WET FUEL WON T BURN Bob Swart, President Box 63, Quilchena, BC, V0E 2R0 fire.storm@shaw.ca June 29, 2016 Mr. Ken Bayers E-mail: ktbayers@gmail.com Phone # (604) 898 2803 SPIEDR Deluge Structure Protection System We appreciate the opportunity to support the protection of your valuable infrastructure. As wildfires typically provide minimal notice, then we offer our proven SPIEDR Deluge Systems, which are compact, self-contained and compatible with existing BC Wildfire Service and all local Government fire departments. SPIEDR Solutions are supported via my passionate career of twenty-three years hands-on operational experience, equipment development and providing FireSmart concepts and principles towards wildfire interface structure protection. Key goals focus on safety of personnel while ensuring quick & easy set up. This proven concept provides a threefold approach better supporting structure protection methodology: 1) Pre-wetting of fuels. 2) Airborne ember transplant settles upon wet roof top surfaces. 3) Increases humidity levels. All rights reserved. Some or all of the information contained in this proposal contains proprietary information including pricing that may be prejudicial to the company s opportunity should competitors have access to the proposal. This document is intended for the purchasing agent or evaluation committee members only. No part of this document may be reproduced, copied or shared in any form or by any means without prior written permission 1
Concept and Scope: It is recognized that the Elaho Community (EC) is without established hydrants Existing water sources are identified via local creeks, river and ponds Provide suppression & protection ability within their 1-mile wide x 3-mile long area Three self-supporting integral components (A, B, C) interact to support various scenarios to provide short and long term water delivery solutions: PART A = 1 each Initial Attack Trailer IAT PART B = 2 each Sustained Attack Tenders - SAT PART C = 1 each Sustained Attack Kit SAK Part A: 1 each Initial Attack Trailer - IAT 500 gallon polypropylene fully baffled tank w/ integral 10 gallon foam cell PFP-20hpHND-MR pump, Honda GX630 engine 3 gallon fuel tank w/ holder Aluminum diamond plate pump platform Control panel: master switch, key start and a 2.5" diameter discharge pressure gauge hour meter and basic light choke and throttle Scotty Round The Pump proportioner Manifold outlet: 1-3/4" Garden Hose Discharge W/ Industrial Ball Valve GHT thread 1-1 1/2" Fire Grade Ball Valve Service Line W/ Cap & Chain NPSH thread 1-2 1/2" Fire Grade Ball Valve Service Line W/ Cap & Chain BAT thread Electric hose reel w/ 1 x 200 fabric booster hose NPSH 2 each chrome outriggers w/ 3 way rollers Bypass line 1 back to tank 2-1/2 suction inlet to fill tank BAT thread 12 volt deep cycle battery with box, trickle charger LED work light Benefits and Features: Self-contained system w/ ability to tow to event / establish immediate flow One pump operator controls entire system Large fill tank for overboard fill or via suction inlet to pump from water tank. So when your tank is empty you can right away prime out of the external source. Pump will prime via gravity from tank 2
When drafting from an external water source (EWS), there is an exhaust primer to draft from the over board suction via an overboard valve on manifold permitting a suction hose to pump out of the EWS Filled by pick up trucks w/ tender tanks (SAT) or portable pump BB4-23P pump via 5000 gallon bladder (SAK) Once set up then only maintenance is re-fuelling pump All equipment compatible with Provincial and local Government Foam system with low expansion tube 15 gpm flow (10:1 expansion) provides approximately 5000 gallons foam water solution System run time with 15 gpm foam tube is approximately 33 minutes System run time with empty 500 gallon trailer tank feeding from 5000 gallon bladder is 5.5 hours producing 50K gallons of foam water solution (Unit proposed similar in design to illustration shown mounted to tandem axle trailer) 3
Part B: 2 each Sustained Action Tenders - SAT 264 US gallon self contained bladder fits inside wheel wells of standard pick up truck Applicable hardware and fittings compatible to arriving external first responders MINISTRIKER pump attached directly onto bladder to feed foam tube or fill IAT 1 each self-contained foam kits - 8 gpm 1 each self-contained foam kits - 15 gpm 2 each Squall Wall 15-gpm water curtain (40 wide x 20 high) exposure protection Benefits and Features: SAK permits water to be driven from a nearby water source (up to 1.22 KM s) on relatively flat ground to the 5000-gallon bladder. The IAT or SAK s can then draft directly and pump or drive to the to required area SAK can alternatively be used to directly support SPIEDR sprinkler kits or SPIEDR RAINTOWERS for structure protection or creating a Community WETLINE Self-contained system w/ ability to drive truck to event / establish immediate flow Large 4 top inlet for overboard fill of bladder via MINISTRIKER pump MINSITRIKER then reverses and supports suppression or filling IAT All equipment compatible with Provincial and local Government Foam system with low expansion self-contained 8 gpm kit provides 33 minutes run time, 3:1 expansion = approximately 792 US gallons foam water solution Foam system with low expansion self-contained 15 gpm kit provides 16.5 minutes run time, 10:1 expansion = approximately 2640 US gallons foam water solution Two SAK s independently shuttling water can maintain flow and refill for the IAT Two SAK s independently shuttling water can provide direct suppression to two flanks of fire or one to the head fire and the other provides structure protection or wetting nearby fuels to prevent further spread 4
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Part C = 1 each Sustained Action Kit - SAK 1 each 5000 gallon self-supporting bladder 1 each BB4-23HP high pressure forestry pump (440 psi / 1014 feet of head) 1 each B2X-18HP mid-range pump feeds sprinklers & towers from bladder 40 each 1-1/2 x 100 QC forestry hose 2 each SPIEDR-DELUGE Sprinkler Kits (protects 4 average sized homes) 2 each SPIEDER RAINTOWER tripods (207 diameter coverage/ 49 gpm @ 80 psi) Adaptors, wyes, water thief s, nozzles, piss cans, Econo hose Benefits and Features: Multiple usage system to address all aspects of wildland fire mitigation SAK permits water to be driven from a nearby water source (up to 1.22 KM s) on relatively flat ground from BB4 pump to the 5000-gallon bladder. The IAT or SAK s can then draft directly from bladder or fill up and drive further to the to required area (reduces turn around times and increases efficiency) BB4 pump can alternatively be used to directly support SPIEDR DELUGE kits or SPIEDR RAINTOWERS for structure protection or creating a Community WETLINE reducing the rank intensity of the head fire to a more manageable state Bladder can be placed closest to the homes requiring attention, BB4 pumps out of bladder to hose lays of wyes, water thief s, Econo and sprinklers Allows homeowners to egress to safety zones while sprinklers and pump works during impingement and post-impingement phases Equipment compatible w/ arriving first responders for wildland & structure protection 5000 gallon bladder (forestry style) supports helicopter bucketing operations 6
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