Several foam extinguishers were turned on the generators, and the fire was doused.

Fire-fighting foam extinguishers had already discharged to cut off the fire.

Somebody hit the station with a foam extinguisher, but the operator was already beyond saving.

In 1904 Loran patented his invention and developed the first foam extinguisher the same year.

Read and Campbell introduced their 'Rocsuds' which was an early form of foam extinguisher.

Most commonly found on foam extinguishers and foam handlines.

Firemen, taking their convincing time, were now smothering the barrels of blazing oil with foam extinguishers.

Foam extinguishers use sodium bicarbonate and aluminium sulphate solution.

With dry chemical extinguishers, nitrogen is typically used; water and foam extinguishers typically use air.

1904 Foam extinguisher

The foam extinguisher is a type of fire extinguisher based on fire fighting foam.

Dry powder and/or CO and/or foam extinguishers

Wet chemical systems, such as the kind generally found in foam extinguishers, must, similarly to dry chemical systems, be sprayed directionally, onto the fire.

The chemical foam extinguisher was invented in 1904 by Aleksandr Loran in Russia, based on his previous invention of fire fighting foam.

In the meantime, the firefighting vehicles division signed an agreement with Sinopec Group for the assembly of special vehicles with foam extinguishers in China.

Hand-held foam extinguishers used the same two chemicals in solution: To actuate the extinguisher, a seal was broken and the unit inverted, allowing the liquids to mix and react.

To carry out their fire fighting role they use fixed fire hoses from the ships system and other fire fighting equipment like 10 kg CO2 extinguishers and SF 90 foam extinguishers.

CAFS extinguishers can also be fitted with air aspirators, commonly used on AFFF and FFFP foam extinguishers, which will result in a more expanded foam but will lack the heat resistance of non-aspirated foam, which does not break the bubbles.