Fighting fire with flexibility

Backpack sprayers are an essential
tool for controlling small scale fires
or those occurring in confined
spaces. BETE is a leading supplier of
backpack sprayers and following
successful trials in early 2006, Essex
County Fire and Rescue Service
(ECFRS), invested in 150 flexible
backpack sprayers in June 2006.

The sprayers consist of a
lightweight, thermo-welded flexible
tank, a manually operated pump and
a soft bag design which provides
optimum comfort and
manoeuvrability in confined spaces,
as well as convenient storage.

The non-pressurised backpack
delivers a throw range equivalent to
that of a pressurised vessel (a 3m
spray and up to a 12m jet). However,
as a non-pressurised unit it does not
require the costly equipment checks
required on pressurised vessels.