The forest fires phenomenon has ceased to be a natural disturbance that shapes the landscape to become a terrible threat, which more than 95% of cases are caused by humans.
According to data from the MAGRAMA Fire Area (Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment), the total burned area in 2012 was 209,855.21 hectares, being the worst year of the decade and one of the worst in the last 20 years. To this loss of natural resources is added the worst of the figures:
Deadly victims.
From 1980 to 2010, 245 people died in Spain, in relation to the statistical bases used, which 187 belonged to the firefighting service
The main application of the ISK Fire Survival kit and the purpose of its invention was to self protect firemen and trucks in cas of wildifre entrapments.
It is specially designed to establish SAFETY – PROTECTION – EXTINGUISH – SELF -PROTECTION of people and goods threatened by fire in entrapment situations. Its characteristics and use allow it to be considered as collective protection equipment in the fire sector. Its water screen and extinguishing agent creates a protective shield over the survival zone.
Suitable for fire fighting vehicles and work equipment linked to the fire fighting vehicle.
ISK FIRE SURVIVAL aims to create opportunities, in extreme situations, where the life of firefighters may be endangered in extinction. For this, it provides to the professionals of the fire extinction area, the material and technical resources needed to establish a survival area in situations of entrapment, with some security and protection parameters tested in specific environmental conditions. In addition, there is a safety procedure established, which contributes to increase the probability of survival of combatant personnel, in situations of extreme risk by entrapment in forest, agricultural and interface fires.
