CAFS 3
CAFS 3 : Compressed Air Foam System: Compressed Air Foam Systems (CAFS) were introduced into service in early 2008. It is designed to minimise the environmental impact of fire fighting and to improve crew safety. Traditionally, firefighters use large quantities of water to extinguish fires. The adverse affects of which include: the impact it can have on water supplies; it creates steam which in turn causes more damage to property; the contaminated water ??run off?? from fires has the potential to enter water courses, causing further damage to the environment. With the CAF system, fire crews are able to mix very small amounts of foam with compressed air and water to make a large quantity of wet or dry foam to fight fires. When used, the foam sticks to the material that is on fire, immensely reducing the possibility of ??run off?? from entering water courses. It also has less surface tension than water, so is quickly absorbed, suppressing and cooling fires faster than traditional techniques. There are several benefits to investing in such equipment: (1) Because the foam extinguishes fires much faster than using water, we can minimise crews exposure to fumes therefore improving their safety. (2) KFRS is then able to release appliances and firefighters from the scene of an incident much sooner, enabling the service to respond to other incidents. (3) In addition, because it uses considerably less water than normal, it vastly reduces the detrimental effects a fire can have on local surroundings
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