FIRE EXTINGUISHING BALLS

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                      FIRE EXTINGUISHING  BALLS

Fire extinguishing ball[edit]

Several modern "ball" or grenade-style extinguishers are available on the market. The modern version of the ball is a hard foam shell, wrapped in fuses that lead to a small black powder charge within. The ball bursts shortly after contact with flame, dispersing a cloud of ABC dry chemical powder which extinguishes the fire. The coverage area is about 5 m² (54 sq ft). One benefit of this type is that it may be used for passive suppression. The ball can be placed in a fire-prone area and will deploy automatically if a fire develops, being triggered by heat. They may also be manually operated by rolling or tossing into a fire. Most modern extinguishers of this type are designed to make a loud noise upon deployment.^[34]

This technology is not new, however. In the 1800s, glass fire grenades filled with suppressant liquids were popular. These glass fire grenade bottles are sought by collectors.^[35] Some later brands, such as Red Comet, were designed for passive operation, and included a special holder with a spring-loaded trigger that would break the glass ball when a fusible link melted. As was typical of this era, some glass extinguishers contained the toxic carbon tetrachloride.

As a preventive measure, can we spread all over the “ fire prone forest areas such as Amazon forest and California forests .and other such areas .

If these balls will be dampened by rain, and become inactive, seal them in plastic cover and spread. Every year we can add to the number . Then there is no worry about wild fires .  Even if  an un doused camp fire  is ignited again by wind, immediately the plastic will melt and the ball will burst and put out the fire . It will never  become raging fire . As soon as it is started , it can be extinguished . The fire fighters will have some relief .

  If these balls are manufactured in large scale and sold at a reduced rate, everyone can buy them and keep in their kitchen and all the rooms. We can keep them in hospitals, offices, hotels, hostels , educational institutions specially in India where they cook mid day meals for the children, in market places, in bus depot , in railway stations, in airports, etc .

We can keep them in ships, submarines,  boats , buses  temples where there are fire ,  Our mind will be at rest once it it is placed. Fire alarms give us only warning and we have to rush immediately to make all preparations and phone calls to bring in the personnel  to extinguish the fire . Here , these fire extinguishing balls , once placed , will put out the fire as soon    as the first flame appears . We can protect the flora, fauna, people’s lives in those areas  and the precious life of fire fighters .  How their family members worry about them when they are called for their duty ! Let us save their lives and protect their families by this simple preventive measure . Making these fire extinguishing balls are far less expensive  and effortless  and easily done than deploying so many helicopters and fire engines to these affected areas and hospitalization and dead ones, and the difficulties the family members have to undergo through out their entire life once their bread winner is lost, once their dear ones are lost .