FS6 – Individual Shelter

The Self-Protection Nozzle is designed to establish security, protection,extinction, self-protection and geolocation of people threatened by fire.

INDIVIDUAL SHELTER

The fire survival FS6 individual fireproof shelter is a cover built with fireproof materials to protect forest firefighters in case of entrapment.

Its ease of deployment makes it an ideal device for emergency services in possible situations of extreme danger where their lives are at stake.

Features of the FS6 shelter

The Individual shelter offers protection against radiation and convective heat for high-power flames at short distances.

  • Multi-layer aluminized fireproof fiberflass fabric.

  • Extended dimensions: 180 x 70 x 70
  • Folded dimensions: 27 x 20 x 10
  • Weight: 1.5 Kg
  • Complies with ISO 11612:2015 and UNE-EN 469/A1 standards.
  • Protection Level A2-B1-C4.

Standards

European Directives on general product safety 2001/95/EC, Royal Decree 1801/2003 and directives on minimum safety and health requirements for the use of work equipment by workers.

  • EN 469 standard: Turns >60s (minimum required by the standard is >18s)
  • EN11612 standard: Complies

Technical features of the fabric

  • Composition: 95 % fiberglass- 5 % Aluminum (alloy 1050)

  • Base: Fiberglass
  •  External cover: 12 μ Aluminu

  • Internal cover: N/A

  • Tissue: Satin

  • Weight: 450 gr/m2

  • Thickness: 0,4 mm

Thermal properties of the fabric

  • Continuous Temperature: 450ºC
  • Peak Temperature: 550ºC
  • Reflective radiation: 750º-850ºC
  • Flame spread: A1-A2 according to ISO 15025
  • Convective heat: B1 according to ISO 9151
  • Radiant heat: C4 according to ISO 6942
  • Tensile strenght: Warp > 2400 N ±10 % Weft > 2000 N ±10 %0,4 mm
    according to ISO 4606
  • Resistance to water penetration: 170 000 Pa according to EN 20811

ISK Fire Survival

Fire Intervention in Forest

Despite being an indispensable element in the integral safety kit, to deal with risk situations due to entrapment with firetrucks, its features and effectiveness makes the kit an element with many applications in the different firefighting and rescue services.

It is used in interventions related to the protection of people or properties, that may be threatened by fire, as well as an element to help set up protection, extinction and safety of firemen involved in all those operations of extinction and rescue, that imply risk or threat to life. This, combined with its adaptation ability to the different water supplies from fire fighting vehicles, motopumps,…

Forest fire protection for fire man