First Response OFB 500 LT CAF System

The 500 litre Compressed Air Foam System (CAF's)

Key Points:

• Easy transportability - mounted on a tandem trailer
• OFB designed the CAF machines to enable it to be refilled twice before the air bottles need to be refilled
• Air bottles are BA bottles so that the fireman can interchanged air bottles easily in case there is a need to re-use the CAF for extra shots
• The CAF has no moving parts
• The 500 liter CAF has more fire kill ability than a standard urban fire truck.
• The trailer also has compartments built in to carry extra foam.
• Besides a first response usage; it can also be used for multiple uses such as to protect a building by designing a stanch fitting to connect it to an existing sprinkler system in remote areas or in suburban factories, also airports (sold into New Guinea for that reason), out on drill rigs etc..

Specifications:

• Dimensions: 8ft long x 5ft wide.
• Braking system on trailer: piston brake system
• Load Capacity: 1780kg.
• Load Weight: 1280kg - CAF machine full with all the accessories on board
• Accessories: trailer is mounted with a lock up tool box which will carry fire suits, breathing apparatus, tools etc.
• 30 to 1 expansion ratio
• CAF at full pressure gives you 165psi coming out the hose ( can be regulated back to any lower pressure by hand adjusting the operating handle )
• CAF will produce 15,000 liters of foam
• CAF has a firing distance of up to 32 meters
• CAF has a 50 ft long hose and the reel is attached to the CAF and the hose spool
• CAF at full operational pressure has a duration time of about 8 minutes 40 seconds