K-Foam Utility
K-Foam Utility
K-foam Utility is a Class A & B eco-friendly foam concentrate, efficient in fighting class A solid fuel fires (wildland forest fires, urban fires, utility fires) as well as class B hydrocarbon fires intended for municipal firefighters.
Our environmentally responsible formulation is a Synthetic FFF that meets the industry standards.
It is free from elemental fluorine, readily biodegradable.
Its wetting and foaming properties include fire suppressing mechanisms, reducing the surface tension of water while increasing its heat absorbing capabilities.
By improving the penetration capability of water, the K-foam Utility allows perforation on surfaces to reach deep into solid fires.
K-foam reduces the amount of water needed to extinguish the fire, providing a quicker knockdown reducing the chance for reignition.
The risk of re-ignition is reduced due to the duration of surface wetting and extended drain time.
Due to its heat absorbing capabilities, the foaming ingredients of our K-foam Utility give water the ability to adhere to vertical surfaces which allows the water longer contact with the fuel.
The longer the water is in contact with the fuel, the more heat it is able to absorb.
The high viscosity of the eventual foam product provides increased protection.
The minimal run off which provides a cooling effect is ideal in cases of small class B fires.
The application of the K-foam Utility includes:
- Class A Wildfires and forest fires
- Utility fires
- Structural fires
- Class B fires, such as hydrocarbon, gasoline, diesel pool fires.
K-foam Utility advantages :
- Its an excellent wetter for Class A fires, as demonstrated in NFPA X. Test conducted in accredited fire test centers.
- Its foamibility doesn’t depend on the type of water. The concentrate can be used with fresh, brackish, seawater, and cold water.
- In use for Class B fires, a dense foam blanket is created and there is an insulating barrier between the fuel and air. This is due to K-foam having a tailored, vapor-tight blanket that is capable of suppressing flammable vapors while minimizing the rise of reigniting. Combustible vapors are suppressed when cooling the fuel.
The K-foam Utility, provides a heightened level of safety, while extinguishing fires. It excludes ALL PFOS, PFOA and toxic PFAS chemicals from its content. These are very harmful for humans and the environment and are often illegal due to their environmental and health hazards. It is free from fluorine compounds and halogen derivatives.