operations while fire burns uncontrolled in a compartmentalized area
REDUCE	Firefighter's direct exposure to flames, smoke, hazards and harmful gases
DISCHARGE	extinguishing agents directly into enclosed areas within seconds
COMPATIBLE	with Foam and other Wetting Agent applications
CONNECT	to Attack Line Shutoffs by use of a 6.5 ft. 1-1/2" flat hose "WHIP" (supplied with each applicator) with a 1-1/2" NST swivel
DELIVER	between 120 and 150 GPM at realistic and safe PDP's of 125 to 160 PSI in an effective 40-foot diameter umbrella shaped spray/fogging pattern with minimal nozzle reaction using the novel AUGUSTUS Fire Tool^® Piercing Tip design
MAXIMIZE	the effectiveness and MINIMIZE the amount of extinguishing agent required