Portable Fire Fighting System

Portable Fire Fighting System SECURITY/SAFETY Fire 27-4-16 If you've ever wondered whether the fire extinguishers you keep around your house and shop really provide enough protection, you might want to take a look at the new Fire Caddy. This handy little fire fighting system is intended to fill the gap between a fire extinguisher and a fire truck. It consists of a pump, a motor to power it, 20 ft. of suction hose, 50 ft. of pressure discharge hose, and a 5-gal. tank of biodegradable FlameOut fire retardant. All these are mounted on a two-wheeled cart that makes it easy for one person to move it around. Fully loaded, the cart weighs less than 200 lbs. It measures 31 in. deep by 23 in. wide and 45 in. high. The unit is available with either a Tecumseh Enduro 5 hp or a Honda 5.4 hp gas engine. Initially, the Fire Caddy was developed for fighting oil field fires in western Canada. Recently, it's found a home on hundreds of farms and rural businesses. It can be used to fight fires in shops, around buildings, or in the field, and has also been used to soak areas to make a fire barrier before burning ditches. While the Fire Caddy comes with 50 ft. of hose, the pressure hose reel will hold up to 100 ft. of "lay-flat" hose. The 20-ft. intake hose is non-collapsible and will pump from any body of water, whether it be a pond, stream or swimming pool. It can also be connected to an existing water supply. A selector on the unit allows you to inject from 0 to 6 percent FlameOut solution into the pressure water stream to increase the effectiveness of water. In addition to fighting fires, Fire Caddy can also be used as a pressure washer, drainage pump, or a general purpose water pumping system. There's a good chance owning a Fire Caddy could save 10 percent or more in fire insurance premiums, too. Price is under $5,000, plus shipping. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Bruce Kopp, general manager, Fire Caddy USA, 5201 Washington St. N., Grand Forks, N. Dak. 58201 (ph 701 746-9601 or toll-free 866 347-3239; email; info@firecaddy.com); or Brian Fryk, chief operating officer, Just-In Case Fire Ltd., 3830 7th Street S.E., Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2G 2Y8 (ph 403 243-9728; toll-free 866 652-2339; email: info@justincasefire.com; website: www.justincasefire.com).

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