Best way to fight a car fire.

[oldcarnut]

I was out at the John Deere dealership last week and they had cans of stuff out there that looked intersting. Appears to be a normal aerosol can of fire putter outter.  The company had several products and one was called cold steel. Designed to cool stuff down during welding. I forget what the fire stuff was called.  Thought this might be good to carry in ther vehicles.


Todd

This it?  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pgu9YYnO8I0

[bill440rt]

All good info here.

I keep mine just behind the driver's seat in the rear footwell. Halon extinguishers.
Just saw one of them was reading low on gauge (it's a little old), so a replacement is in order.

[resq302]

Bill,

I know one of the Halon's (maybe 1311 or something like that) was outlawed about 10 years or so ago.  Something to do with it harming the ozone.     Ya know, stuff that is heavier than air getting up into the atmosphere.  (must be putting it on rockets or something since I still and fathom how it is happening since it is HEAVIER than air).  There might be a replacement for the Halon now though, maybe a different number.   

[HOTROD]

I just use antifreeze haha.
I pass a car that was fire, this guy was trying to put it out with his shirt --I poled over poped my trunk grabbed a rag was walking over to his car ,the hole elect. was on fire and I could hear the radiator gurgling -grab-ed the over flow tube yanked it off opened the radiator cap holding it down just enough to hose the engine bay down!!
saved his ass he said he just got it out of the shop !