When Disaster Strikes

According to the National Fire Protection Association of the United States in 2011 the total cost of fire is estimated at $329 billion or roughly 2.1% of U.S. gross domestic product. In additional astronomical cost of fires, 2014 saw 3275 deaths and 15755 injuries from fire in the United States and firefighters continue to have high incidents of lung cancer, testicular and cervical cancers and heart attacks believed to be caused by their exposure the smoke, heat and carcinogenic gases. It is easy to see the need for improvements in fire safety and the technology we use to fight fires.

The World’s Most Advanced
Fire Suppression System

In the 1870’s it was discovered that steam was a very good fire extinguishing agent that steam was a far superior medium for extinguishing fires than was water. It is very safe in that it is not hot except for right at the point where it flashes. When it flashes it reacts like other gases when they expand they cool. When steam flashes it cools down to the point where it would not scald or suffocate. It quickly extinguishes AB and C fires (see attached file)

On May 11 2017 I was granted (Notice of Allowance) a patent on a fire suppression system that uses steam to suppress structural fires on the condition that the system be mounted on a vehicle. This is what makes my system unique in that it makes the system mobile where all the other systems are stationary.

The way that I would accomplish this, is with the use of a “Once Through Boiler”. The boiler is very well suited to this operation because it is lightweight, compact, and is capable of producing steam at full capacity in 3 to 5 minutes. It is also very safe in that it has no pressure vessels and the only hot steam is where it exits the boiler. It could be installed on a single axle chassis along with a supply of water for 2 hrs of operation.

By using the boiler and administering the steam into the burning structure with the steam probe that would be controlled by a firefighter in an airconditioned control centre the fire could be quickly controlled without having to expose the firefighters to the hazards of the smoke and heat. It could also be controlled without having to cause any damage to the structure or its contents of structure.