Make sure you are prepared for those critical first two minutes of a fire. Choose from a complete line of Vanguard portable fire extinguishers to protect your people
Vanguard inspects, tests, and re-charges all makes and models of fire extinguishers, regardless of manufacturer.
and property. Vanguard has access to multiple manufacturers of extinguishers and entinguishing agents and our professional staff can help you determine the portable extinguishers that will provide your facility with optimal protection.
Vanguard also provides testing, re-charging, and inspection of all makes and models of fire extinguishers. Fire Extinguisher regulations, codes, and agents are changing often. A proper inspection program ensures hydro-static testing of the extinguisher as well as providing an opportunity to ensure your extinguishers are still using an approved and effective agent for the risks and hazards in your facility.
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Cartridge-Operated Extinguishers |
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Vanguard cartridge-operated extinguishers, such as the ANSUL® RED LINE brand, are a premium firefighting unit that are often preferred by safety directors in high fire-risk industries. Cartridge-operated means increased reliability, on-the-spot recharge of your extinguishers and ease of service.
These units are available in a variety of types and styles--from corrosion resistant models to low temperature units, as well as high flow nozzles and other special features.
The dry chemical agents used inside a cartridge-operated extinguisher are available for each class of fire, and Vanguard has over a half dozen types of dry chemical agents available to meet your needs.
Typical applicationsfor a cartridge-operated extinguisher include: fuel loading racks, heavy construction sites, dip tanks, oil pumping stations, mining equipment, paint lockers, trucks and buses, fuel storage rooms, production lines, and others. |
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Wheeled Fire Extinguishers |
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 Wheeled extinguishers provided by Vanguard are designed to protect high fire-risk areas where the potential for large fires exists. These heavy duty units have greater extinguishing agent capacities than portable extinguishers, yet are highly mobile and can be fully operated by just one person. Available with dry chemical, foam, carbon dioxide, and special dry powders.
These units can also be customized to meet the special needs of every facility--from wheel types to nozzles, Vanguard can outfit a wheeled extinguisher with the right hardware and extinguishing agents to protect your facility.
Typical applications for a wheeled extinguisher include: airports, loading docks, steel mills, paint spray booths, offshore platforms, heavy manufacturing areas and others. |
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Stored Pressure Extinguishers |
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Stored Pressure Extinguishers. A variety of extinguishers fall under what are known as "stored pressure" units. Each manufacturer may have various names to refer to their stored-pressure models based on the extinguishing agent and/or the material the extinguisher is made from, but the operation of each unit is similar.
 Vanguard provides, inspects and services a wide variety of these extinguishers from many manufacturers. For a great general purpose extinguisher when economy and performance are equally important, a unit like the Ansul SENTRY is designed for light to medium use and ise available with dry chemical, carbon dioxide, or water. Another manufacturer with a similar unit is Amerex. Typical applications for a general purpose extinguisher include: Auto repair shops, banks, electrical equipment rooms, hotels, machining operations, material handling vehicles, offices, schools, warehouses, and others. An example of a Clean Agent Portable Extinguisher would be an ANSUL® CLEANGUARD extinguisher. These units contain DuPont FE-36® which is clean, electrically nonconductive, environment friendly, extremely low in toxicity, and exceptionally effective. Vanguard offers a Non-Magnetic version of this extiguisher for MRI rooms, operating rooms, and other similar applications.
 Another Clean Agent extinguisher is manufactured by Amerex and is the Halotron I model that is often used in areas previously protected by Halon 1211 units. Typical applications for a Clean Agent extinguisher include: computer centers, data/document storage areas, communications facilities, control rooms, electronics manufacturing, museums, art galleries, laboratories, and many others. A stored pressue extinguisher containing an agent that is geared toward food operations would be the ANSUL® K-GUARD fire extinguisher or the Amerex Wet-Chem. This unit contains ANSULEX® liquid fire suppressant to quickly knock down the flames, form a vapor-securing blanket, and cool the grease and surrounding surfaces. Iti is Listed by UL and ULC for "K" class fires. Typical applications for a Class "K" stored pressue extinguisher include restaurants, convenience stores, food courts, cafeterias, and many others.
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