One of the tank farms fire protection strategies that is often applied by many oil companies is to equip their internal fire brigades with portable means of firefighting. Among the equipment and trailers available, are the high flow monitor packages which play an important role when full surface firefighting is needed. In this respect, SA Fire Protection offers complete first response packages ranging from high flow trailered monitors (with capacities up to 40.000 lpm) to trailered foam reservoirs, portable mixers and large diameter hoses.
The first response high flow monitor system can be used only on those fuels which are not water soluble, such as alcohols, as it is not yet recognised by NFPA 11. However, there are records of successful fire extinguished using this method (LASTFIRE) which is recognised in the latest EN 13565