Ferrari Mailing List: Re: New Type of Fire Extinguisher

[Douglas Anderson (dnt]

As Clyde notes – in a panic situation clear thinking and standard equipment is a must.

 

Picture this – 1982, Reno, after our class runs at a National Auto Cross Terri drives our Porsche 912 to the store.  I am still at the track.  Main jet carrier loosens, and mildly pressurized fuel exits carburetor.  As she starts the car there is a mild pop.  She sees flames thru the rearview mirror.  She grabs the fire extinguisher and without opening the deck lid – easily activates the extinguisher and shoots retardant through the grill.  Since the engine bay top is sealed from the bottom – fire goes out.  How many people came to help this “girl”?  NONE – but they were all watching from a safe distance.  Would this work for a 308 Car-B-Que?  Don’t think so since the engine bay is open top and bottom.  Terri was able to act fast enough that the car was driveable – a bit dusty from the extinguisher stuff and a few wires burned – but driveable.

 

The phone call you don’t want - - - “the fire wasn’t that bad. . . .”

 

Doug

 

From: Ferrari <ferrari-bounces+dnt=dock.net [at] ferrarilist.com> On Behalf Of Clarence Romero Jr.
Sent: Thursday, June 4, 2020 3:37 AM
To: DOUG <dnt [at] dock.net>
Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] New Type of Fire Extinguisher

 

Well here is my take on this having been around a couple of fires

Fires cause panic 

The fact that you have to remove a cap an use the cap to strike the thing to get it started will be a chore for the majority of people 

And I am willing to guess most would drop the striker cap and it will roll some where 

Then what?

Emergency equip should be single action, period like a normal fire extinguisher

In other words you can’t F@ck it up even if you tried

You pull a pin and press the trigger 

No cap to remove and strike and hope it goes off !

 

Back to the news ! 

 

 

     RF4-4EVR

Scars are Tattoos with better stories !

 

If you have no enemies, you have no character !

 

Clyde Romero    

 

 

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On Jun 3, 2020, at 10:16 PM, Charles Perry <charles [at] carolinasound.com> wrote:



Any of you seen this? Maybe even used it?

 

The Halon units I have in my cars are pretty old now. Their pressure meters still read good, but this seems like a pretty cool backup.

 

https://elementfire.com/

 

 

 

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