NFSS Capabilities can be broadly classified into :
AGENT | PRIMARY INGREDIENT | APPLICATIONS |
---|---|---|
FM-200 | Heptafluoropropane | Electronics, medical equipment, production equipment, libraries, data centers, medical record rooms,server rooms, oil pumping stations, engine compartments, telecommunications rooms, switch rooms, engine and machinery spaces, pump rooms, control rooms. |
3M Novec 1230 Fire Protection Fluid | Fluorinated ketone | Electronics, medical equipment, production equipment, libraries, data centers, medical record rooms, server rooms, oil pumping stations, engine compartments, telecommunications rooms, switch rooms, engine and machinery spaces, pump rooms, control rooms |
Argonite | Argon and nitrogen | Same applications and FM-200 and Novec 1230 fluid; less Class B style hazards |
FE-13 | Fluoroform | Police evidence freezers, inerting natural gas pumping stations or trains/trucks/cranes operating in cold weather, electronics, medical equipment, production equipment, libraries, data centers, medical record rooms, server rooms, oil pumping stations, engine compartments, telecommunications rooms, switch rooms, engine and machinery spaces, pump rooms, control rooms |
Wet Chemical | Potassium carbonate | Commercial kitchens |
ABC Dry Chemical | Monoammonium phosphate | Paint booths, dip tanks, coating operations, flammable liquid storage areas, paint mixing areas, exhaust ducts |
Regular Dry Chemical | Sodium bicarbonate | Gasoline, propane and solvents, live electrical equipment, flammable liquids |
Carbon Dioxide | Carbon Dioxide | Non-occupied control rooms, coating operations, paint lines, dust collectors, transformer vaults, live electrical equipment, flammable liquids, commercial fryers |
Foam | Synthetic detergent,polysaccharide, fluoroakyl suffaccant | Flammable liquids |
Purple KDry Chemical | Potassium bicarbonate | High hazard commercial and industrial applications, especially with flammable liquids |
Solid aerosol particulate | Potassium nitrate | Used in condensed aerosol fire suppression, high hazard commercial and industrial applications, no ozone depletion or global warming potential |
Halotron 1 | 2,2-dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane | Live electrical equipment, flammable liquids |
Water Mist | Water | Ordinary flammables (Paper, wood, cloth) |
Water | Water | Ordinary flammables (Paper, wood, cloth) |
Access Control can be through convention devices by using number pads and access cards or using biometric devices to read fingerprints, retina or face.