CAR FIRE BLANKET

Texfire’s car off-turning fire blankets are fire blankets, designed to extinguish fires in motor, gasoline or diesel vehicles indistinctly. Tailored with a fiberglass fabric recovered with a polymer on both sides. The car off-turning fire blanket weighs approximately 28kg. The Car fire blanket are delivered inside a textile rucksack to ease its transportation and storage.

With a surface of 6x8 m. (48 m2), this blanket allows to cover most cars in case of a fire, even SUVs and off-road vehicles. For its correct placement and because of safety measures, in case of fire the intervention of at least 2 people is recommended. It incorporates 4 grips, one on each corner, in order to ease its placement.

The efficiency of car fire blankets resides on its ability to extinguish a fire in only a few minutes, through the fire suffocation way . The use of this fire blanket has several advantages in relation to other fire systems to extinguish flames in a car, like powder fire extinguishers or water hoses:


ADVANTAGES OVER OTHER VEHICLE FIRE SYSTEMS:

• It is not necessary to have a water source or deposit nearby.
• Only 2 people are needed to extinguish a car on flames.
• Can be stored easily, it does not expire.
• Any kind of anti-fire training is not needed.
• It avoids that fire spreads to vehicles nearby or surrounding installations.
• It contains the toxic smokes derived from combustion.
• It contains the opaque smokes, which allows a perfect vision and situation control.
• It avoids that installations, like underground parking lots, are damaged with smoke and other incandescent particles in suspension.
• It avoids that the remains of the fire are filtered in the sewage, as it happens with water use.
• It does not leave any trace of particles in suspension or placed over surfaces as it happens with fire extinguishers.
• It can be used close to electrical panels and other installations sensible to water.
• It largely limits damages caused by the accident.
• It eases the firefighter’s performance both in resources and in time.

The features and particularities of a fire blanket for cars turn it into an interesting safety element to:

• Outdoor parking lots
• Underground parking lots
• Commercial centers
• Hotel’s parking lots
• Car rental companies
• Mechanical workshops
• Firefighters
• Ferries
• Port services
• Car dealerships
• Charging stations
• Gas stations
• Insurance companies

FEATURES:

• Resists high temperatures.
• Great format, 8x6 meters, it allows to cover most cars on the marketplace.
• Very flexible, it easily covers every type of vehicle.
• Suitable for motor cars: Gasoline and diesel.
• Weight 25 kg.
• Delivered with an impermeable bag.
• Does not expire.
• Can be stored easily.