Safespill Flooring System Offers Alternative to Fire Suppression Foam

Safespill’s core technology, the Safespill flooring system also known as an ignitable liquid drainage floor assembly, will be added to National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 409, the industry’s Standard on Aircraft Hangars 2022 Edition. This technology will be used as an equivalent to traditional foam-based systems in hangars.

For the first time in more than 30 years, military and airport operators now have a new environmentally friendly option for hangars at risk of liquid fuel fires. Until now, the industry has relied on two fire suppression systems, aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) and high expansion foam (HEF).

AFFF, while providing effective fire suppression, contains per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances chemicals proven to be dangerous to the environment and human health, and a source of drinking water contamination at military bases and in communities nationwide. Additionally, HEF poses significant risks, damaging aircraft and creating unsafe conditions during accidental discharges.