Foam 161 Fire Truck

Foam 161 the pentagon 9 11 fire truck at the patton museum of leadership.

Foam 161 fire truck.

When the attack occurred on the pentagon foam 161 and its crew were in immediate proximity to witness the horror and respond courageously to the. Foam truck 161 on fire pentagon firefighters battle a fire on foam truck 161 caused by the crash of the airplane. The surfactants used must produce foam in concentration of less than 1. Whether you are fighting a wildland or structure fire with class a foam or fighting a flammable liquid fire with class b foam the hale foamlogix is up to the task.

The digital foam system removes the traditional pressure restrictions of other foam systems so it is unaffected by hose length flow rate or pressures. Page 1 of 8. Pentagon helipad still parked next to the helipad the heavily damaged foam truck 161 sits abandoned while firefighters attend to fires in the pentagon. The only other firefighting apparatus he saw on the west side was arlington county s engine and truck 105 on the far north end.

Fmfd unit 161 at the pentagon before flight 77 strike captain defina drove onto the heliport and directed foam unit 331 to set up there where fort myer unit 161 had established a hydrant water supply. The city of long beach has a mandate to provide fire protection for some of the nation s most critical infrastructure. The foam truck a sidelight in the history of motorized fire apparatus foam had already made its entrance into the fire fighting field when motorized apparatus began to come into its own. Top manufacturers include international pierce freightliner ford e one mack spartan american lafrance gmc and simon duplex.

Other components of fire retardant foams are. Foam 161 is the designation of the fire truck that was stationed at the pentagon helipad on 9 11 2001 as a part of routine precautions to support first response actions in the event of an emergency. By doug kelley recently kme fire apparatus constructed an unusual foam truck for the city of long beach california.