Seconds matter when there is a fire, and the Crystal Police Department has a new tool that can help tamp down a blaze until firefighters arrive.
Crystal police get new tool to fight fires before firefighters arrive
The FireTKO Fire Suppression Tool can reduce the temperature of a fire by 1,000 degrees in less than a minute.
The Minnesota Star Tribune
February 9, 2024 at 12:00PM
The Minnesota Masonic Charities recently gave the department a FireTKO fire suppression tool, a device which releases an aerosol chemical that helps suppress fires in seconds, according to Illinois-based W.S. Darley & Company, which makes and markets the product.
“Hopefully we won’t need to use it, but if we do, we have a new capacity to save lives,” said Crystal Police Department Lt. Justin Tourville.
The device, which looks like a small suitcase, is activated by pulling two pins, similar to using a grenade. The device can then be tossed into a building or house, where it releases chemicals that are safe for humans and pets. It can reduce the temperature of a fire by 1,000 degrees in less than a minute, the manufacturer said.
A FireTKO costs about $1,100.
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