September 24, 2014
FIREADE TAKING PDRA SAFETY TO THE HIGHER STANDARD

 The Professional Drag Racers Association always puts racer safety first. In a greater effort to keep racers safe both on and off the track, the PDRA has purchased the latest technology in fire safety from FireAde and Enforcer.

“FireAde 2000 is the magic that really puts out the fire,” explained company representative Joey Cudmore. “But if you didn’t have a fire truck you couldn’t deliver it. So now we’ve developed the Enforcer line of equipment that delivers the FireAde. They have to work hand in hand. And we make everything from a 16 oz cannister to three gallon units, all the way up to a 500 gallon system. So we can work with any company’s need.”

FireAde is the leader in fire fighting technology, using a three part system to combat each side of the fire triangle.
 

“In order to have a fire, you have to have heat, fuel and oxygen,” continued Cudmore. “If you get rid of one of those three sources you can’t have a fire. A typical fire extinguisher takes away oxygen. So you still have heat and burning oil or whatever fuel source. What our product does, being a water-based foam, we rapidly cool whatever that heat source is. That’s the first thing we do that makes our products work more effectively than any others out there.

“The second thing we do is we neutralize the fuel spill. Our technology separates the fuel from the oxygen so they can’t get to one another and reignite. For instance, if a driver is trapped upside down in a burning car and the first responder smells gasoline or alcohol or sees it running on the ground he may be hesitant to respond, knowing it could explode. But if that area is sprayed with FireAde, you could literally go in there with a torch and you couldn’t relight that fuel. So now the responder has confidence that he can go in there and rescue the driver.

“Then the third thing is the foam-structured blanket that goes over top of it. Once that’s over top of the hazard we’re literally separating the oxygen. So FireAde tackles all three sides of the fire triangle- heat, fuel and oxygen. No other product does that.”

FireAde is the choice of numerous motorsports divisions, as well as fire stations, oil fields, military and more.The product not only works more effectively than other extinguishers, it is also non-toxic.

“Typically, if a driver is trapped in a car and you spray a bunch of Purple K or dry powder, you will take away the oxygen, but he’s still melting because his seat’s still hot; he’s now inhaling the toxins you just put in there with the dry powder. This is old, outdated technology. Our product is environmentally-friendly, it’s biodegradable and it’s non-corrosive. So we basically put the driver in a foam bubble. He could still breathe and have that protection while you’re fighting the fire beside him.”

The PDRA will have FireAde and Enforcer equipment in place for their final event of this inaugural season, the World Finals at Virginia Motorsports Park, October 9-11. Cudmore will be on hand to train PDRA safety officials in using FireAde. The PDRA will also have the FireAde 16 oz extinguisher for sale at the registration trailer. Cost is just $20.

For more on FireAde and Enforcer, visit their websites: www.fireade.com and www.enforcerone.com. Also see FireAde in action here.

 PRESS CONTACT: Lisa Collier
Professional Drag Racers Association
lisa@pdra660.com
704.692.4636