Fire Critic An Unadulterated View of the Fire Service
The video states:
The Verde Valley Fire District along with Jerome Fire Department, Cottonwood Fire Department, Clarkdale Fire District, Montezuma-Rimrock Fire District, evaluated the FIT-5 (Fire Interruption Technology-5) device. The device was placed in the living room of a Mobile Home with a recliner as the only furniture. As directed the device was given time to deploy before water was used. One firefighter suffered hand injuries through his gloves. Link to vendor website
If you watch the video, it says the FIT-5 was deployed at the :05 second mark. Soon after, it appears as though the fire dies down a bit. Right at about the :25 second mark it appears as though the room flashes. If not, it is very close to flashing. A second or so later, the firefighters spray water/foam on the fire and put the fire out. I would love to hear what the firefighters thought about the product.
Anyone else out there had any experience with these types of products?
It just doesn’t appear as though this was a positive evaluation of the product.
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I have to disregard the firefighter injury in this case, the guys were sitting in the doorway and allowing fire to blow back right at them. That certainly is not a fault of the FIT-5.
I have seen other products like the FIT-5, I just wonder if they really have an application. At $1000 a piece (one time use), I know that they will never be purchased by my department.
I can’t help but think that if you are close enough to throw one of them in a fire, you could probably have a hoseline in your hands to put the fire out.
