New Purple K Units

[tbendick]

FDNY has placed 4 new Purple K units in Service bring the total units to 6.

Purple K Unit 33
Purple K Unit 84
Purple K Unit 163
Purple K Unit 326
Existing Units.
Purple K Unit 228
Purple K Unit 229

 

[sky]

guys - what type of fires are the purple k used on?

 

[tbendick]

They are used for Electrical and gas fires such as methanol.

 

[sky]

in regards to elec fires is it on transformers and manholes!!! sorry don't mean to be a pain

 

[tl-ff]

in regards to elec fires is it on transformers and manholes!!! sorry don't mean to be a pain

We don't do anything for manhole fires except if it travels to the buildings and ignites the building. Purple K is more of a fire seperator it is used to seperate the flame ffom the chemical or gas that is on fire.Being in a house with one of the original 2 Purple K rigs, the 4 companies that just got their rigs will realize how much of a pain it is to refill the ball when there is a mess everywhere. Use the nederman or do it outside the firehouse. 

 

[tbendick]

And I thought filling the Purple K can sucked..

Speaking of Purple K.  Heard a funny joke about it,  changing a guys baby powder with the Purple K. 

 

[jloonz]

are there any plans on getting a CO2 truck?

 

[BCR]

Are the new rigs the same as the older rigs?

 

[Capttomo]

And I thought filling the Purple K can sucked..

Speaking of Purple K. Heard a funny joke about it, changing a guys baby powder with the Purple K.

 

[thefirefreak911]

Are the new rigs the same as the older rigs?

there is no new rigs (yet)

 

[Greenpoint Photography]

Are the new rigs the same as the older rigs?

this thread is from 2007 lol

 

[Signal73]

this thread is from 2007 lol

Slow day in the Hill Section I guess lol

 

[captaindewey50267021@gm]

Purple "K" works by breaking the Chain Rection of fires. It is great for a quick knock down of flammable liquid fires but often requires foam or water Fog to complete extinguishment. It can help control electrical fires in enclosed areas, but the current must be turned off or cut after the Purple K = a kind of Dry Chemical, is used for knockdown. Purple K does NOT work for fires in many flammable metals, including Lithium in many high output batteries. Captain Bob Rainey FDNY Engine 26 retired

 

[OldGoat]

We had what was known as the twin agent system onboard Navy ships. It was a dual nozzle setup with one being K and the other AFFF. This was mainly enstalled in the upper levels of engineering main/aux spaces. The K was used as a knock down of a petroleum based fire and the AFFF to actually extinguish the flames and provide a blanket of foam to keep reflash chances to a minimum. Trained on it. Never had top actually use it in a fire situation. Thank God.