I’m well aware of that, but foam is not indicated in this particular kind of vinyl chloride fire, ie one where there is far too much VC burning at once. Getting foam into that fire will do nothing, get away from the tanks that are heating up and about to explode, and try and get enough water on them to stop from exploding. These industrial chemical fires have specific instructions for this.
So, you are a hazmat tech and have your tech-ref in front of you to disperse that info or are you just pulling your opinion out of your nether regions?
In my defense though, you stated there are no extinguisher materials use for "large amounts of undiluted industrial chemicals" and my response was based on that statement.
Edit - I stand corrected (and man enough to admit it).
I actually looked up Vinyl chloride FF operations.
No offense taken or intended. Been out of the game for over a decade but still know the basics and can look up the rest if I had to. Never dealt with vinyl chloride before so did not know specifics.
Specifically, foam isn’t used until you know you have no more chemical feeding the fire for this particular chemical. I also spoke to a buddy who is an industrial firefighter specifically about this fire in particular, not a firsthand source who was there. But it’s better than an anonymous internet headline.
I’m well aware of that, but foam is not indicated in this particular kind of vinyl chloride fire, ie one where there is far too much VC burning at once. Getting foam into that fire will do nothing, get away from the tanks that are heating up and about to explode, and try and get enough water on them to stop from exploding. These industrial chemical fires have specific instructions for this.
So, you are a hazmat tech and have your tech-ref in front of you to disperse that info or are you just pulling your opinion out of your nether regions?
In my defense though, you stated there are no extinguisher materials use for "large amounts of undiluted industrial chemicals" and my response was based on that statement.
Edit - I stand corrected (and man enough to admit it).
I actually looked up Vinyl chloride FF operations.
https://webwiser.nlm.nih.gov/substance?substanceId=43&catId=60
No worries by the way. I love talking hazmat. Sorry there was a miscommunication between us there.
No offense taken or intended. Been out of the game for over a decade but still know the basics and can look up the rest if I had to. Never dealt with vinyl chloride before so did not know specifics.
Yes to both. It’s a very easy search to find for free on the internet as well. https://webwiser.nlm.nih.gov/substance?substanceId=43&identifier=Vinyl%20chloride&identifierType=name&menuItemId=6&catId=60
Specifically, foam isn’t used until you know you have no more chemical feeding the fire for this particular chemical. I also spoke to a buddy who is an industrial firefighter specifically about this fire in particular, not a firsthand source who was there. But it’s better than an anonymous internet headline.