Fall 1998, Stamford, TX:
Scene: Thirty acre fire of ground up, recycled tires in rows 40’ high, 40’ across and 30 yards long with 40’ between rows, with rows running lengthwise of the acreage 2 deep.
Rows caught on fire – winds carried fire from one row to the next.
Local fire depts. had already pumped one million gallons of water with 300 gallons of Forestry Class A foam…. Had also used 100 gallons of AFFF…..Fire was not being contained after 19 hours of burning.
Verde Environmental rep Don Board was called in and brought 55 gallons of Micro-Blaze Out®. He hooked up to truck’s in-line eductor setup, using Micro-Blaze Out at ˝%. Upon application onto the burning piles, fires were contained and did not advance any further. Two entire end-piles had been completely extinguished when Don ran out of Micro-Blaze Out®.
Contact: Kyle Young / Stamford (TX) Fire Department.
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