Electric Vehicle

Electric Vehicle

Conventional car fires (with internal combustion engines) are incidents that the fire services have dealt with for many years. Therefore, there is a great deal of knowledge in this area, and it usually takes no more than five minutes to extinguish such a fire. The car...
Industrial Environment

Industrial Environment

Fire and rescue services are resourced to deal with identified risks, including fire risks, within the communities that they serve. Some larger and more complex risks may need to put in place an onsite response, separate from the fire and rescue service, to try and...
Hidden Fire

Hidden Fire

Fires in building structures, or hidden fires, present many risks to firefighters and are often difficult for the fire and rescue services to deal with due to limited access. Examples of hidden fires Fires in roof or crawl spaces, ventilation slits, embers inside of...
Maritime Environment

Maritime Environment

Cobra cold cut technology is just as effective in a maritime environment on board vessels. The shorter lance enables better manoeuvrability of the nozzle below decks. The system provides multiple capabilities and is constructed using materials to help ensure longer...
Silo Fire

Silo Fire

A fire in a silo is an unusual event for most fire and rescue services and differs in many ways from conventional fires. In many cases, fires start as a pyrolysis fire as a result of self-heating inside the material stored in the silo. Definition Pyrolysis fire is an...
First Responder

First Responder

There are many discussions about the benefits and disadvantages of using a first responder system. However, many fire and rescue services that have adopted and developed the system have seen great results. Time is critical for emergency services, and Cobra has been...